Motherboard problem?

DaLong · 01-24-2006, 03:08 AM

Sorry if this thread is in the wrong forum, but I do not know where else to put it.
I recently had a new motherboard installed (Asus P4C800 Deluxe)
After I had it installed, my computer has been randomly shutting off. It also requires me to hold the power button for 3 seconds to turn on. Is there any reason for this? Anyway to fix this?

red onion · 01-24-2006, 05:32 AM

As for it shuting off, I would first unplug and replug each cable, (power and data), and reseat each card (vid, modem, memory, etc). This would ensure that nothing is loose.

As for requiring a push for start...maybe the connectors were applied incorrectly. Check with the person who installed it.

i.Angel · 01-24-2006, 09:31 PM

Check all the connections to your motherboard and make sure that none are loose... this is most likeyly not the problem because most of them (if not all) have clips. Check the PSU. What model is it? I had the exact same problem with my computer, but after about a month or 2 it just stopped. Never did understand why though...

fistsoffire1986 · 01-26-2006, 03:34 PM

I would have to agree if its not a wrong connection, it definately sounds like a bad PSU. If your using a generic PSU I would get a new one and go for a decent name, like Aspire they sell good PSU's and wont break your budget. If that don't work then I guess it could be something wrong with your mobo.

Dngrsone · 01-26-2006, 08:07 PM

Heat-related problem, perhaps?

**Praetor** · 01-30-2006, 10:11 PM

To determine if this is the case, get a hardware monitoring program like SPeedfan or MBM5 or something to log the temps and voltages

01-24-2006, 03:08 AM	#1 (permalink)
DaLong New Member Join Date: Jan 2006 Posts: 6	Motherboard problem? Sorry if this thread is in the wrong forum, but I do not know where else to put it. I recently had a new motherboard installed (Asus P4C800 Deluxe) After I had it installed, my computer has been randomly shutting off. It also requires me to hold the power button for 3 seconds to turn on. Is there any reason for this? Anyway to fix this?

01-24-2006, 05:32 AM	#2 (permalink)
red onion Platinum Member Join Date: Jan 2005 Location: Quebéc, Canada Age: 39 Posts: 544	As for it shuting off, I would first unplug and replug each cable, (power and data), and reseat each card (vid, modem, memory, etc). This would ensure that nothing is loose. As for requiring a push for start...maybe the connectors were applied incorrectly. Check with the person who installed it. __________________ Main Rig: \| 2nd Rig: Windows XP/Vista \| Ubuntu 8.04 ASUS P5QL-E \| Gigabyte K8 Triton Intel E8400 \| Sempron 3300+ XFX 7600GT PCIe \| Nvidia Gforce4 AGP 500 GB WD SATA \| 160 GB WD SATA 160 GB WD SATA \| 40 GB Hitachi 2 GB PC6400 \| 512 MB PC2100 19" Samsung LCD \| 17" Compaq 7500

01-24-2006, 09:31 PM	#3 (permalink)
i.Angel Diamond Member Join Date: Jul 2005 Location: Texas Age: 17 Posts: 1,200	Check all the connections to your motherboard and make sure that none are loose... this is most likeyly not the problem because most of them (if not all) have clips. Check the PSU. What model is it? I had the exact same problem with my computer, but after about a month or 2 it just stopped. Never did understand why though... __________________ XPS M1530

01-26-2006, 03:34 PM	#4 (permalink)
fistsoffire1986 Bronze Member Join Date: Nov 2005 Posts: 33	Really sounds like a PSU problem I would have to agree if its not a wrong connection, it definately sounds like a bad PSU. If your using a generic PSU I would get a new one and go for a decent name, like Aspire they sell good PSU's and wont break your budget. If that don't work then I guess it could be something wrong with your mobo. __________________ The Rig Athlon 64 3700+ (@2.7 w/ AC Freezer Pro 64) Asus A8N SLI Premium 1GB Corsair ValueSelect (333 2.5-3-3-3) eVGA GeForce 6800 256MB PCIe Western Digital 80 Gig 8MB cache ATA 100 3DMark01-19k 3DMark03-11k

01-26-2006, 08:07 PM	#5 (permalink)
Dngrsone VIP Member Join Date: Dec 2005 Location: Centrally located far from everywhere Posts: 544	Heat-related problem, perhaps? __________________ Dngrsone Saving lives, one protein at a time. Team 12912

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