Please diagnose my problem!

[John McGaw]

Hi,

I was merrily using my PC when suddenly it gave me a blue screen of death.
This is what it said

DRIVER_IRQL_NOT_LESS_OR_EQUAL

There was more stuff though unfortunately I've forgotten it now.

So I restart and it wont even get to the post screen and the motherboard is
beeping. It's a constant beeping, about a 1 second long beep followed by
approximately a 1 second pause and then beeps again - and it does this
continuously.

So after lots of restarting, turning off and leaving for a while then trying
again, it went to the BIOS page and under the CPU settings it said something
like your CPU is running too fast...

From what I've read when looking up this problem it seems it could be a
power problem (or at least that is what people have said on forums).

I tried another power supply but I still get the beeping and no post screen.
MY LCD monitor doesn't even appear to be getting a signal.

I pulled out my RAM and still got the same beeping so I guess the problem
occurs before a RAM check is made.

My motherboard is an ASUS A7V8-X. My CPU IS an AMD 2600+

Any help much appreciated!

If you can get into the BIOS screens, find the one that says something
like "reset to safe defaults" and select that one then save. If it is
actually something like the CPU somehow running too fast (changed FSB
speed or multiplier?) that should get you started. Otherwise, the beep
codes should be described in detail in your computer's or motherboard's
manual. If not there then the manufacturer's website should have them
documented online. Every BIOS and manufacturer seems to use a different
sort of coding scheme so just knowing the number of beeps isn't really
enough to tell anything useful.

 

[Jabba]

Thanks for all the helpful replies - I've got the heatsink off and I've
bought a new motherboard.

I installed it in my PC, booted up and just after choosing which version of
windows to load up I get a BSOD with stop code.

0x0000007B

After doing a bit of research it seems that this is because the hard drive
is looking for a different controller (i.e the one on the old mobo)

A solution I saw mentioned was to do a repair of XP.

I'm gonna give that a bash in a minute - but I was just wondering if anyone
knows a simpler way of resolving this problem

thanks

 

[Bob]

A solution I saw mentioned was to do a repair of XP.

I'm gonna give that a bash in a minute - but I was just wondering if anyone
knows a simpler way of resolving this problem

If it were Win2K I would do an In-Place Upgrade. I do not use XP but I
believe there is somekind of upgrade capability you can use which is
similar to IPU.

Be careful with a straight repair or you will end up with only the new
operating system. Wait until the XP gurus reply and then double check
everything against the MS KB.

Sure you don't want to use this occasion to get that new CPU you have
always wanted?

 

[Jabba]

All sorted now!! XP Repair worked just fine!

The whole thing's been a right cafuffle.


Sure you don't want to use this occasion to get that new CPU you have

always wanted?

Not just yet! That can wait till it's time for new graphics card and other
stuff.

 

[DaveW]

Apparently your motherboard has failed.

 

[Jamie]

the AMD site recommends using thermal grease only on a temporary basis and
to use thermal pads. This makes sence considering most people over use
thermal grease however I have never been able to buy thermal pads. Has
anyone been able to locate them on any site or store?

 

[Bob]

Apparently your motherboard has failed.

I used to get the same BSODs with the same error message just before
my mainboard started going out after 6 years service.

 

[jim dorey]

beeeep........beeeep........beeeep........beeeep........beeeep........beeeep
(ad infinitum [or about 15seconds which is all I can stand to hear before
turning it off!])

Imagine each beeeep to last about a second and the same for the pause.
Only
one type of beep sounds.

yeh, um, award bios? i sometimes get that when the connectors would get
fouled, back home there was a lot of salty air, i'd clean the connectors
and stick it together again, then it'd be fine. it's usually the
mainboard power on my system, but i'd get notice it was gonna happen soon
by there being pretty vertical lines on my monitor after a game, or just
any old time when it was really imminent. i use an antec 550w supply, and
the root of the problem seemed to stem from arcing in the connector,
melted the plastic, eroded the connector, refused to stay connected for
anything longer than a week, finally soldered on a new one, stability
resumes.
anyways, i'd get a buddy with a spare vid card to loan it to you for a
swap, just to see if it'll post, after redoing all the connectors. clean
'em with a swab and alcohol, i use bombay sapphire and the dry end of the
swab to get rid of it. a lot of comp probs are connector or power
related, but replacing a component that's just got a bad connection can
work for lots of people.

 

[Andy]

the AMD site recommends using thermal grease only on a temporary basis and
to use thermal pads. This makes sence considering most people over use
thermal grease however I have never been able to buy thermal pads. Has
anyone been able to locate them on any site or store?

Honeywell PCM45 Thermal Interface Pad (3 Pads)
AMD approved phase change thermal interface for Athlon/Duron
http://www.ajigo-store.com/chomt7therin.html