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Aroks   06-23-2007 at 03:39:09 AM

So I just build a brand new machine from ground up today:
2 gigs DDR2 ran OCZ
eGeForce 8800 GTS vid card
nForce 680i LT mobo


When i boot it up it scans for IDE devices finds my hard drive and dies 20 seconds after boot, no error message nothing, just powers down. Any help is greatly appreciated.

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Hellboy   06-23-2007 at 12:11:27 PM
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Check the heatsink is in correctly , intel chips need to be installed and the heatsink out of the case then put the motherboard in the case

It sounds like the board/chip is protecting the processor from damage

Check that first

If its ok then its a powersupply

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Aroks   06-23-2007 at 03:27:32 PM
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Yea, it was the heatsink, i managed to get to bios and check temp and it was running at 106 prior to crashing everytime. I took out the heatsync, put some termal conductive stuff on it (the white stuff) and re applied it, and it works just fine now.


Thanks for your help.

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Hellboy   06-23-2007 at 09:05:47 PM
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No Worries

Thats what you get when in the computer business for 24 years

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