Shuts down after boot up...

gamerman4 · 12-02-2005, 03:23 PM

I recently replaced my stock HSF with a new SI-120, after booting up, it said it was in Fault-Safe Mode. I expected this to happen so I shutdown and reset the CMOS jumper. It went fine after doing this, it even booted up into Windows and I played around for a while. But after I shut it down, when I tried to boot back on, it told me my CPU name and RAM name but before the IDE disk detection (normally occurs) sequence starts, it just shuts down into some sort of low power state. It isn't completely off because my HDD LED and power LED and pretty much all the LEDs that were on when it went off were on but were very dim, similar to a low-power state. I couldn't boot back up so I turned off the power so the system would fully turn off. After turning power back on, it did the same thing.

The next time after turning the power off I reset the CMOS jumper again. Magically it boot up perfectly but the same thing happened again after I shut back down. I will get really annoyed if I have to reset my CMOS jumper after every shutdown just to get it back up and running. I think it might be a motherboard problem...

Now that I think of it, I should have looked at the POST code to see if there were any errors but I am at school now so I can't at this moment. Has anyone heard of this happening? I am about to email Abit to see if they can help me. Would this happen if my CPU was seating incorrectly? I don't think it is my CPU because after a BIOS reset, it runs fine until shutdown. Also, if I just restart the computer, not actually shutting it down, it won't have any problem. There has to be some kind of problem that is effecting my computer only on shutdown.

I could rig my computer reset button as a CMOS reset button but that would mean setting my overclock settings every single time after booting. The overclock is not the problem because I even tried using the Defaults and it didn't help anything.

EDIT: Could this be a problem due to a dead CMOS battery? I'll try replacing it but I don't think it would just go bad after less than a month of having this conmputer and I don't think it would go bad only after replacing the heatsink...

Hellbreather · 12-02-2005, 03:30 PM

It sounds like your CPU might not be seated properly, or for that matter, any component might not be seated properly.

Check all your connections and make sure that it works, if they are all seated properly then I suggest clearing your CMOS (Providing you know what that is)
Remember, if you clear the CMOS it will erase your BIOS settings so you will have to set them ALL again

gamerman4 · 12-02-2005, 03:32 PM

...Did you read the entire post? or at least the second paragraph?

Hellbreather · 12-02-2005, 03:42 PM

Oh sorry lol your calling the Jumper the CMOS right?
And have you checked that everything is seated properly?

gamerman4 · 12-02-2005, 03:51 PM

Okay, I got rid of the confusion and renamed them to CMOS.
I will check to see if everything is seated correctly when I get home, right now I am wondering if this is a problem with a definite solution. I have also just emailed Abit tech support.

Hellbreather · 12-02-2005, 03:57 PM

Well I have to go to work, I will talk it over with my work mates then get back to you about it.
Maybe someone will solve your problem before I get back, who knows

But I do no think that it is a dead CMOS Battery

gamerman4 · 12-03-2005, 06:53 AM

For all those who are interested, I found a solution. This may not apply to everyont wiht the same problem but it turns out that the fan headers on my Motherboard (An8) only support up to 6watts, the fan I used for my CPU fan header was a 120mm Panaflo. This obviously uses more than 6watts because it is HUGE! I got a fan to molex converter and it is in perfect working order thanks to Abit tech support!

12-02-2005, 03:23 PM	#1 (permalink)
gamerman4 Platinum Member Join Date: Aug 2005 Location: Arkansas Age: 18 Posts: 992	Shuts down after boot up... I recently replaced my stock HSF with a new SI-120, after booting up, it said it was in Fault-Safe Mode. I expected this to happen so I shutdown and reset the CMOS jumper. It went fine after doing this, it even booted up into Windows and I played around for a while. But after I shut it down, when I tried to boot back on, it told me my CPU name and RAM name but before the IDE disk detection (normally occurs) sequence starts, it just shuts down into some sort of low power state. It isn't completely off because my HDD LED and power LED and pretty much all the LEDs that were on when it went off were on but were very dim, similar to a low-power state. I couldn't boot back up so I turned off the power so the system would fully turn off. After turning power back on, it did the same thing. The next time after turning the power off I reset the CMOS jumper again. Magically it boot up perfectly but the same thing happened again after I shut back down. I will get really annoyed if I have to reset my CMOS jumper after every shutdown just to get it back up and running. I think it might be a motherboard problem... Now that I think of it, I should have looked at the POST code to see if there were any errors but I am at school now so I can't at this moment. Has anyone heard of this happening? I am about to email Abit to see if they can help me. Would this happen if my CPU was seating incorrectly? I don't think it is my CPU because after a BIOS reset, it runs fine until shutdown. Also, if I just restart the computer, not actually shutting it down, it won't have any problem. There has to be some kind of problem that is effecting my computer only on shutdown. I could rig my computer reset button as a CMOS reset button but that would mean setting my overclock settings every single time after booting. The overclock is not the problem because I even tried using the Defaults and it didn't help anything. EDIT: Could this be a problem due to a dead CMOS battery? I'll try replacing it but I don't think it would just go bad after less than a month of having this conmputer and I don't think it would go bad only after replacing the heatsink... __________________ My Gaming PC: NZXT Nemesis Elite Black Case Intel Q6600 @ 3.20 Ghz COOLER MASTER RL-EUL-GBU1-GP Watercooling Gigabyte DS3R 2 x 80GB HDD 1 x 250GB 1 x 500GB 2 x 1GB Patriot Extreme Perf. DDR2 nVidia 8800GT 512MB Antec Smartpower 2.0 400 Watt Last edited by gamerman4; 12-02-2005 at 03:49 PM.

12-02-2005, 03:30 PM	#2 (permalink)
Hellbreather Platinum Member Join Date: Mar 2005 Location: United Kingdom Age: 20 Posts: 736	It sounds like your CPU might not be seated properly, or for that matter, any component might not be seated properly. Check all your connections and make sure that it works, if they are all seated properly then I suggest clearing your CMOS (Providing you know what that is) Remember, if you clear the CMOS it will erase your BIOS settings so you will have to set them ALL again __________________ There are 10 types of people in the world, those who understand binary code, and those who don't Windows XP Pro Setup Intel Pentium 4 Processor - 3.2Ghz With HT Technology, 1024MB DDR RAM, 200GB SATA HDD, 40GB SATA HDD, Sound Blaster Live! 24 BIT!, Radeon 9800 PRO 256MB, Gigabit Ethernet Card

12-02-2005, 03:32 PM	#3 (permalink)
gamerman4 Platinum Member Join Date: Aug 2005 Location: Arkansas Age: 18 Posts: 992	...Did you read the entire post? or at least the second paragraph? __________________ My Gaming PC: NZXT Nemesis Elite Black Case Intel Q6600 @ 3.20 Ghz COOLER MASTER RL-EUL-GBU1-GP Watercooling Gigabyte DS3R 2 x 80GB HDD 1 x 250GB 1 x 500GB 2 x 1GB Patriot Extreme Perf. DDR2 nVidia 8800GT 512MB Antec Smartpower 2.0 400 Watt

12-02-2005, 03:42 PM	#4 (permalink)
Hellbreather Platinum Member Join Date: Mar 2005 Location: United Kingdom Age: 20 Posts: 736	Oh sorry lol your calling the Jumper the CMOS right? And have you checked that everything is seated properly? __________________ There are 10 types of people in the world, those who understand binary code, and those who don't Windows XP Pro Setup Intel Pentium 4 Processor - 3.2Ghz With HT Technology, 1024MB DDR RAM, 200GB SATA HDD, 40GB SATA HDD, Sound Blaster Live! 24 BIT!, Radeon 9800 PRO 256MB, Gigabit Ethernet Card

12-02-2005, 03:51 PM	#5 (permalink)
gamerman4 Platinum Member Join Date: Aug 2005 Location: Arkansas Age: 18 Posts: 992	Okay, I got rid of the confusion and renamed them to CMOS. I will check to see if everything is seated correctly when I get home, right now I am wondering if this is a problem with a definite solution. I have also just emailed Abit tech support. __________________ My Gaming PC: NZXT Nemesis Elite Black Case Intel Q6600 @ 3.20 Ghz COOLER MASTER RL-EUL-GBU1-GP Watercooling Gigabyte DS3R 2 x 80GB HDD 1 x 250GB 1 x 500GB 2 x 1GB Patriot Extreme Perf. DDR2 nVidia 8800GT 512MB Antec Smartpower 2.0 400 Watt

12-02-2005, 03:57 PM	#6 (permalink)
Hellbreather Platinum Member Join Date: Mar 2005 Location: United Kingdom Age: 20 Posts: 736	Well I have to go to work, I will talk it over with my work mates then get back to you about it. Maybe someone will solve your problem before I get back, who knows But I do no think that it is a dead CMOS Battery __________________ There are 10 types of people in the world, those who understand binary code, and those who don't Windows XP Pro Setup Intel Pentium 4 Processor - 3.2Ghz With HT Technology, 1024MB DDR RAM, 200GB SATA HDD, 40GB SATA HDD, Sound Blaster Live! 24 BIT!, Radeon 9800 PRO 256MB, Gigabit Ethernet Card

12-03-2005, 06:53 AM	#7 (permalink)
gamerman4 Platinum Member Join Date: Aug 2005 Location: Arkansas Age: 18 Posts: 992	For all those who are interested, I found a solution. This may not apply to everyont wiht the same problem but it turns out that the fan headers on my Motherboard (An8) only support up to 6watts, the fan I used for my CPU fan header was a 120mm Panaflo. This obviously uses more than 6watts because it is HUGE! I got a fan to molex converter and it is in perfect working order thanks to Abit tech support! __________________ My Gaming PC: NZXT Nemesis Elite Black Case Intel Q6600 @ 3.20 Ghz COOLER MASTER RL-EUL-GBU1-GP Watercooling Gigabyte DS3R 2 x 80GB HDD 1 x 250GB 1 x 500GB 2 x 1GB Patriot Extreme Perf. DDR2 nVidia 8800GT 512MB Antec Smartpower 2.0 400 Watt

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