Help me pleasssssee....

[hybrid]

Just got this kit...

I've built it all up and now i've come to turn it on and it's sort of double booting, but not.

I've managed to get it to POST twice then all the fans stop. The CPU, GPU and case fan all stop together. The green light on the motherboard goes out too but the red light remains lit.

Sometimes i get the one BIOS beep which means it's fine... other times i get nothing then it reboots.

Can anyone shine some light on this problem please??

Any help would be FANTASTIC!!

 

[hybrid]

Think i've found the problem... the CPU is overheating.

Is there a decent guide on how to install the stock cooler properly?

 

[Garyj881]

You don't need a guide, try this...

Firstly clean off and re-apply new paste if needed. This time around screw the plastic feet in in this order

1) top left
2) bottom right
3) bottom left
4) top right

Personally i would have bought a better cooler but im sure you will realise that very soon.

 

[hybrid]

Ok, i've managed to get it all securely fitted.

Now i've got an even bigger problem...

My machine freezes, even in the bios!! It jams solidly and i can't do a thing!! The only way to turn it off is to actually hold the power button in.

So far it's frozen saying...

Verifying DMI Pool.....................

another

Building DMI Pool...............

and in the POST when i pressed tab i got the message 'CPU is unworkable or has been changed- soft menu'

Please if someone could help it would be great.

Does that mean this CPU is wrecked or is it my mobo?

 

[Garyj881]

The first thing i would try is resetting the bios by taking the battery out for a few minute and then if you can get in bios make sure fsb speeds, memory speeds and all voltages are correct.
I've looked every where and it all comes dwon to incorrect bios settings.

If that doesnt work you could try one stick of ram.

 

[Garyj881]

Just found this, may help.

http://forum.abit-usa.com/showthread.php?t=97333

 

[hybrid]

Hi Gary, thanks for your help. I managed to reset the board using the clear jumper setting and managed to get windows installed. I've still got a few bugs to iron out like that CPU error in the BIOS but i can get around that by pressing F1 for the time being.

I'm just hoping that this is going to be a little more stable in the future.

But thanks very much for your time Gary.