- Jan 30, 2003
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Ok, I know this is the CPU section, but bare with me. This seems to be the most popular section and since my problem doesn't involve just one component, I'd figure I'd fire away here. Here's my problem:
I have my system overclocked to 3.25Ghz. It's been that way for months and passes 12hrs no prob in Prime95. I've even had it up to 3.4Ghz but backed it off. My PSU died recently and my SATA HDD disappeared on me.(in windows) It's had issues ever since, even though diagnostic testing says it's OK. I also have a regular IDE HDD. I installed XP on that drive until I get a replacement for my SATA drive. Everything overclocks normally and I have no problems with gaming or benchmarking. Figuring I'd give my SATA drive one last shot, I low-level formatted it, partitioned it, and reinstalled XP on it. (It wouldn't let install XP without low-level formatting - I think the boot sector was screwed up or something) Everything was fine and my CPU/RAM benchmark scores were even higher than they were before the PSU incident. Graphic benchmarks are another story. Anytime I run a 3D benchmark, boom, system goes down with my HDD activity LED stuck on. My mobo also has problems seeing the SATA drive when I reset. I have to power down completely. Never had this problem before. What's wierd is that when I run the benchmarks under the OS installed on my regular IDE drive, they run immaculately. SO, after all that, if you're still with me, what gives? Is my SATA HDD truely shot or is my Southbridge chip shot? Somebody please help!! Thanks.
<font color=blue>Asus P4P800 Deluxe, 2.6C @ 3.25Ghz, 1GB Geil Platinum PC4000, Antec TruePower 430, Swiftech MCX4000 w/Sanyo Denki 92mm - 26 deg idle.</font color=blue>
I have my system overclocked to 3.25Ghz. It's been that way for months and passes 12hrs no prob in Prime95. I've even had it up to 3.4Ghz but backed it off. My PSU died recently and my SATA HDD disappeared on me.(in windows) It's had issues ever since, even though diagnostic testing says it's OK. I also have a regular IDE HDD. I installed XP on that drive until I get a replacement for my SATA drive. Everything overclocks normally and I have no problems with gaming or benchmarking. Figuring I'd give my SATA drive one last shot, I low-level formatted it, partitioned it, and reinstalled XP on it. (It wouldn't let install XP without low-level formatting - I think the boot sector was screwed up or something) Everything was fine and my CPU/RAM benchmark scores were even higher than they were before the PSU incident. Graphic benchmarks are another story. Anytime I run a 3D benchmark, boom, system goes down with my HDD activity LED stuck on. My mobo also has problems seeing the SATA drive when I reset. I have to power down completely. Never had this problem before. What's wierd is that when I run the benchmarks under the OS installed on my regular IDE drive, they run immaculately. SO, after all that, if you're still with me, what gives? Is my SATA HDD truely shot or is my Southbridge chip shot? Somebody please help!! Thanks.
<font color=blue>Asus P4P800 Deluxe, 2.6C @ 3.25Ghz, 1GB Geil Platinum PC4000, Antec TruePower 430, Swiftech MCX4000 w/Sanyo Denki 92mm - 26 deg idle.</font color=blue>
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