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More info?)
I have a P4R800-VM (using onboard Radeon video) and have never had a problem
cold booting.
Mine is powering a P4 2.8GHz (800MHz FSB) 2 Gb PC2700 dual channel (4x512
sticks), 160Gb WD HD, Zip250 IDE, 4x DVD+/- , floppy, with an Enermax 365
power supply.
What is the power supply with this Ahanix eXtreme case? This is a
Flex/MicroATX case right?
The included power supply just might be too weak.
"NMK" <nmontaser@hotmail.com> wrote in message
news:I3cbc.73486$1A6.1953787@news20.bellglobal.com...
> Please see comments inline:
>
> "Paul" <nospam@needed.com> wrote in message
> news:nospam-0104040507030001@192.168.1.177...
> > In article <N8Lac.60581$1A6.1449105@news20.bellglobal.com>, "NMK"
> > <nmontaser@hotmail.com> wrote:
> > There have been other Asus motherboards with cold boot problems.
> > The problem never seems to get fixed on some of them.
>
>
> Have these been recent mother boards (i.e, even with P4R800 series) or
some
> older ones?
> This is an interesting problem. Unfortunately, I don't have the system
with
> me anymore.
> I got so frustrated that I thought I'd take it back to the dealer and let
> them try it out.
> The irony is that, obviously, when you take it there, the problem never
> happens, so
> I left it there so they could give it a try a few times and maybe its
> moodiness would come back.
>
> Now, the VGA power leak sounds very plausible. I can't remember whether I
> had always
> disconnected the monitor cable each and every time.
> If the cable is connected with the monitor power off, would the VGA pins
> still leak power?
> Or does the monitor have to be unplugged, or the VGA cable be unplugged
for
> it it happen?
>
> Thanks again,
>
> > One obscure problem had to do with leakage current flowing down
> > the monitor cable and into the PC. This is because part of the
> > monitor circuitry is powered at all times, and there are logic
> > levels on the VGA cable. (Serial clock and data carrying monitor
> > characteristics, as far as I know.)
> >
> > If the monitor cable was disconnected for a while, and then the
> > computer powered up, it would boot. That is a pretty lousy work
> > around, but in that case there isn't much else you could do.
> >
> > If the fans spin up, then chances are the PS isn't completely
> > dead.
> >
> > I don't know what else to suggest, unless this has something
> > to do with some unusual peripheral or PCI device you have
> > plugged in.
> >
> > Paul
> >
> > >
> > >
> > > "Paul" <nospam@needed.com> wrote in message
> > > news:nospam-3103042058110001@192.168.1.177...
> > > > In article <NcJac.59358$1A6.1385573@news20.bellglobal.com>, "NMK"
> > > > <nmontaser@hotmail.com> wrote:
> > > >
> > > > > Hi,
> > > > > Other people in the NG have also encountered similar problems
as
> me
> > > with
> > > > > this damn Motherboard, but noone has posted a solution.
> > > > >
> > > > > So, here is the delima:
> > > > >
> > > > > I've setup a completely new system with ASUS P4R800-VM (ATI IGP
9100
> > > > > chipset), Cel 2.4, 128MB KByte memory in an Ahanix eXtreme case.
> > > > >
> > > > >
> > > > > When I first set it up, it ran fine. I ran it overnight with no
> issues.
> > > > >
> > > > > The next day, no response. The MB LED was on, I could see the
> keyboard
> > > LEDs
> > > > > powering, all FANS were all working, but the HD was NOT spinning.
No
> > > video
> > > > > and no booting.
> > > > > BTW, if I unplug the IDE, the HD spins. Again, no response from
the
> > > unit.
> > > > >
> > > > > Gave up eventually.
> > > > > The next day, it worked fine. As if nothing had happened.
> > > > >
> > > > > Again, came back after work, it didn't work. The cycle has
repeated
> > > several
> > > > > times, one day it works, one day it doesn't. Quite moody I'd say.
> > > > >
> > > > > During the short periods that it worked, I installed the latest
BIOS
> too
> > > > > (v1003) , but the symptoms still come back.
> > > > > I also changed the memory to a PC2700/PC2100 Kbyte 256 memory
(both
> of
> > > my
> > > > > memory modules were brand new)
> > > > >
> > > > > Interestingly, I also installed W2K from scratch, and after
several
> > > > > successful rebootings, suddendly W2K driver files got corrupted. I
> had
> > > to
> > > > > reinstall. But now, I can't get the damn thing to startup again,
due
> to
> > > the
> > > > > infamous blank screen.
> > > > >
> > > > >
> > > > > Any ideas?
> > > > >
> > > > > Thanks
> > > >
> > > > It sounds like two problems. First, you should get a copy of
memtest+
> > > > from memtest.org and test the memory. You may need to manually
adjust
> > > > memory timing parameters, to get an error free memory subsystem. You
> > > > should not install/run an OS unless the memory has been tested as
> > > > being completely error free.
> > > >
> > > > The second problem sounds like an ACPI/power management problem. You
> > > > have your machine set to go into a lower power state after some
> > > > interval of time, and it is not recovering from that state. Get
> > > > a copy of "dumppo.exe" and see what it says about which states are
> > > > currently supported by your motherboard. Otherwise, try disabling
> > > > all options to suspend to RAM etc in Windows. It could be that some
> > > > driver is incompatible with ACPI, hard to say.
> > > >
> > > > (I am assuming here, from your description, that when the screen is
> > > > blank, you left the machine running overnight, and we are not
talking
> > > > about turning on the power first thing in the morning...)
> > > >
> > > > HTH,
> > > > Paul
>
>