1st time start-up, 3 sec. bios

snalegion · 03-17-2006, 10:08 AM

1st time start-up, 3 sec. bios. writtendate:14march06
Ok on my first start ups after build, computer starts up, hold down "delete" button to get to bios, and 2-3 secs into bios computer shuts down. power unit is 3 months new, tested on old gamer. ram is 1 - 2 years old, came from old server. hard drives 4 days new, same as motherboard, and cpu. called ASUS tech's, and was told that they use a 3rd party heat sink, bla bla bla. dont know the difference unless the bios by default is set-up that anything less than "god mode" is below them. could it be the stock cpu fan in to slow by the bios standards? Ive taken the processor off as well and it powered up just fine. of course no bios without a chip. Thanks for any help
ASUS A8N32-SLI DELUXE
AMD 4000 CPU, STOCK HEATSINK
2X WD 250GIG 16M SATA 3GIG
EVGA 7800GTX 256 SLI
CORSAIR XMS 2X 512 = 1GIG
ANTEC 500W SLI PSU

Ritespeed · 03-17-2006, 02:59 PM

I had a similar problem with my ASUS mobo because I had changed a setting in the bios and the system kept crashing. The ASUS bios recovery would not reset so I had to clear cmos manually, I was so Pi$$ed I thought I would have to rebuild the whole system. Take the battery out of the motherboard and wait 5 minutes then clear the cmos by moving the jumper to the other setting then put the jumper battery back in. I had to try this 5 different ways until the cmos finally cleared. good Luck!
You can download the manual for your mobo at ASUS.com

**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.

03-17-2006, 10:08 AM	#1 (permalink)
snalegion Registered User Join Date: Mar 2006 Posts: 1 OS: xp	1st time start-up, 3 sec. bios 1st time start-up, 3 sec. bios. writtendate:14march06 Ok on my first start ups after build, computer starts up, hold down "delete" button to get to bios, and 2-3 secs into bios computer shuts down. power unit is 3 months new, tested on old gamer. ram is 1 - 2 years old, came from old server. hard drives 4 days new, same as motherboard, and cpu. called ASUS tech's, and was told that they use a 3rd party heat sink, bla bla bla. dont know the difference unless the bios by default is set-up that anything less than "god mode" is below them. could it be the stock cpu fan in to slow by the bios standards? Ive taken the processor off as well and it powered up just fine. of course no bios without a chip. Thanks for any help ASUS A8N32-SLI DELUXE AMD 4000 CPU, STOCK HEATSINK 2X WD 250GIG 16M SATA 3GIG EVGA 7800GTX 256 SLI CORSAIR XMS 2X 512 = 1GIG ANTEC 500W SLI PSU

03-17-2006, 02:59 PM	#2 (permalink)
Ritespeed Registered User Join Date: May 2005 Location: Orlando FL Posts: 115 OS: Windows 7 Ultimate 64, Vista Ultimate 64, have runned all xp versions and a few linux distros	I had a similar problem with my ASUS mobo because I had changed a setting in the bios and the system kept crashing. The ASUS bios recovery would not reset so I had to clear cmos manually, I was so Pi$$ed I thought I would have to rebuild the whole system. Take the battery out of the motherboard and wait 5 minutes then clear the cmos by moving the jumper to the other setting then put the jumper battery back in. I had to try this 5 different ways until the cmos finally cleared. good Luck! You can download the manual for your mobo at ASUS.com Last edited by Ritespeed; 03-17-2006 at 03:02 PM.

03-17-2006, 03:42 PM	#3 (permalink)
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