Multiple PC problems/Phantom problems

The Recliner · 03-10-2005 01:35PM #1

Hi All

A couple of weeks ago my DVD drive on my PC stopped working. Press the open button and the light flashes but nothing happens, the drawer doesn't open and it doesn't make any noise.

I wasn't to rushed to sort it as I have a DVD burner attched also so used that instead.

Decided to investigate the other day and went to run an old version of Sandra on it. Accidently clicked on the option to run on the entire PC and was interested in the results it threw up.

According to Sandra my Athalon 3000+ was running at 1ghz and this was probably due to a fan being broken as the Temperature it was reading was massive.

Got a bit worried about this so took the cover off the PC and as far as I can make out all fans are running. Maybe they aren't running fast enough but I couldn't tell.

Now I doubt the problem with the DVD drive and the temp problem are connected, I just uncovered one with the other.

Also I am now getting a screen on boot up with the option to flash the Bios, this wasn't there before and not sure if it has any relevance.

Nothing has changed with the PC except that I now have a ZYXEL router from BT connected to it with an ethernet cable. Again I doubt this is the cause of anything.

Any ideas as to what I can do?

Specs

Case: MESH ATX MidiTower +360W PSU with tool free access (Black)
Motherboard: ASUS A7N8X Deluxe nVIDIA nFORCE2 with 10/100 Ethernet LAN
Motherboard Features: 2x (1394 Firewire, Serial ATA, 10/100 LAN) & S/PDIF
Processor: AMD Athlon XP (TM) 3000+ with Quantispeed Technology
Memory: 1024Mb (2x512) PC2700 DDR (333MHz)
Floppy + Portable Storage Options: 1.44MB Floppy Drive + 64MB Pen Drive (USB)
Hard Drives: 200Gb Ultra Fast with 8MB Buffer (7200rpm)
Video Card: 128MB ATI Radeon 9800 Pro All In Wonder
Monitor: 18'' Viewsonic 18VPB Flat Panel - DVI & Analogue
Optical Drives: SONY DVD-RW Multi Burner + 16x DVD-ROM (2 Drives)
Sound: New - Creative Soundblaster AUDIGY 2 ZS Platinum
Speakers: New Creative Labs Inspire 7700 - 7.1 Surround
Modem: 56kbps V92 Modem, featuring data and fax
Keyboard & Mouse: Logitech Cordless Navigator Keyboard & Mouse
Printer: Lexmark X5150 - Printer/Scanner/Copier - Scan 600x2400
Operating System: Microsoft Windows XP Pro Edition

deckie27 · 03-10-2005 03:02PM

It sounds like ur motherboard has Loaded fail safe settings.
What are your temperatures like

The Recliner · 03-10-2005 03:27PM

deckie27 wrote:

It sounds like ur motherboard has Loaded fail safe settings.
What are your temperatures like

Not sure what the temps were reading, seemed quite high but I think they might have been dodgy readings. Will run it again when i get home this evening.

I think this was caused when my girlfriend started up the PC with a floppy in the drive, that is when the start up screens changed and I got a couple of uninstalled harware errors when the PC started up.

Do I need to flash the BIOS to restore the settings. Not got much experience with mother board settings/Bios

Safe to assume that the DVD drive is borked though as this was acting up before the temp problems

The Recliner · 03-10-2005 06:11PM

deckie27 wrote:

It sounds like ur motherboard has Loaded fail safe settings.
What are your temperatures like

The PC has been running for about 15 minutes and the diagnostic is reporting a motherboard temp of 255.9C/492.7F

Will run it again in half an hour or so and see what it says

deckie27 · 03-10-2005 06:37PM

The Recliner wrote:

The PC has been running for about 15 minutes and the diagnostic is reporting a motherboard temp of 255.9C/492.7F

Those readings can't be right. What is the CPU temperature
Did u change the Bios settings to what they should be on.

The Recliner · 03-10-2005 07:06PM

deckie27 wrote:

Those readings can't be right. What is the CPU temperature
Did u change the Bios settings to what they should be on.

I reckon the readings are duff alright

Don't know how to check the CPU temp and haven't gone near the Bios as have never needed to before and am wary of touching it

That is why I figured flashing it would be easier than messing with the settings

deckie27 · 03-10-2005 08:09PM

believe me its easier to change the setting than flash the bios.

have a look in ur Manual. u just need to up the fsb to 166 or 200

The Recliner · 03-10-2005 09:06PM

Will have a look into this tomorrow evening

My only free one of the week and I have to spend it messing with my computers innards

Thanks for the advice, will post up how I get on or if I get stuck

The Recliner · 04-10-2005 09:37PM

This appears to be a non issue thankfully

The Bios is reporting MB temps of 26C/78F and CPU temps of 31C/87/F

Don't think these temps are too high and certainly not as high as Sandra was reporting

DVD drive is still buggered but that is a whole seperate issue

deckie27 · 04-10-2005 09:39PM

Did u look into to the bios
The settings for the CPU

deckie27 · 04-10-2005 09:51PM

he are the settings u need a7n8z%20bios%202.jpg

Here is some more info

Give it a go

Edit. Also CPU is good to 70-80 c

The Recliner · 05-10-2005 08:51AM

The CPU frequency was set at 100mhz so I upped that to 166mhz

I left the other seting much as they were as I wasn't suer about them

Thanks for the info, I will look into it this evening when I get home from work

dublinpd · 12-12-2008 08:09PM

deckie27 wrote: »

Those readings can't be right. What is the CPU temperature
Did u change the Bios settings to what they should be on.

It's a quite high temperature. Motherboards usually come with a shutdown temperature...

deckie27 · 13-12-2008 06:07AM

LOL

THe PC has probally being binned at this stage

Multiple PC problems/Phantom problems

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