P4M900-M7 Sudden power surge/trips

[sycogrim]

Hey pp

I just thought I would finally turn to you guys and girlz as im having this issue... My colleague brought his PC to me as I work with fixing hardware everyday... but this specific issue has got me in a box and I dunno what else can cause the issue...

It started off his Sata HD would not boot up so i decided to reset the bios and the motherboard settings and start all over again.... then I plugged the sata back in and all of a sudden the motherboard trips itself and shutsdown all of a sudden but after about 20-30seconds....

If anyone has an alternative solution pls let me know.... Im also trying to find the autoshutdown safety feature that works when there is a prob with the motherboard.

Thanks

 

[SharkBait]

So, if you remove the drive, is the pc working perfectly? Can you try a different sata drive?

 

[mcryan]

Have you tried using a different power supply?

 

[sycogrim]

So, if you remove the drive, is the pc working perfectly? Can you try a different sata drive?

I disconnected the Sata HD, DvDrom and all USB adapters...

Have you tried using a different power supply?

I did try another PSU but still its as though the CPU is overheating but its stone cold.... and the safety power trip only happens after as i said 20-30 seconds after you boot up....

 

[SharkBait]

pm me your work number?

 

[mcryan]

I dunno mate, sounds like a MB problem... if it still resets itself with everything but the RAM and processor unplugged, its normally time to send the stock in for replacement.

Might be worth testing a different CPU and diff RAM if you have available?

 

[sycogrim]

I dunno mate, sounds like a MB problem... if it still resets itself with everything but the RAM and processor unplugged, its normally time to send the stock in for replacement.

Might be worth testing a different CPU and diff RAM if you have available?

well thats the thing it should have been screaming at me when i pulled the ram out but didnt say anything to me

 

[mcryan]

Damn, I hate fixing hardware problems. Gives me such a headache. I prefer to stick to writing code

 

[SharkBait]

Fixing hardware is fun,when you have the tools and stock to test with...

 

[sycogrim]

Fixing hardware is fun,when you have the tools and stock to test with...

Thanks sharkie we worked it out its the MB short circuiting itself for some reason so we gonna swop it out.... I owe one

 

[SharkBait]

Cool, it is not shorting on the case plate you screw it to...

 

[sycogrim]

Cool, it is not shorting on the case plate you screw it to...

no no... i think its more along the lines of the resistors are actually messed up and too much power is flowing through and causing things to short out...

 

[SharkBait]

Leaking caps?

 

[sycogrim]

Leaking caps?

possibly but i would have to look quite close... ill check it out justnow

 

[SharkBait]

Leaking caps you can spot easily. Looks like a tin can coke that exploded at the top.

 

[sycogrim]

Leaking caps you can spot easily. Looks like a tin can coke that exploded at the top.

oh ok lol... ive never seen a leaking cap before but just thought it was a good theory but ill look for leaky stuffs

 

[SharkBait]

Old gigabyte p3 mobos loved to do it...

 

[sycogrim]

you see if it were ASUS or something like that i would know where to look but i dont know BIOSTAR and the quality by the looks of it is a little dodge lol...

 

[SharkBait]

This should give you an idea.

 

[sycogrim]

This should give you an idea.

oh ok yes i have seen that before.... its not a pleasant sight lol....