problems after rapid power outages

kalob21 · Nov 22, 2017

i had 3 power outages one right after the other and now when i turn my computer on i get an error, the error says that there was a boot failure possibly due to invalid configurations, i can usually reboot with the default settings but any time i re set my x.m.p profile i get the error again. is there any way i can fix this problem without getting a new motherboard?

kalob21 · Nov 22, 2017

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i had 3 power outages one right after the other and now when i turn my computer on i get an error, the error says that there was a boot failure possibly due to invalid configurations, i can usually reboot with the default settings but any time i re set my x.m.p profile i get the error again. is there any way i can fix this problem without getting a new motherboard?

sisix · Nov 22, 2017

kalob21 :

Ideally, the $15 surge protector protects the $100+ power supply which protects the $1000 computer. (All prices are relative) There is a GOOD chance your power supply is no longer in spec and that is causing the errors, and you'll simply need to replace that. In an ideal world, it actually takes a fair amount to actually get through a power supply and actually damage a motherboard. That said, things like age, quality, and even previous hits to the power supply can all make a huge difference as to what it might or might not stop in the way of nasty little power spikes. As an aside, it's not usually the power "outage" that causes the problems but the surges as the entire grid tries to compensate if something goes down or when things come back up. 3 power outages right after each other (I'm assuming rapidly, not over the course of hours or days, but rather seconds or minutes at most) implies local switches trying to compensate and finally failing.

If you have access to a known good power supply, try replacing just that first. If that doesn't solve the problem, as big of a pain as it might seem, still with the known good power supply, pull all of your memory modules, and start the machine with only a single stick in and run the default settings with no overclock. Boot the system and see if all works. If it does, do that with all sticks individually in turn, and if all still works, then try setting your xmp profile.

Given you can boot it sounds like with the default settings, but not it sounds like into an overclock condition, my first thought is the power supply. (I ran into this once with a brand new system and finally had to get a different power supply, because the new one I had for it while it would run stably under a normal load, was way out of spec as soon as the system was overclocked. Looked fine on a voltmeter, but an O-scope showed it was all over the place.

Anyways, give that a try first. Good luck.

kalob21 · Nov 22, 2017

sisix :

kalob21 :

Ideally, the $15 surge protector protects the $100+ power supply which protects the $1000 computer. (All prices are relative) There is a GOOD chance your power supply is no longer in spec and that is causing the errors, and you'll simply need to replace that. In an ideal world, it actually takes a fair amount to actually get through a power supply and actually damage a motherboard. That said, things like age, quality, and even previous hits to the power supply can all make a huge difference as to what it might or might not stop in the way of nasty little power spikes. As an aside, it's not usually the power "outage" that causes the problems but the surges as the entire grid tries to compensate if something goes down or when things come back up. 3 power outages right after each other (I'm assuming rapidly, not over the course of hours or days, but rather seconds or minutes at most) implies local switches trying to compensate and finally failing.

If you have access to a known good power supply, try replacing just that first. If that doesn't solve the problem, as big of a pain as it might seem, still with the known good power supply, pull all of your memory modules, and start the machine with only a single stick in and run the default settings with no overclock. Boot the system and see if all works. If it does, do that with all sticks individually in turn, and if all still works, then try setting your xmp profile.

Given you can boot it sounds like with the default settings, but not it sounds like into an overclock condition, my first thought is the power supply. (I ran into this once with a brand new system and finally had to get a different power supply, because the new one I had for it while it would run stably under a normal load, was way out of spec as soon as the system was overclocked. Looked fine on a voltmeter, but an O-scope showed it was all over the place.

Anyways, give that a try first. Good luck.

thank you for the help!

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