Hardware Monitor find an error!

Grimulus · 08-20-2004, 01:58 PM

okay, occasionally when my computer boots I get a messege that my hardware monitor has found an error. okay well, i haven't changed anything..so what should i check for in that situation?

tristan · 08-20-2004, 02:08 PM

I am assuming you are talking about the hmonitor that comes on the board? Do all your cd-roms, floppy, and harddrives seem to be working?

Grimulus · 08-20-2004, 02:12 PM

yup...they sure do...and yes you assumed right. there isn't a whole lot of options to mess around with within the hardware monitor itself. could it be something else triggering this thing? keep in mind the computer seems to run just dandy.

tristan · 08-20-2004, 02:14 PM

Check your Bios Battery. I have heard of this error happening as a result of the battery.

Grimulus · 08-20-2004, 02:15 PM

how to i "check" it?

tristan · 08-20-2004, 02:16 PM

This could also be if your temps or voltages are at dangerous levels. Have you taken a look at them?

tristan · 08-20-2004, 02:18 PM

Take the battery out and check it with a multimeter. If you dont have one you could just grab a new one, they are relitively cheap =)

Grimulus · 08-20-2004, 02:32 PM

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Originally Posted by tristan

This could also be if your temps or voltages are at dangerous levels. Have you taken a look at them?

i've been trying to figure this out for a while about what is good and bad...but everything is defaulted and i made sure of that...any good sites or anything?

**Praetor** · 08-21-2004, 06:52 PM

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how to I "check" it?

A multimeter can do that. Another thing you can do is completely unplug the computer for about a few minutes and then power up again ... if the CMOS is still intact then you're ok.

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i've been trying to figure this out for a while about what is good and bad...but everything is defaulted and I made sure of that...any good sites or anything?

Sometimes defaults arent so great, what are the exact values?

08-20-2004, 01:58 PM	#1 (permalink)
Grimulus Gold Member Join Date: Jul 2004 Age: 22 Posts: 456	Hardware Monitor find an error! okay, occasionally when my computer boots I get a messege that my hardware monitor has found an error. okay well, i haven't changed anything..so what should i check for in that situation? __________________ XFX 680i LT E6600 @ 3.6ghz eVGA 8800GTS Crucial Ballistix PC6400 X-Fi Platinum Corsair HX620 560gb - 320WD + 2x120 Seagate Barracuda(sata) Stacker case Proc & NB are watercooled.

08-20-2004, 02:08 PM	#2 (permalink)
tristan Gold Member Join Date: Jul 2004 Posts: 296	I am assuming you are talking about the hmonitor that comes on the board? Do all your cd-roms, floppy, and harddrives seem to be working? __________________ AMD Athlon 3000+ XP (Oc: 2.4ghz) ABit NF7-S v.2 ATI Radeon 9800 Pro 128 512 Corsair pc3200 DDR Seagate 7200 80gig HD Western Digital 80gig HD Antec TRU 430w psu Soundstorm Audio

08-20-2004, 02:12 PM	#3 (permalink)
Grimulus Gold Member Join Date: Jul 2004 Age: 22 Posts: 456	yup...they sure do...and yes you assumed right. there isn't a whole lot of options to mess around with within the hardware monitor itself. could it be something else triggering this thing? keep in mind the computer seems to run just dandy. __________________ XFX 680i LT E6600 @ 3.6ghz eVGA 8800GTS Crucial Ballistix PC6400 X-Fi Platinum Corsair HX620 560gb - 320WD + 2x120 Seagate Barracuda(sata) Stacker case Proc & NB are watercooled.

08-20-2004, 02:14 PM	#4 (permalink)
tristan Gold Member Join Date: Jul 2004 Posts: 296	Check your Bios Battery. I have heard of this error happening as a result of the battery. __________________ AMD Athlon 3000+ XP (Oc: 2.4ghz) ABit NF7-S v.2 ATI Radeon 9800 Pro 128 512 Corsair pc3200 DDR Seagate 7200 80gig HD Western Digital 80gig HD Antec TRU 430w psu Soundstorm Audio

08-20-2004, 02:15 PM	#5 (permalink)
Grimulus Gold Member Join Date: Jul 2004 Age: 22 Posts: 456	how to i "check" it? __________________ XFX 680i LT E6600 @ 3.6ghz eVGA 8800GTS Crucial Ballistix PC6400 X-Fi Platinum Corsair HX620 560gb - 320WD + 2x120 Seagate Barracuda(sata) Stacker case Proc & NB are watercooled.

08-20-2004, 02:16 PM	#6 (permalink)
tristan Gold Member Join Date: Jul 2004 Posts: 296	This could also be if your temps or voltages are at dangerous levels. Have you taken a look at them? __________________ AMD Athlon 3000+ XP (Oc: 2.4ghz) ABit NF7-S v.2 ATI Radeon 9800 Pro 128 512 Corsair pc3200 DDR Seagate 7200 80gig HD Western Digital 80gig HD Antec TRU 430w psu Soundstorm Audio

08-20-2004, 02:18 PM	#7 (permalink)
tristan Gold Member Join Date: Jul 2004 Posts: 296	Take the battery out and check it with a multimeter. If you dont have one you could just grab a new one, they are relitively cheap =) __________________ AMD Athlon 3000+ XP (Oc: 2.4ghz) ABit NF7-S v.2 ATI Radeon 9800 Pro 128 512 Corsair pc3200 DDR Seagate 7200 80gig HD Western Digital 80gig HD Antec TRU 430w psu Soundstorm Audio

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