Re: CPU Core Voltage Too Low -> Crash?

From: tracyfearson (tracyfearson_at_comcast.net)
Date: 02/28/04 

Date: Fri, 27 Feb 2004 16:11:07 -0800

Just a few comments/observations.

You have successfully been able to make the fault manifest when paging thru pictures rapidly.

Perhaps trying some directx diagnostics tpo stress the video card some will also duplicate the problem.

I am not sure how the power ditribution on the mainboard to AGP card slot is but I have had bad 3com nics take a computer down by overdrawing on the power.

If you have a spare vid card, might want to try that before swapping the main board.
     
     ----- Don Cohen wrote: -----
     
     I appreciate your post and suggestions, Paulo.
     
     I have been trouble-shooting this for many weeks now (unfortunately) and am
     almost certain it's hardware. The biggest indicator of this is that it
     crashed a few times when booting from the XP Boot CD in order to access the
     Windows Recovery Console, but before it had even accessed the actual XP
     partition.
     
     That combined with the low and fluctuating CPU core voltages, with the
     crashes occurring when the voltage was at its lowest, makes me pretty
     confident this is a motherboard failure. A new motherboard from Gateway is
     en route, and I'll know in a few days if I'm right.
     
     If it crashes again, I'm going to blow it up!
     
     Don
     
     
     

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