Le_Murphant Posted December 14, 2007 CID Share Posted December 14, 2007 I like messing with stuff. Sometimes, it's not a good idea. I was looking at how much I could overclock my E6600. I was able to boot at 3100 Mhz with a P5N-E sli mobo and Zalman cpu cooler. Then, I wanted to check the temperature of the southbridge so I opened the case and lightly touched it to see if it needed heatsink. Then, windows froze and I havent been able to POST since. I've tried erasing the cmos but to no avail. Is my mobo fried? How could lightly touching the surface of the southbridge have done so? It wasent even that hot... Still, I'l know next time. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
coknuck Posted December 14, 2007 CID Share Posted December 14, 2007 Its called static electricity. IT will knock out your board and other stuff. Thats why they make static straps. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
justinlay Posted December 14, 2007 CID Share Posted December 14, 2007 Motherboards worst enemy static electricity. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Le_Murphant Posted December 15, 2007 Author CID Share Posted December 15, 2007 I did ground myself beforehand, but maybe it wasent enough and still got zapped... I assume that a SB can't really be replaced can it? Do you think that I can try to RMA it with a certain fee? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tommie gorman Posted December 15, 2007 CID Share Posted December 15, 2007 So it sounds almost like I am lucky few. If one is replacing ram should he also have straps on? I do unplug the comp. But this makes it sound like I've been lucky. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
coknuck Posted December 15, 2007 CID Share Posted December 15, 2007 So it sounds almost like I am lucky few. If one is replacing ram should he also have straps on? I do unplug the comp. But this makes it sound like I've been lucky. With the power off and you ground yourself to the PSU it will be alright. w3hen I say ground I mean touch one of the screws to the PSU case. That way it will carry the static down the ground leg of the plug. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tommie gorman Posted December 15, 2007 CID Share Posted December 15, 2007 Yep. I always do that. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Le_Murphant Posted December 15, 2007 Author CID Share Posted December 15, 2007 I do it periodically to but I guess I didn't do it often enough this time. or maybe it's the fact that the computer was running. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Le_Murphant Posted December 16, 2007 Author CID Share Posted December 16, 2007 So if I change my mobo for a different one, will I still be able to boot windows from my original hard drive? Or will I have to retrieve the files through a new install and using my old hard drive as an external hard drive? Or are none of these possible? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
justinlay Posted December 16, 2007 CID Share Posted December 16, 2007 you can use your current hard drive, of course you would need to uninstall your old software, and drivers, and install your new drivers. But be prepared to reactivate windows Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Le_Murphant Posted December 16, 2007 Author CID Share Posted December 16, 2007 Okay, thanks, I'l probably backup the documents I want and wipe the whole thing then reinstall it with Sata 0. The important thing is that I can access my documents now, not everything is backed up. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Le_Murphant Posted January 12, 2008 Author CID Share Posted January 12, 2008 So I RMAed the board and received it today. Asus actually didnt charge me anything and gave me a brand new board (yay them). I assembled everything back together to find out... no POST, again! So now I'm in the dark. I think I took every possible precaution while assembling everything, the mobo was on an antistatic bag, was wearing an antistatic shirt and I grounded myself every 2 minutes. But still, there is the same problem, the fans go on but nothing, no beep, no HD activity, that's it. Is there anything I can do to try to find out where the problem is? Could it be with the cpu? The ram? A bad connection? I tried clearing the cmos and replugging everything, to no avail. Any suggestions on this before I go mad? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Buntz Posted January 12, 2008 CID Share Posted January 12, 2008 You can test the memory with Memtest 86. Just download it & burn it to a CD. Then start up the computer and go into the BIOS. Set the BIOS to boot using the CD. Start the test and let it run. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Le_Murphant Posted January 12, 2008 Author CID Share Posted January 12, 2008 When there is no POST, there is no bios, there is nothing that pops up on the screen, no noise other than the fans, so memtest is not an option. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
coknuck Posted January 12, 2008 CID Share Posted January 12, 2008 Did your memory snap in and lock its self in place? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Buntz Posted January 12, 2008 CID Share Posted January 12, 2008 Sorry I thought you had the BIOS booting up.. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Le_Murphant Posted January 12, 2008 Author CID Share Posted January 12, 2008 I might be repeating myself (acually, i am) but I do not understand computers. I read coknuck's comment, checked my ram (it was fine), thought i could try with a vga output instead of dvi, turned my monitor around (it was displaying "media disconnected" at that point, I see that my monitor's power cord isn't entirely fitted in but power is still being transmitted because the display is lit, I plug it in completely, check that the vga is plugged into the monitor (dvi is still plugged into the computer, that is running), return the monitor and TA DA! It's running. Now it can't be power output since there was already a message on the screen and I didn't touch the dvi plug, so I really don't know what the problem was. Most important thing is: it's fixed, and partially thanks to you guys. So yeah, thank you! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
coknuck Posted January 12, 2008 CID Share Posted January 12, 2008 Glad to hear you got it figured out! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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