A8V post question

[sbb78247]

Just moving my A8V Deluxe to a roomier case and when I try to boot
all I get is an audio post error "CPU Overclocking Failure" and it
won't post at all. I tried resetting the cmos but it didn't seem to
help. I wore my anti-static bracelet and took all the usual
precautions, used stand-offs in all the same places as the previous
case and everything else I could think of... but this is my first
install into an aluminum case and I'm wondering if there are any
other sort of grounding issues (maybe with the power supply) that are
different from a normal case and maybe I fried something? Other than
that I just can't think of a reason anything would have gotten
shorted out. I've tried taking everything out of the case and booting
with the bare minimum video card HD, 1 stick of memory... but I still
can't get past the audio error message. I've even tried reseating
the CPU but nothing helps.
And if I've really cooked the processor... how would I determine if
the motherboard survived (or would the audio error message be a good
indicator) ?

your clock is broken - you will get an answer in May when the rest of us
catch up.

 

[Clob]

your clock is broken - you will get an answer in May when the rest of us
catch up.

I will not answer your question untill May. Try fixing your clock untill
them.

 

[Steve]

I will not answer your question untill May. Try fixing your clock untill
them.

I tried to cancel this post just after I sent it (as you would have seen
from the post that followed it if you were following this group and truly
trying to be helpful), but apparently giganews doesn't support this feature.

 

[Steve]

I tried to cancel this post just after I sent it (as you would have seen
from the post that followed it if you were following this group and truly
trying to be helpful), but apparently giganews doesn't support this
feature.

ahh... make that Bellsouth

 

[meirman]

In alt.comp.hardware.pc-homebuilt on Thu, 3 Mar 2005 11:58:38 -0600

your clock is broken - you will get an answer in May when the rest of us
catch up.

You mena it's not May now? Whew, that's a relief. (He had me
convinced.)

Meirman

 

[meirman]

In alt.comp.hardware.pc-homebuilt on Tue, 8 Mar 2005 08:00:05 -0500

I tried to cancel this post just after I sent it (as you would have seen
from the post that followed it if you were following this group and truly
trying to be helpful

Well theyu were making jokes, as was I. Of course they weren't trying
to be helpful, but jokes are important too. And their jokes won't
discourage someone who knows the answer from posting. (When I was a
cab driver, I found that if they teased me about my long hair, they
usually gave a bigger tip. The teasing was always gentle, as this was
here, and it didn't bother me. The larger tip seemed ok too.)

One needs special switches and receptacles in house with aluminum
wiring because aluminum doesn't conduct electricty quite as well as
copper, iirc, and it can heat up if a better than copper connection is
not made, iirc. I don't see how that would apply here, where the case
is a lot wider than an aluminum wire, and the currents to the case are
minuscule by any standard, if they are even present, not the full load
like in house wiring.

), but apparently giganews doesn't support this feature.

Almost no isp supports cancels because they have been abused. But
there was no need to cancel for a bad date. AFter the jokes will come
answers.


Meirman

 

[sbb78247]

In alt.comp.hardware.pc-homebuilt on Thu, 3 Mar 2005 11:58:38 -0600


You mena it's not May now? Whew, that's a relief. (He had me
convinced.)


Meirman

still a month to go!!

S

 

[Steve]

still a month to go!!

my computer is still sitting there in parts waiting for an answer

 

[Als]

Just moving my A8V Deluxe to a roomier case and when I try to boot all I
get is an audio post error "CPU Overclocking Failure" and it won't post at
all. I tried resetting the cmos but it didn't seem to help. I wore my
anti-static bracelet and took all the usual precautions, used stand-offs
in all the same places as the previous case and everything else I could
think of... but this is my first install into an aluminum case and I'm
wondering if there are any other sort of grounding issues (maybe with the
power supply) that are different from a normal case and maybe I fried
something? Other than that I just can't think of a reason anything would
have gotten shorted out. I've tried taking everything out of the case and
booting with the bare minimum video card HD, 1 stick of memory... but I
still can't get past the audio error message. I've even tried reseating
the CPU but nothing helps.

And if I've really cooked the processor... how would I determine if the
motherboard survived (or would the audio error message be a good
indicator) ?

Steve

Have you tried booting with your motherboard out of the case with just the
CPU, memory and video card? It will at least let you know its not a grounded
motherboard.

Al

 

[Steve]

news:[email protected]...

Have you tried booting with your motherboard out of the case with just the
CPU, memory and video card? It will at least let you know its not a
grounded motherboard.

Unfortunately yes... same symptoms

 

[Steve]

Just moving my A8V Deluxe to a roomier case and when I try to boot all I get
is an audio post error "CPU Overclocking Failure" and it won't post at all.
I tried resetting the cmos but it didn't seem to help. I wore my
anti-static bracelet and took all the usual precautions, used stand-offs in
all the same places as the previous case and everything else I could think
of... but this is my first install into an aluminum case and I'm wondering
if there are any other sort of grounding issues (maybe with the power
supply) that are different from a normal case and maybe I fried something?
Other than that I just can't think of a reason anything would have gotten
shorted out. I've tried taking everything out of the case and booting with
the bare minimum video card HD, 1 stick of memory... but I still can't get
past the audio error message. I've even tried reseating the CPU but nothing
helps.

And if I've really cooked the processor... how would I determine if the
motherboard survived (or would the audio error message be a good indicator)
?