Pixelkitten Posted August 17, 2011 Posted August 17, 2011 I'm a bit tired ATM so excuse if I keep this short. About a week ago, I decided to upgrade my system, since the old 64bit DualCore felt a bit old (manufacturing started in 2006). I pretty quickly decided on a motherboard and CPU, and then decided that I might as well buy some new memory and a HDD to go with it. Removing the old stuff and installing the new went almost without problem, and I shouted "IT'S ALIVE!!!" and laughed like a mad scientist when I turned it on. Upon entering BIOS, I noted that the CPU temp monitor was in the red and reported "190F/88C". I just changed the fan settings to "Turbo" and rebooted. This time, it wouldn't let me go anywhere but BIOS, because of the temperature. Fortunately, the CPU doesn't seem to go over that temperature, but I still can't boot. ...More thermal paste? List of components involved in this: ASUS P8P67LE Motherboard Intel Core i5-2400 CPU Corsair XMS3 2 x 2GB DDR3-RAM WDC Green 1TB HDD DVD-burner of unknown manufacture Corsair 450W PSU Quote ---- BEGIN GEEK CODE BLOCK ----GIT d-(++) s: a--- C++>$ UL>+++ P+ L+>+++ E? W++ N?>++ o? K? w O?> M?>+ V? PS++ PE-@ Y? PGP-(+) t+ 5++ X?(X) R+(++) tv-->- b+ DI>+ D- G e->e h! r z(*)---- END GEEK CODE BLOCK ----
Boomer Posted August 18, 2011 Posted August 18, 2011 I would double check the heatsink assembly. Is it seated properly. i doubt more thermal paste is required you don't need an awful lot. A very thin but well spread amount should do it. If this is a retail boxed processor with heatsink provided, it may just be a seating issue. Quote
Pixelkitten Posted August 18, 2011 Author Posted August 18, 2011 It should be seated properly, it wont move when i nudge it at least. However, I have no idea about how evenly spread that paste is, I should check up on that. And I'll think I'll buy a tube of thermal paste anyway, since I have to put the old parts together again, and that CPU prolly hasnt had new paste since 2008. Quote ---- BEGIN GEEK CODE BLOCK ----GIT d-(++) s: a--- C++>$ UL>+++ P+ L+>+++ E? W++ N?>++ o? K? w O?> M?>+ V? PS++ PE-@ Y? PGP-(+) t+ 5++ X?(X) R+(++) tv-->- b+ DI>+ D- G e->e h! r z(*)---- END GEEK CODE BLOCK ----
Jelly Bean Posted August 18, 2011 Posted August 18, 2011 http://www.hardwaresecrets.com/article/274/1 Above link expalins how to correctly apply thermal paste.... Quote Rwy'n ceisio fy ngorau......................
Pixelkitten Posted November 19, 2011 Author Posted November 19, 2011 Good news everyone! It turns out, that the heatsink wasn't properly seated! Only took me three months to figure that out... However, now it's lost my boot drive. Investigations into this matter is ongoing. Quote ---- BEGIN GEEK CODE BLOCK ----GIT d-(++) s: a--- C++>$ UL>+++ P+ L+>+++ E? W++ N?>++ o? K? w O?> M?>+ V? PS++ PE-@ Y? PGP-(+) t+ 5++ X?(X) R+(++) tv-->- b+ DI>+ D- G e->e h! r z(*)---- END GEEK CODE BLOCK ----
KenB Posted November 19, 2011 Posted November 19, 2011 Hi, Good to hear that you solved one problem at least. In your first post you say that you replaced the motherboard. If you used the hard-drive with the original installation of Windows on it - it will not boot up. Windows is "clever" enough to recognise a new environment and refuse to boot up. Is this the case with your system ? Quote There is an email going around offering processed pork - gelatin - and salt in a can ......this is simply SPAM !! MiniToolBoxNetwork TestWireless Test
Pixelkitten Posted November 19, 2011 Author Posted November 19, 2011 Not currently at least, it will probably be a problem later now that you mention it. But for now, BIOS can't even find the HDD in question. All that shows up is my new 1TB drive, and that one isn't even formatted yet. Quote ---- BEGIN GEEK CODE BLOCK ----GIT d-(++) s: a--- C++>$ UL>+++ P+ L+>+++ E? W++ N?>++ o? K? w O?> M?>+ V? PS++ PE-@ Y? PGP-(+) t+ 5++ X?(X) R+(++) tv-->- b+ DI>+ D- G e->e h! r z(*)---- END GEEK CODE BLOCK ----
KenB Posted November 19, 2011 Posted November 19, 2011 Hi Can you confirm please - do you have 2 internal drives on your system? If this is the case - Are these both SATA drives ? Quote There is an email going around offering processed pork - gelatin - and salt in a can ......this is simply SPAM !! MiniToolBoxNetwork TestWireless Test
Pixelkitten Posted November 19, 2011 Author Posted November 19, 2011 Yes, I have two internal drives, and no, one is SATA, one is my old IDE drive. I was planning to simply transfer everything to the SATA drive, but as you can see, that's a bit difficult at the moment. To clarify further: 1 X 500 GB IDE with MS Windows 7 1 X 1 TB SATA drive, unformatted. Quote ---- BEGIN GEEK CODE BLOCK ----GIT d-(++) s: a--- C++>$ UL>+++ P+ L+>+++ E? W++ N?>++ o? K? w O?> M?>+ V? PS++ PE-@ Y? PGP-(+) t+ 5++ X?(X) R+(++) tv-->- b+ DI>+ D- G e->e h! r z(*)---- END GEEK CODE BLOCK ----
KenB Posted November 19, 2011 Posted November 19, 2011 Hi This is probably a BIOS setting. Have a look and see if you have an option "Enhanced Mode" If you do try "PATA" as the setting. Quote There is an email going around offering processed pork - gelatin - and salt in a can ......this is simply SPAM !! MiniToolBoxNetwork TestWireless Test
Pixelkitten Posted November 19, 2011 Author Posted November 19, 2011 I changed SATA mode to IDE mode, that's the only thing that looked similar. No effect. It's as if my IDE controller just isn't there! My DVD burner (on the same PATA cable) doesn't show up in the boot menu either, but I have no idea whether it should or not. I'm gonna try to boot from a CD or something, it might get me somewhere. Probably not anywhere I'd like though. Quote ---- BEGIN GEEK CODE BLOCK ----GIT d-(++) s: a--- C++>$ UL>+++ P+ L+>+++ E? W++ N?>++ o? K? w O?> M?>+ V? PS++ PE-@ Y? PGP-(+) t+ 5++ X?(X) R+(++) tv-->- b+ DI>+ D- G e->e h! r z(*)---- END GEEK CODE BLOCK ----
KenB Posted November 19, 2011 Posted November 19, 2011 If it isn't seeing the HDD or CDROM - try re-seating the cable at the m/board. If you have a different cable you could give that a try. Presumably the IDE drive is set to "Master" ? What happens if you disconnect the SATA drive ? I'm gonna try to boot from a CD If you can boot from Linux or similar then there is nothing to worry about with the BIOS regarding your CDROM drive. Quote There is an email going around offering processed pork - gelatin - and salt in a can ......this is simply SPAM !! MiniToolBoxNetwork TestWireless Test
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