01-09-2011, 02:33 PM
(01-08-2011, 01:55 AM)Infinity Wrote: First of all, make sure the cable from your tower to your monitor is secure, that won't be the problem, but you'll want to make sure that it isn't an issue if you solve the problem.
Is your power supply good enough to supply power to your machine? During the bootup your computer does a lot of memory tests which are very CPU intensive, so if you have a good power supply it would probably give you more reliable startups.
I'm reading that memory timing issues, and video card communication problems are sometimes the cause for this error. How many RAM cards do you have set in your computer? you could reduce the timings to cope with the extra loading.
Sometimes it is the settings too, you should check whether or not the setup was properly configured for your chipset. I've never had this report before, but I know that setup issues will cause problems. I'm familiar with all the BIOS settings since i've had issues with it a few times as well.
cables are all tight and double checked the other night.
the Antec psu is a 620W psu. I swapped in a brand new 600W psu just to see if that was the source of the problem, but I can confirm that it's definitely not a psu issue as the problem still exists several days after swapping them out. I even replaced the psu power cable thinking there might be an issue there but it wasn't the problem either.
I haven't changed any settings in the BIOS ever. the system was stable for almost 4 years up until recently.
so I'm going to run some RAM tests tonight and see if that returns any errors. if it doesn't, I'm basically left with it either being a video card issue or an actual motherboard problem.