Help!! I Think I Killed It!!!

SIK_L_CELL · Oct 8, 2004, 02:49 AM

WAAAAAAA!!

I was doing my usual cleaning of my case. Upon finishing my rig started shutting off. Then all it would do is turn on for a second and shut-down. Now I found that if I unplug the P-4 power connector my machine will run, otherwise it shuts off immediatly. Do you guys think it is the board? Thanks.

>GSXR<mrbusa · Oct 8, 2004, 03:07 AM

you were cleaning inside your case with your system running?that is living on the edge man.good luck

SIK_L_CELL · Oct 8, 2004, 03:25 AM

No, the system was off. When I restarted the temps looked good but it shut off.

>GSXR<mrbusa · Oct 8, 2004, 03:39 AM

was the system cool when you were cleaning?
did you use compressed air out of a can?
i blew up a power supply once when i sprayed compressed air inside and it cooled it to fast and something cracked,i actually heard it break.just sent it back and got a new one.later

dipstick · Oct 8, 2004, 05:04 AM

Same thing started happening to me and it turned out to be my floppy drive

You have one of those? I'm only saying it because we have the same mobo

Lchevy79 · Oct 8, 2004, 05:19 AM

well if you unplug the connector it runs, well it could be the power supply if it has some overload protections?? i bought a kinwin 450 watt supply once and if you plugged anything in one of the leads it would just reboot. maybe you hurt the supply when you blew it out , try anther one if tou have one handy.

SIK_L_CELL · Oct 8, 2004, 05:29 AM

OK I have the board on the table. Just the HD CPU 1 stick of ram and another PSU. All fans power up no post, no beeps, no nothing. I removed the CPU and same thing. The D-bracket has 2 orange lights and 2 red. I hope I didnt kill the chip.

WisMerHill · Oct 8, 2004, 11:20 AM

Have you tried reseating the cpu and resetting the cmos ?

SIK_L_CELL · Oct 8, 2004, 12:08 PM

Well same story this morning, and I just sold my Gigabyte 939 board so I cant test.

dipstick · Oct 8, 2004, 08:25 PM

So if you dont hook up the extra 4pin it will run? If so that is weird because mine wont. But try reseat the gfx card and see if it will boot with no cpu.

swimtech · Oct 8, 2004, 09:00 PM

I don't think the unit will begin to boot without the CPU...

I would try to find or borrow a mainboard...

You try to do something good for your 'puter and this happens, bummer...

drakesteakn · Oct 8, 2004, 09:19 PM

thats not good at all. i would just keep testing things out. swapping components to check. what a bummer.

SIK_L_CELL · Oct 9, 2004, 07:20 PM

Well I have an RMA number from AMD. I will be shipping it out on Monday. I never RMA'd anything before so I hope they dont say I killed it or something. Thanks for all the help everyone. "I'll be back" SIK.

SIK_L_CELL · Oct 13, 2004, 12:32 PM

Well AMD called and said the chip is fried.

They will be sending me a new one. Only thing is they are out of stock and it may well be 2-4 weeks. Since that is such a long way out they will either send me a loaner (3500-3800) or an upgrade. Man, when do the FX-55's arrive?

Sandok · Oct 13, 2004, 01:03 PM

Dude, tough luck man... I'd hate to fry my CPU... :O

swimtech · Oct 13, 2004, 02:10 PM

Well, at least they confirmed the problem and it wasn't your mainboard - and the replacement is free...

Hope they send you a much better one!

SIK_L_CELL · Oct 14, 2004, 12:06 AM

AMD called and said that since they still have no ETA on the FX-53's they sent me a 3500 overnite to use as a loaner till they get the FX's in. Is that great customer service or what? Anyway it will be cool to see how the 512 L2 cache affects performance.

dipstick · Oct 14, 2004, 02:50 AM

That's a good deal man. AMD rock's

GutterPunk · Oct 14, 2004, 03:58 AM

Very sweet and awesome service man... Congrats on ur luck

SIK_L_CELL · Oct 23, 2004, 06:10 PM

Still waiting for my FX-53 from AMD. They are still backordered. I guess I'll give it another week before I start pushing for an upgrade. The warranty says they have to give me a "processor of equal or greater performance" Did someone say FX-55?

Oh and the 3500 they loaned me hits 2.6 easy but just doesnt have the balls of an FX.

CaptinSxb · Oct 23, 2004, 06:34 PM

Quote:

Oh and the 3500 they loaned me hits 2.6 easy but just doesnt have the balls of an FX.

lol carefuly you dont fry that one now

SIK_L_CELL · Oct 23, 2004, 07:02 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by CaptinSxb

lol carefuly you dont fry that one now

I didn't kill the first one, it was an act of God.

HawgsHead · Oct 25, 2004, 05:44 PM

You recieved a blessing today!

SIK_L_CELL · Oct 25, 2004, 08:08 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by HawgsHead

You recieved a blessing today!

I certainly did. AMD just called and said they are overnighting me an FX-55 to replace my FX-53!

Seems the FX-53's are having some issues. Woo hoo!

Sandok · Oct 25, 2004, 08:21 PM

God you lucky ****... I hate you lol... Enjoy your new FX-55

SIK_L_CELL · Oct 25, 2004, 08:35 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by sandok

God you lucky ****... I hate you lol... Enjoy your new FX-55

I will, thanks.

Drakon · Oct 25, 2004, 09:05 PM

yeah, enjoy it also...

i am jealous myself...

please share any results u get from oc'ing and benching, if u plan on doing either one...

SIK_L_CELL · Oct 25, 2004, 09:10 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Drakon

please share any results u get from oc'ing and benching, if u plan on doing either one...

Hey man that huge avatar under my sig should give you a hint if I bench or OC.

swimtech · Oct 25, 2004, 09:50 PM

Excellent, I love it when this happens...

El Kapitano · Oct 25, 2004, 10:21 PM

Well done SIK_L_CELL, looks like you beat me to it then..sniff

J/K <ya lucky beggar> have fun

let usknow how much it rocks.

Oct 8, 2004, 02:49 AM	#1
SIK_L_CELL Cowboy From Hell Join Date: Mar 2004 Location: USA Posts: 225 Rep Power: 0	Help!! I Think I Killed It!!! WAAAAAAA!! I was doing my usual cleaning of my case. Upon finishing my rig started shutting off. Then all it would do is turn on for a second and shut-down. Now I found that if I unplug the P-4 power connector my machine will run, otherwise it shuts off immediatly. Do you guys think it is the board? Thanks. __________________ FX-55 X850xt DFI SLI-DR Gskill LE 05 - 8152 03 - 17169 01 - 38020 AM3 - 102443

Oct 8, 2004, 03:25 AM	Thread Starter #3
SIK_L_CELL Cowboy From Hell Join Date: Mar 2004 Location: USA Posts: 225 Rep Power: 0	No, the system was off. When I restarted the temps looked good but it shut off. __________________ FX-55 X850xt DFI SLI-DR Gskill LE 05 - 8152 03 - 17169 01 - 38020 AM3 - 102443

Oct 8, 2004, 05:19 AM	#6
Lchevy79 -=[DHzer0point Team]=- Join Date: Nov 2003 Posts: 725 Rep Power: 0	well if you unplug the connector it runs, well it could be the power supply if it has some overload protections?? i bought a kinwin 450 watt supply once and if you plugged anything in one of the leads it would just reboot. maybe you hurt the supply when you blew it out , try anther one if tou have one handy. __________________ msi K7N2 delta2-AMD 2800xp@2083-1gig of pc2700ram -ati x850xt 256mb -Audigy mp3+ - 1 80gig maxtor 8mb and 1 250gig 16mb maxtor -48x24x48 buslink burner-and a lite on 4x +/- dvd burner xp home samsung lcd (19") 930b monitor

Oct 8, 2004, 05:29 AM	Thread Starter #7
SIK_L_CELL Cowboy From Hell Join Date: Mar 2004 Location: USA Posts: 225 Rep Power: 0	OK I have the board on the table. Just the HD CPU 1 stick of ram and another PSU. All fans power up no post, no beeps, no nothing. I removed the CPU and same thing. The D-bracket has 2 orange lights and 2 red. I hope I didnt kill the chip. __________________ FX-55 X850xt DFI SLI-DR Gskill LE 05 - 8152 03 - 17169 01 - 38020 AM3 - 102443 Last edited by SIK_L_CELL; Oct 8, 2004 at 05:55 AM.

Oct 8, 2004, 11:20 AM	#8
WisMerHill DriverHeaven Senior Member Join Date: May 2003 Location: Netherlands Posts: 468 Rep Power: 0	Have you tried reseating the cpu and resetting the cmos ? __________________ [color=sandybrown][color=white] [/color] [color=white][color=white]M[/color][color=white]y Computer[/color]: [/color][color=white]3DMark2001[/color][color=white] - [/color][color=white]3Dmark2003[/color][color=white] - [/color][color=white]3DMark200[/color][color=white]5[/color][color=white] - [/color][color=white]PCMark2004[/color][/color]

Oct 8, 2004, 03:07 AM	#2
>GSXR<mrbusa im a FREAK Join Date: Feb 2004 Location: Portland, OR Posts: 2,107 Rep Power: 0 System Specs	you were cleaning inside your case with your system running?that is living on the edge man.good luck

Oct 8, 2004, 03:39 AM	#4
>GSXR<mrbusa im a FREAK Join Date: Feb 2004 Location: Portland, OR Posts: 2,107 Rep Power: 0 System Specs	was the system cool when you were cleaning? did you use compressed air out of a can? i blew up a power supply once when i sprayed compressed air inside and it cooled it to fast and something cracked,i actually heard it break.just sent it back and got a new one.later

Oct 8, 2004, 05:04 AM	#5
dipstick HardwareHeaven Extreme Member Join Date: May 2002 Location: USA Posts: 3,609 Rep Power: 71 System Specs	Same thing started happening to me and it turned out to be my floppy drive You have one of those? I'm only saying it because we have the same mobo

Oct 8, 2004, 12:08 PM	Thread Starter #9
SIK_L_CELL Cowboy From Hell Join Date: Mar 2004 Location: USA Posts: 225 Rep Power: 0	Well same story this morning, and I just sold my Gigabyte 939 board so I cant test. __________________ FX-55 X850xt DFI SLI-DR Gskill LE 05 - 8152 03 - 17169 01 - 38020 AM3 - 102443

Oct 8, 2004, 08:25 PM	#10
dipstick HardwareHeaven Extreme Member Join Date: May 2002 Location: USA Posts: 3,609 Rep Power: 71 System Specs	So if you dont hook up the extra 4pin it will run? If so that is weird because mine wont. But try reseat the gfx card and see if it will boot with no cpu.

Oct 8, 2004, 09:00 PM	#11
swimtech HardwareHeaven Extreme Member Join Date: May 2002 Location: North Carolina Posts: 4,040 Rep Power: 124 System Specs	I don't think the unit will begin to boot without the CPU... I would try to find or borrow a mainboard... You try to do something good for your 'puter and this happens, bummer... __________________ It's not so much getting your way that matters or not - what matters is how you go about getting it.

Oct 8, 2004, 09:19 PM	#12
drakesteakn boo!!!! Join Date: Aug 2003 Location: Ft. Meyers, FL Posts: 2,041 Rep Power: 0	thats not good at all. i would just keep testing things out. swapping components to check. what a bummer. __________________

Oct 9, 2004, 07:20 PM	Thread Starter #13
SIK_L_CELL Cowboy From Hell Join Date: Mar 2004 Location: USA Posts: 225 Rep Power: 0	Well I have an RMA number from AMD. I will be shipping it out on Monday. I never RMA'd anything before so I hope they dont say I killed it or something. Thanks for all the help everyone. "I'll be back" SIK. __________________ FX-55 X850xt DFI SLI-DR Gskill LE 05 - 8152 03 - 17169 01 - 38020 AM3 - 102443

Oct 13, 2004, 12:32 PM	Thread Starter #14
SIK_L_CELL Cowboy From Hell Join Date: Mar 2004 Location: USA Posts: 225 Rep Power: 0	Well AMD called and said the chip is fried. They will be sending me a new one. Only thing is they are out of stock and it may well be 2-4 weeks. Since that is such a long way out they will either send me a loaner (3500-3800) or an upgrade. Man, when do the FX-55's arrive? __________________ FX-55 X850xt DFI SLI-DR Gskill LE 05 - 8152 03 - 17169 01 - 38020 AM3 - 102443

Oct 13, 2004, 01:03 PM	#15
Sandok DriverHeaven Extreme Member Join Date: Jul 2004 Posts: 9,472 Rep Power: 0	Dude, tough luck man... I'd hate to fry my CPU... :O

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Oct 25, 2004, 05:44 PM	#23
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Oct 13, 2004, 02:10 PM	#16
swimtech HardwareHeaven Extreme Member Join Date: May 2002 Location: North Carolina Posts: 4,040 Rep Power: 124 System Specs	Well, at least they confirmed the problem and it wasn't your mainboard - and the replacement is free... Hope they send you a much better one! __________________ It's not so much getting your way that matters or not - what matters is how you go about getting it.

Oct 14, 2004, 12:06 AM	Thread Starter #17
SIK_L_CELL Cowboy From Hell Join Date: Mar 2004 Location: USA Posts: 225 Rep Power: 0	AMD called and said that since they still have no ETA on the FX-53's they sent me a 3500 overnite to use as a loaner till they get the FX's in. Is that great customer service or what? Anyway it will be cool to see how the 512 L2 cache affects performance. __________________ FX-55 X850xt DFI SLI-DR Gskill LE 05 - 8152 03 - 17169 01 - 38020 AM3 - 102443 Last edited by SIK_L_CELL; Oct 14, 2004 at 03:17 AM.

Oct 14, 2004, 02:50 AM	#18
dipstick HardwareHeaven Extreme Member Join Date: May 2002 Location: USA Posts: 3,609 Rep Power: 71 System Specs	That's a good deal man. AMD rock's

Oct 23, 2004, 06:10 PM	Thread Starter #20
SIK_L_CELL Cowboy From Hell Join Date: Mar 2004 Location: USA Posts: 225 Rep Power: 0	Still waiting for my FX-53 from AMD. They are still backordered. I guess I'll give it another week before I start pushing for an upgrade. The warranty says they have to give me a "processor of equal or greater performance" Did someone say FX-55? Oh and the 3500 they loaned me hits 2.6 easy but just doesnt have the balls of an FX. __________________ FX-55 X850xt DFI SLI-DR Gskill LE 05 - 8152 03 - 17169 01 - 38020 AM3 - 102443

Oct 25, 2004, 08:21 PM	#25
Sandok DriverHeaven Extreme Member Join Date: Jul 2004 Posts: 9,472 Rep Power: 0	God you lucky ****... I hate you lol... Enjoy your new FX-55

Oct 25, 2004, 09:05 PM	#27
Drakon DriverHeaven Extreme Member Join Date: Jun 2004 Location: Floatin'... Posts: 4,957 Rep Power: 0	yeah, enjoy it also... i am jealous myself... please share any results u get from oc'ing and benching, if u plan on doing either one...

Oct 25, 2004, 09:50 PM	#29
swimtech HardwareHeaven Extreme Member Join Date: May 2002 Location: North Carolina Posts: 4,040 Rep Power: 124 System Specs	Excellent, I love it when this happens... __________________ It's not so much getting your way that matters or not - what matters is how you go about getting it.

Oct 25, 2004, 10:21 PM	#30
El Kapitano Most of the 7 dwarfs in 1 Join Date: Jul 2002 Location: Rochdale, Lancashire Posts: 947 Rep Power: 0	Well done SIK_L_CELL, looks like you beat me to it then..sniff J/K <ya lucky beggar> have fun let usknow how much it rocks. Last edited by El Kapitano; Oct 25, 2004 at 10:27 PM.