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kotarti   11-09-2008 at 10:29:17 PM

hi i just bought new comp from new eggs: GIGABYTE GA-EP45-UD3P LGA 775 Intel P45 ATX Intel Motherboard - SAPPHIRE 100245L Radeon HD 4850 512MB 256-bit GDDR3 PCI Express 2.0 x16 - Intel Core2 Quad Q9400 2.66GHz LGA 775 95W Quad-Core Processor - CORSAIR 4GB (2 x 2GB) 240-Pin DDR2 SDRAM DDR2 800 - XIGMATEK HDT-S1283 120mm Rifle CPU Cooler -

Everything was running good the first day untill i clicked the standby button. after that my computer doesn't even load anymore. when i try to turn on the computer it keeps shutting of after 20 sec and it keeps turning off and on by itself. what should i do plz help me thx...
everything seems like running except the cpu fan is not running


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o1die   11-09-2008 at 10:38:01 PM
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I would start by using the cmos jumper to reset the bios with the system off. Move the jumper over one position and after 10 seconds, return to normal run position. Check to be sure the heatsink is seated evenly on the cpu. If the symptoms won't go away, take the board out of the case, and do some diagnostics on a non conductive surface, such as a phonebook. Start with just the cpu/heatsink, one stick of memory, and video. Add components until the problem re-appears.

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kotarti   11-09-2008 at 11:21:44 PM
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jumped the cmos still with no effect. Everything turns on except the fan for cpu cooler then after 20 seconds turns off then turns on again...could it be the cpu cooler since the bracket for it is metal on the back side of the motherboard maybe its shorting it out??

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Slomo4shO   11-10-2008 at 06:34:40 AM
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kotarti wrote :

jumped the cmos still with no effect. Everything turns on except the fan for cpu cooler then after 20 seconds turns off then turns on again...could it be the cpu cooler since the bracket for it is metal on the back side of the motherboard maybe its shorting it out??



Its probably overheating the CPU to the point of where the system goes through auto-shutdown. Get the CPU fan working and you should be fine.

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kotarti   11-11-2008 at 07:52:00 PM
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ok so i took everything out and just tried it with one stick of ram and graphic card and the actual intel cooler and still the same problem. Also the the phase LED on the motherboard goes up all the way to red. tried reading about it and only thing it says is something about the power saving feature on the motherboard. What you guys think should i send this mb back and get a new one?

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kotarti   11-12-2008 at 02:26:43 AM
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any ideas??


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Slomo4shO   11-12-2008 at 02:35:04 AM
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Is your CPU cooler fan functional? If so, then try resetting the CMOS again. If that doesn't work, can you give me the motherboard revision number? Should be near the bottom of the board near the left corner of the board.


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kotarti   11-15-2008 at 06:30:21 PM
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the factory cpu fan started working then tried resetting the CMOS and still nothing turns on for 10sec then just shuts back down and all over again. I dont understand how come the factory fan works but not the XIGMATEK fan, they use the same port for power. I think the revision number is this 8H9236 01194.

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Slomo4shO   11-15-2008 at 08:10:24 PM
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Thats not the revisoin number but nevermind that for now.

Did you apply the thermal grease before installing the heatsink on the CPU?

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kotarti   11-15-2008 at 08:11:57 PM
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yes, i also tried a different cpu fan and that one was working fine as well but still to no effect, also tried a different graphics cards but nothing.

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Slomo4shO   11-15-2008 at 08:27:14 PM
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Does the system beep at all? If so, what is the pattern?

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kotarti   11-15-2008 at 08:33:35 PM
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my little system speaker thing is broke so I dont know what to tell you.

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kotarti   11-15-2008 at 08:49:18 PM
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ok wow i got it working somehow dont know what exactly. What do you recommend i do now to keep from not failing like this again.

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