hes4l

I have a new built but it keeps restarting itselft non stop. When it does stay on it takes 3 hours to go through the first screen of setp up of win xp. It also has one beep and then many continious beeps. I have 400w power supply, is this enough. please help me.


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wrench97

Can't tell if it's your only problem but your power supply needs to be up here> http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...82E16817139004

You do not need 650w on your current setup but I included it because of the price difference only.

Tyree

1.Right-click My Computer, and then click Properties.
2.Click the Advanced tab.
3.Under Startup and Recovery, click Settings to open the Startup and Recovery dialog box.
4.Clear the Automatically restart check box, and click OK the necessary number of times.
5.Restart your computer for the settings to take effect
Doing this will/should stop the restarts and give you a Blue Screen with error codes.
Post the error codes.

hes4l

thanks Wrench i have ordered 650w so when it arrives we will see what happens. also if you think there could be other problems please let me know.

thanks Tyree right now the comp keeps rebooting itself and i cannot get xp to load at all but if you have any other suggestions please let me know.

Tyree

1) Remove EVERYTHING from the case
2) Set the motherboard on a non conductive surface. The motherboard box is perfect for this. DO NOT PLACE THE MOTHERBOARD ON THE STATIC BAG! It can actually conduct electricity! We are going to try and assemble a running system outside of the case.
3) Install the CPU and heat sink.
4) Install 1 stick of RAM.
5) Install the video card and attach the power supply connection(s) to the card if your card needs it.
6) Connect the monitor to the video card.
7) Connect the power supply to the motherboard with both the 24pin main ATX Power connection and the separate 4 or 8 pin power connection.
8) Connect power to the power supply.
9) Do NOT connect ANYTHING else. Make sure you have the power connector on the CPU fan connected.
10) Use a small screwdriver to momentarily short the power switch connector on the motherboard. Consult your motherboard manual to find which two pins connect to your case's power switch. Then touch both pins with a screwdriver to complete the circuit and boot the system.

quez26

You should also be able to disable the automatic restart through the advanced startup options by hitting F8 prior to Windows booting. It is one of the options towards the bottom.

hes4l

I have replaced my power supply with 650w. but when i start my system it gives continious short beeps then stops for a second and then starts again and stops. Please help me as I have no idea what could be wrong with the build.

speedster123

check your ram and reseat the sticks
maybe it was dislodged during the supply installation

hes4l

I checked the ram, reseat it, still continue to get short beeps that continue and stop for a second and then restarts. also the cpu fan shuts off then power supply and the system fan shuts off and retarts again and again.

now after 10 beeps the cpu fan shuts down and then the sys and power supp fan shut down and restarts. Then there are continious short beeps then stops for a second and then restarts again and again. I did search and it said cmos shutdown I don't know what that means.

dai

cmos reset
turn the computer off
remove the power lead from the back
take the side off
remove the cmos battery
move the cmos jumper from pins 1 and 2 to pin 2 and 3 and the back to pins 1 and 2
reinsert the battery
put the side on
replug in the power lead
boot the computer

there can be 2 solder points you touch with a screwdriver
2 pins you touch with a screwdriver or use a jumper
a cmos clear switch or button
there will be a diagram and instructions in your manual

wrench97

Is an alternating Hi/Low or a steady continuous beeps?

Do you have the board out of the case on the bench?

hes4l

the board is locked in the case. there are short but continuous beeps that happend with a second of break in between but the beeps continue.

dai
I am trying to follow the manual but am having hard time following it so if there are other instructions on how to clear the cmos and how to do the short and in what order please let me know.

thanks

wrench97

What do you mean locked in the case?

hes4l

i have put it in the computer case.

wrench97

If the CPU heat sink is tight to the CPU, Pull the board out and do the bench test to make sure it is not shorted to the case.> How to Bench Test Your System

hes4l

I see one problem, the first time i installed the mobo i laid it flat on the computer case, so I don't know if i have shorted the mobo, how do i know if the mobo is shorted?

wrench97

Pull it out of the case and set it up per the bench test do not skip any steps and follow the instructions exactly.

hes4l

I finally managed to get xp installed and it took 3 hours. I was able to install xp with one stick of 2gb on slot 2 and nothing in slot 1, with quick install, then I put the other 2gb stick in slot 3 leaving slot 1 empty, and it took 3 hours. But now I am getting the BSOD and the message IRQL_NOT_LESS_OR_EQUAL and Bad_Pool_caller message. I did goog and found that most people had trouble with either ram or cpu heat. Please give me some feedback on what you think the problem could be.

wrench97

What does the Bios report the cpu temp to be on the PC health page?

dai

you need to look in your manual for which slots the ram goes in
for matching ram it usually goes in slots 1 and 3 for different ram it is usually slots 1 and 2
it's best to buy matching pairs