This is following on from my previous post
http://www.tomshardware.com/forum/ [...] 28_40.html

If u cbf reading it...
Lapped my e4300 plugged it in, didnt work, tried for 3 days, got a q6600, didnt work either. Isolated components till mobo came up sus.

So the saga FINALLY concluded last night.
After plugging the q6600 in and that not working EITHER, i managed to isolate everything and the mobo turned up sus.
So filled in an RMA yesterday. Got home and dragged my case upstairs to tear it apart. Weighed it too... 20kg!!!
So im sitting there looking at this MASSIVE task of draining my water sys, and pulling everything out and sending the mobo off and waiting 4-6 weeks

So im rly NOT looking forward to this task so i decide, just for kicks, give it another go. Plug my junk in, give it an 'asus style power cycle' and BAM! The quad jumps to life!
WTF
Plug the e4300 in SLAM, it works!

W
T
F

Now in my travels of OC, when u push it too far and it doesnt work, i found sometimes even a bios reset doesnt fix it. The only thing to do was power on the system, turn it off at the psu, wait 20sec, hold the power button on, (optional) and turn the psu pwr back on.

Now i couldnt do this as i had a psu silencer cover on, so i couldnt reach the switch to perform this little power cycle. But still, i reset the bios a few times over 3 days, and tried pretty much everthing else.

The moral of the story.

1. Computer components are VERY fickle
2. They can also be difficult to kill
3. Asus (and maybe others) can sometimes require a power cycle... even if u dont really change anything.

Anyway, its pretty odd really, but im glad its all working, even if i did buy a quad for nothing.

Remember the power cycle procedure guys!

Hurrah!, I'm glad this tale had a happy ending after all.

Way to go man! Now you got a new Q6600 too!

Modern components aren't very fickle. Is there a possibility that there was a short or a loose connection that you jiggled when you moved your case around? That sounds like the most likely culprit. Either way, you're back in business now, so good on you!

Thx.
Trust me, NOTHING was loose.
Maybe my board is odd for some reason, maybe all p5b-d's are odd.
All i know is ive had to do this power cycle thing before, yet like an alzheimer's patient i forgot/decided not to try it this time.

Anyway, the question now...
Do i lap the Q6600?

No

No. Stop taking blades to CPUs to save a few meaningless degrees in temps, stick some thermal paste and a heatsink on the thing, and save yourself time, effort, and the potential for a massive headache.

@VYLO:

You realize this is an enthusiast forum right?

Sometimes you just need to shake your computer. (by carrying it upstairs)

Sometimes you gotta make luv to the computer to make it work. Sometimes you gotta knock some sense into computer.
Ignoring the computer will make it wanna please ya.

Darn, sounds like a wife.

Haha, nice. I love the way you played it, get the quad then try the power cycle

Im trying not to dwell on it

Anyway, running the stock cooler atm, just waiting for some X23 to get here... dayam hurry up already.
Was OCing again last night, same thing, wouldnt post, bios reset etc does nothing.
One pwr cycle, bang its fine!

I think i will lap the Q6600, the glass and sandpaper is still in the kitchen calling to me. "Mezzy! Oh Mezzy!"


As i said in my post that got deleted.
There are people who are happy doing their 9-5 getting told what to do their whole lives, not risking anything.
There are others who have the balls to give it a go and live with the consequences.

mrmez wrote

I was a motorcycle courier for 15 years and am now old enough & ugly enough, with enough metal implants and plates to say "oh well wtf, go on then, if you must"

I was a motorcycle stunt rider for... oh hang on... i still am
kekeke
(at least i think i am)
Im not old YET, but by the time i am i hope there will be a cure for all my broken bits

If i had the chance to do it over again... sure id change a few things, but it would be 95% the same.

"This life is more than just a read thru"

Great that you've got all that hardware. I used to build my own systems, now I buy them all from Dell and upgrade odd components. No overclocking, no crashes, no excess heat or noise, run 24x7, no regrets.

Woot!

What's the powercycle option, to recover a system?