Computer freeze & temporary refuses to boot up when reset.

HunterICX · 06-03-11, 04:44 PM

Don't you just love it?

So playing a game suddently at random my PC freezes completly... (still image and the sound is humming constantly) but no BSOD appears...

time to press the reset button......computer restarts...no Beep and no signal on the monitor.

press Reset again....no dice
press Reset again....computer powers down....and after 3 or so second it boots up but no beep and no screen.

leaving the PC turned off (without any power) for a short while and then boot up...it starts to work again...just to freeze again at any attempt of playing a game for a bit.

back to the shop with this one. lucky the mobo, videocard, memory sticks and CPU are less then a year old so if it's any of them it's waranty time.

but still it pisses me off

HunterICX

HunterICX · 06-08-11, 12:21 PM

Shop called and my PC is ready for pickup....seemed it was a heating issue from what I could recall as I was busy at work when he called it had to do with my chipset overheating due the fan/heatsink had came lose a bit, so it has been put back into place and the whole case and components have been cleaned

HunterICX

Arclight · 06-08-11, 12:31 PM

... you're kidding, right? Needed a shop to figure that one out?

Good that you're back in business.

HunterICX · 06-08-11, 12:40 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Arclight

... you're kidding, right? Needed a shop to figure that one out?

Well...I don't have the luxury of having as much free time as you do during the day

so yah...don't really had/have the time to investigate further, patience nor the materials needed to solve it myself. I suspected as much but just didn't want to bother myself further with it...especially not on a friday night after a hard day work enjoying a beer in front of a black screen as the PC turned itself off and refused to boot up again

Quote:

Good that you're back in business.

Well...we'll see that when I put my PC to the test

HunterICX

Oberon · 06-08-11, 12:54 PM

Now you just need to sort out the Spanish electricity companies.

My suggestion, go and wave a cucumber at them in a threatening manner.

Arclight · 06-08-11, 12:59 PM

Pff, just build your own plant. No more worries.

Reece · 06-03-11, 06:03 PM

Agree, if not a fan problem then I would say a part is dying, the problem is finding it, most likely motherboard or video card, try with an old card, also if your system is overclocked try running stock!

HunterICX · 06-03-11, 06:13 PM

well I just stressed my PC twice with Shogun 2 Total war running DX11 with a high number of units and played another game a bit and nothing happens

the issue happend twice when running AvP (alien vs predator 2010) in DX11 mode...giving it like 5 - 10 minutes play time before my PC would lock (though once it did just after closing it and tried to talk through teamspeak and it immediatly locked up my PC and giving me that boot up issue after reset)

strange...
the temps I could monitor where the GPU and CPU
GPU would on heavy load be around 70 - 72ºC
CPU on 100% load 60-67ºC
and when placing my hand on the PSU casing doesn't feel hot to me....

HunterICX

HunterICX · 06-03-11, 06:34 PM

Right...scrap that

was just in the menu of Left 4 Dead 2 when my PC suddently decided to power off and couple of seconds power on again completely by itself.....

EDIT: even better...when the PC was back on and just tried to launch L4D2 it did it again....wtf is going on!!

HunterICX

HunterICX · 06-03-11, 06:59 PM

Right another theory....

we have a problem in the house hold with the electricity lately.
sometimes at a random time during the day/night the voltage drops down to 130V according to the UPS monitor(normally our house should be 220-230V) lights start to flicker and devices turn off or go nuts like their stanby lights go become discolights or make klicking noises

well I have a UPS that will kick in the battery when the power drops too low...but it doesn't when measuring 210v could this cause my PC to hang up or turn off at any random moment because it just can't juice my components enough?

HunterICX

HunterICX · 06-03-11, 07:28 PM

I think the term is ''Brownout''
I'll wait till the issue of our electricity is resolved before I suspect the PC is going nuts on me.

as said I do have a UPS which kicks in when the voltage drops too low so my PC doesnt shutff off unless the battery is drained, but it does nothing when there's a slight drop like 210ish which I think is already too low when running a PC which needs to be juiced to run stuff.

also can Brown Outs damage components? even if there's a UPS between it.

HunterICX

06-03-11, 04:44 PM	#1
HunterICX Rear Admiral Join Date: May 2006 Location: Malaga, España Posts: 10,750 Downloads: 8 Uploads: 0	Computer freeze & temporary refuses to boot up when reset. Don't you just love it? So playing a game suddently at random my PC freezes completly... (still image and the sound is humming constantly) but no BSOD appears... time to press the reset button......computer restarts...no Beep and no signal on the monitor. press Reset again....no dice press Reset again....computer powers down....and after 3 or so second it boots up but no beep and no screen. leaving the PC turned off (without any power) for a short while and then boot up...it starts to work again...just to freeze again at any attempt of playing a game for a bit. back to the shop with this one. lucky the mobo, videocard, memory sticks and CPU are less then a year old so if it's any of them it's waranty time. but still it pisses me off HunterICX __________________

06-08-11, 12:21 PM	#2
HunterICX Rear Admiral Join Date: May 2006 Location: Malaga, España Posts: 10,750 Downloads: 8 Uploads: 0	Shop called and my PC is ready for pickup....seemed it was a heating issue from what I could recall as I was busy at work when he called it had to do with my chipset overheating due the fan/heatsink had came lose a bit, so it has been put back into place and the whole case and components have been cleaned HunterICX __________________

06-08-11, 12:31 PM	#3
Arclight Navy Seal Join Date: Jun 2008 Location: Land of windmills, tulips, wooden shoes and cheese. Lots of cheese. Posts: 8,467 Downloads: 53 Uploads: 10	... you're kidding, right? Needed a shop to figure that one out? Good that you're back in business. __________________ Contritium praecedit superbia.

06-08-11, 12:59 PM	#6
Arclight Navy Seal Join Date: Jun 2008 Location: Land of windmills, tulips, wooden shoes and cheese. Lots of cheese. Posts: 8,467 Downloads: 53 Uploads: 10	Pff, just build your own plant. No more worries. __________________ Contritium praecedit superbia.

06-03-11, 06:03 PM	#7
Reece CINC Pacific Fleet Join Date: Sep 2003 Location: Down Under Posts: 33,519 Downloads: 171 Uploads: 0	Agree, if not a fan problem then I would say a part is dying, the problem is finding it, most likely motherboard or video card, try with an old card, also if your system is overclocked try running stock! __________________ *Sub captains go down with their ship!*

06-08-11, 12:54 PM	#5
Oberon Lucky Jack Join Date: Jul 2002 Posts: 25,976 Downloads: 61 Uploads: 20	Now you just need to sort out the Spanish electricity companies. My suggestion, go and wave a cucumber at them in a threatening manner.

06-03-11, 06:13 PM	#8
HunterICX Rear Admiral Join Date: May 2006 Location: Malaga, España Posts: 10,750 Downloads: 8 Uploads: 0	well I just stressed my PC twice with Shogun 2 Total war running DX11 with a high number of units and played another game a bit and nothing happens the issue happend twice when running AvP (alien vs predator 2010) in DX11 mode...giving it like 5 - 10 minutes play time before my PC would lock (though once it did just after closing it and tried to talk through teamspeak and it immediatly locked up my PC and giving me that boot up issue after reset) strange... the temps I could monitor where the GPU and CPU GPU would on heavy load be around 70 - 72ºC CPU on 100% load 60-67ºC and when placing my hand on the PSU casing doesn't feel hot to me.... HunterICX __________________ Last edited by HunterICX; 06-03-11 at 07:43 PM.

06-03-11, 06:34 PM	#9
HunterICX Rear Admiral Join Date: May 2006 Location: Malaga, España Posts: 10,750 Downloads: 8 Uploads: 0	Right...scrap that was just in the menu of Left 4 Dead 2 when my PC suddently decided to power off and couple of seconds power on again completely by itself..... EDIT: even better...when the PC was back on and just tried to launch L4D2 it did it again....wtf is going on!! HunterICX __________________ Last edited by HunterICX; 06-03-11 at 07:42 PM.

06-03-11, 06:59 PM	#10
HunterICX Rear Admiral Join Date: May 2006 Location: Malaga, España Posts: 10,750 Downloads: 8 Uploads: 0	Right another theory.... we have a problem in the house hold with the electricity lately. sometimes at a random time during the day/night the voltage drops down to 130V according to the UPS monitor(normally our house should be 220-230V) lights start to flicker and devices turn off or go nuts like their stanby lights go become discolights or make klicking noises well I have a UPS that will kick in the battery when the power drops too low...but it doesn't when measuring 210v could this cause my PC to hang up or turn off at any random moment because it just can't juice my components enough? HunterICX __________________ Last edited by HunterICX; 06-03-11 at 07:37 PM.

06-03-11, 07:28 PM	#11
HunterICX Rear Admiral Join Date: May 2006 Location: Malaga, España Posts: 10,750 Downloads: 8 Uploads: 0	I think the term is ''Brownout'' I'll wait till the issue of our electricity is resolved before I suspect the PC is going nuts on me. as said I do have a UPS which kicks in when the voltage drops too low so my PC doesnt shutff off unless the battery is drained, but it does nothing when there's a slight drop like 210ish which I think is already too low when running a PC which needs to be juiced to run stuff. also can Brown Outs damage components? even if there's a UPS between it. HunterICX __________________ Last edited by HunterICX; 06-03-11 at 07:38 PM.