Re: System Won't Power Up Anymore

buck <buck@xxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:

Yes, it is common for temperatures to be wrong. Sometimes one
can bend the part that is sensing so it more firmly touches
the part to moniitor. Also, there are different ways to
monitor - BIOS and software. The software way is notorious for
reporting a different temp than BIOS. Neither is necessarily
correct. Even a thermometer held against the part is somewhat
inaccurate, but if you have one that goes high enough you might
want to compare that to the reading given by whatever you're
looking at.

I think any of the hardware/mechanical issues you mention might
apply to my system. The software issue is a little different
for my system. It's a "3rd Eye" version of an ABIT motherboard.
That means that I have an LC Display that plugs into the board
and gives me readouts on temperature, voltage, and fan speed of
all the zones monitored on the board. That doesn't mean they're
all right, but it's different.

Many systems "scream" when overtemp. Some shut down. Others
will not POST unless they sense the fans spinning. Some just
fry themselves to death. Clearing CMOS resets to a state VERY
likely to POST (in order to minimize support of brand new
MoBoards) if the hardware is OK.

I didn't have time to work on it last night. Your suggestions
are the first things I'll try.

As for frying something in my system, I'm hoping that there's
less chance of that because I added extra fans to my system. For
the added fans I set them to run more slowly, normally around
760rpm. This causes my BIOS to complain loudly, even though
there's more cooling than not having the fan in the first place.
The reason for the extra slow speed fans is to have a quiet
system. I don't overclock. But, I have considered underclocking
to quiet my system even more. That "3rd Eye" thing gives me the
option to run the system in normal, turbo, or quiet modes, and it
changes the clock rate and fan speeds as one might expect. The
machine always boots into normal mode, when it boots anyway. I
usually put the machine into quiet mode.

Thanks....

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