GA-P35C-DSR3 - Desperate!!!

DuncanP

DuncanP

DuncanP

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Hi,
My pc was occasionally crashing and I noticed that the temp was a bit high so I thought that I would give it a bit of a clean. I laid it on some newspaper on the carpet, remove the memory chips anfd graphics card, gave the contacts a quick wipe and re-inserted. I then turned the case over and tapped it on the back to remove any dust.
When I re assembled it, the pc seemed to start, ie all of the fans started but nothing else happened, no graphics, unresponsive keyboard (num lock does not light up).
I have tried removing and replacing the battery to no effect.
I have removed the memory with no effect.
I initially thought that the graphics card was the problem but now I think that the problem is in the motherboard or bios.

Sometimes it runs for about 20 sec and the reboots, other times it seems to run without rebooting.

My main question is whether it is possible to re-flash the bios, without having a working screen or keyboard. I was thinking along the lines of creating a dos boot disk and having an autoexec.bat to run the bios update in unattended mode.
Also is there an onboard bios backup which I can load.
Is it possible that by tapping on the back of the case, I have somehow broken the seal between the processor and the heatsink, causing the processor to overheat and than reboot?

I am in a bit of a quandry as I do not want
I would be grateful for any other suggestions.
Thanks in advance

Motherboard GA-P35C-DSR3
Memory 4gb Geil Ultra low latency
Processor Intel quad core G0 stepping
PSU Corsair HX620W modular
 
Reset BIOS
1 stick memory (removed and refitted)
check a fan is plugged into CPU header

Remove any IDE cables ... or FDD cables ... these cause non boots if inserted incorrectly .. reversed etc


What type of heatsink os there on the CPU ... could have been displaced when you removed board as many place stesses such that the board is visible bent.
 
I've tried all of the permutations, but no joy. After a bit of googling it seems that quite people have had the same problem with this mb. So it looks like a new mb.
I'm thinking of the GA-EP35-DS3 as it seems to be the nearest match. I suppose that I should post a compatibility query.
 
What you could try, and has worked on my board, is to remove the PSU mains plug and then place a jumper on the clear CMOS pins and leave it like that for around 20 minutes or so, mine actually took 10 minutes.

Remove the jumper pin and then reconnect the PSU lead and test if it will boot.

Ensure that the memory. graphics card etc etc is seated correctly and firmly. Also make sure the HSF plug is attached and that the fan spins up when the power button is pressed.

BTW....
remove the memory chips anfd graphics card, gave the contacts a quick wipe and re-inserted
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You probably are aware of anti-static and I would be careful wiping the contacts, usually, as the contatcs are inserted in the board, they should be clean even in the dustiest of environments compared to the graphics card / fan etc itself.
 
Thanks for the suggestion, no joy however.
It looks like a new mb. I want to minimise the hassle of getting the system up and running so I think that I will get the GA-EP35-DS3. I only intend to use 1 graphics card so I do not see the need for the GA-EP35-DS3P.
The "Ultra Durable 2" name seems a bit of a joke under the current circumstances.
 
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