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**Rashiki** · 03-17-2006, 03:42 PM

So you're sure the heatsink and fan are properly seated and blowing down? Sounds like its going into thermal protect mode. Try reseating everything, and using 1 stick of RAM. Only the bare minimum, and if it works, go ahead and add hardware one at a time so if you have an issue, you know what caused it.

Resetting the CMOS isn't a bad idea either. Leave the battery out for 20 minutes or so, and use the jumper to reset and start anew.

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Rashiki Mentor Hardware Team Join Date: Sep 2005 Posts: 878 OS: Win XP Pro SP2	So you're sure the heatsink and fan are properly seated and blowing down? Sounds like its going into thermal protect mode. Try reseating everything, and using 1 stick of RAM. Only the bare minimum, and if it works, go ahead and add hardware one at a time so if you have an issue, you know what caused it. Resetting the CMOS isn't a bad idea either. Leave the battery out for 20 minutes or so, and use the jumper to reset and start anew. __________________ ASUS P5WD2 Premium v0709 \| Intel Prescott 3.2ghz \| 2gb Corsair XMS DDR2-800 PC2-6400 \| Sparkle Power 550w PSU \| ATI All-In-Wonder X600 Pro \| Sound Blaster Audigy 4 \| CoolerMaster Aluminum Case \| WD Raptor 76gb 10K RPM SATA HDD \|ASUS CD/DVD RW Combo Drive \| Mitsumi 7-in-1 Floppy Combo Drive \| Coolermaster Copper Heatsink