What is my motherboard!

LeeHamo

LeeHamo

LeeHamo

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I need the maker of my board so I can identify it in speedfan and find out which temp is temp 1 so i can hopefully stop this damn system overheating.

Cheers.

Specs below:

Award Modular bios v6.0pg
W6378MS V1.5 081601 14:51:57 (TIME COMPUTER SYSTEMS)
08/16/2001-8361-686B-6A6LMM4SC-00

I hope this is enough info for you.

Lee.

P.S.

I also just put some new thermal paste on cpu and cleaned the dust out of heatsink to try and stop it overheating and on the first boot after doing this it overheated and shut down quicker than it used to.

Any ideas?

Lee.
 
Whats your case airflow like? If it shuts down quicker now are you sure you seated the heatsink correctly and did'nt put too much TIM material on it?
 
Ok,

I think the airflow is fine. Too much Paste?
I got told today at work by someone that I should take it off and redo it with a bit more paste.

Let me know someone what I should do, conflicting suggestions are a nightmare.

Can there be too much paste?

I just put a layer on so it covered the chip.
 
turned pc on for first time today and loaded speedfan straight away, temp 1 was at 32 degrees within 10 mins its up to 51c

If i leave it on pc will restart so im shutting it down.

Someone please help me.
 
even if my heatsink is symmetrically exactly the same could it make a difference if i have put it back on facing the oposite way (180 degrees)?

Cheers lads.
 
oh poo (pardon my french)

Got told to check bios for temperatures and in there it shows this:

current system temp: 49c/120f and climbing.
Current CPU temp: 33c/91f stable for the 5 mins i looked at it for.

Does this mean that after all it isnt my cpu overheating?

Why would the pc restart itself though?

Help... please.. what can i do now..

Lee.
 
dpending on what heatsink you have it may make a difference as it may not cover the cpu fully.

also looks like your case temp is high. How many fans do you have?

do you have a fan pulling air in and 1 pushing air out?
 
That case temps too high. I don't know about yours but my motherboard will shut the pc down if the sys temp gets to high. Luckily on mine it never exceeds 28 degrees (water cooled and bloody freezing up here).

Like i said before, what is your case airflow like. You need a front intake fan and a rear exhaust for optimum airflow. If you can fit 120mm fans then i would do so.

Yes you can put too much paste on. As already stated you need a very thin coating. Place some on the cpu and spread it thinly and evenly with a credit card or similar. Others say to place a grain of rice sized dollop in the centre and let the heatsink spread it when it clamps down.
 
Right ive took the side off, hows that for intake! Just to see if it helps the temperatures on speedfan.

Um my PSU makes funny noises when I boot up, thought i better mention it, ive been dismissing it because my PC still has power. After a while the noise coming from the psu seems to get slower and then it stops, it does almost sound like something that is spinning has stopped, but the fan in psu is still going.

Possible problem causer?

with the side off PC temp 1 on speedfan still goes up quite quick, been on for 5 mins now and its up to 42 c.

on speedfan there is:

  • Temp 1: now at 43c
  • Temp 2 30c goes up and down between 29 and 30
  • Temp 3 29c
  • HD0 : 27c

Temp 1 has matching characteristics to the bios temps, the temp on the bios that would climb to 55c and shut the pc down was system temp.

Temp 2 might be CPU.

Do you still think temp 1 might be partly connected to 1 in that if i reset heatsink it could affect both temps?
 
The noise from the psu may be the fan spinning up to full speed when starting up and then settling down to a slower speed when everythings running. What make is the psu? It's not a Hiper is it?

Temp 1 may be the voltage modules (PWM) on the motherboard. Mine shows this as well but actually tells me what it is.

Temp 2 would seem to be the cpu.

Temp 3 i would say is system temp.

Taking the side panel off is actually not a good idea long term. You need the "wind tunnel" effect from air coming in at the front and exhausting out the back for optimum cooling. You still have'nt told us if you have front and rear fans.
 
OH NOOO.

Heuston we have a problem.

Took it all apart again, noticed that yes the heatsink was on the wrong way round, re done it put it all back together and now it wont work at all.

Powers up but doesnt load anything and the screen says no signal.

AAAAAAAArrgghh

Please advise, youve all been a great help so far.
 
LeeHamo said:
OH NOOO.

Heuston we have a problem.

Took it all apart again, noticed that yes the heatsink was on the wrong way round, re done it put it all back together and now it wont work at all.

Powers up but doesnt load anything and the screen says no signal.

AAAAAAAArrgghh

Please advise, youve all been a great help so far.
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OK Panic over, took cpu off stuck a blob of paste in middle put it back together and hey presto...

LOL

Probably not the most orthodox way of using paste but it works dammit.

I will update this thread when the paste beds in and i get some temps coming thru.

Cross your fingers and hope my temp drops this time.

Lee.

P.S thanks a very whole lot for yor help.
 
LeeHamo said:
OH NOOO.

Heuston we have a problem.

Took it all apart again, noticed that yes the heatsink was on the wrong way round, re done it put it all back together and now it wont work at all.

Powers up but doesnt load anything and the screen says no signal.

AAAAAAAArrgghh

Please advise, youve all been a great help so far.
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Retrace your steps.

1 - remove the heatsink from CPU and clean all the thermal paste from both the CPU and the heatsink itself. Use some cleaning solvent to get rid of all traces of the old stuff (nail polish remover works well if you dont have the real stuff).
2 - apply a small amount of thermal paste to the heatsink, and spread it out using a flat piece of plastic, eg old credit card/ruler etc.
3 - Insert your cpu into your mobo first, and secure it properly (is it Intel 775 or a pin based one like Intel socket 478/AMD 64/ x2 etc ?
4 - line up the heat sink, try to get as close as you can without touching. Aling all the holes / pins whatever, and the gently lower the heatsink onto the chip. Once it makes contact try your best not to move it.
5 - connect all the securing bits.
6 - connect the fan.
7 - If you think the case is still too hot, a good temp solution is to take a desk fan and use it to run air over the entire board (case side off, angle fan from front to back).
8 - check all case fans are running. If you dont have case fans, get some. Seriously. 120mm are best if you can fit them (space wise) as they move the most air for the least RPM, and are therefor quieter.

When you remove your CPU, check all the pins are straight (if it has). If you find a bent pin, you can straighten it, but do it ever so gently and slowly.

Make sure all perpherals are disconnected including hard disk / floppy / cdrom etc - first thing you want to do is get the board running. For this you need power, (make sure you connect the ATX small 4 block connector if your board and power supply have them). Install the gfx card, memory and then power it up. You can leave all the front USB and audio etc disconnected until you are happy the board/cpu/gfx are ok.

If it POSTs, then the next step would be to get the hard disk connected. Connect 1 thing at a time until you find what is causing the issue.

Good Luck!
 
LeeHamo said:
OK Panic over, took cpu off stuck a blob of paste in middle put it back together and hey presto...

LOL

Probably not the most orthodox way of using paste but it works dammit.

I will update this thread when the paste beds in and i get some temps coming thru.

Cross your fingers and hope my temp drops this time.

Lee.

P.S thanks a very whole lot for yor help.
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Best of luck!
 
pastymuncher said:
The noise from the psu may be the fan spinning up to full speed when starting up and then settling down to a slower speed when everythings running. What make is the psu? It's not a Hiper is it?

Temp 1 may be the voltage modules (PWM) on the motherboard. Mine shows this as well but actually tells me what it is.

Temp 2 would seem to be the cpu.

Temp 3 i would say is system temp.

Taking the side panel off is actually not a good idea long term. You need the "wind tunnel" effect from air coming in at the front and exhausting out the back for optimum cooling. You still have'nt told us if you have front and rear fans.
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Ok the case doesnt allow a front and rear fan, it has one 80mm at the back and thats it, apart from psu fan. Inside it has one 60mm on the heatsink.

the PSU is a cheapo thing I got for a tenner. The PC is old, i aint spending good money on it, its just a mess about with comp anyway.

Sorry I didnt answer your questions before.

Lee.
 
Ok after 20 mins and one stress on the cpu by running a full system scan with avg, the temp is idling at 46c.

This is an improvement, so changing the paste and cleaning the heatsink of dust has improved things.

Lets just hope its enough to keep this PC from shutting off while im working.

Lee.

P.S. are Exhaust fans any good, cause theyre only 2.99 on ebay and with me only having one case fan maybe its a good idea? what do you think?

Any other suggestions for reducing temp 1 a bit more or is 46c decent?

Lee.
 
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