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System lockups, out of ideas

I did finally get windows reinstalled, by the way, and with only windows and the basic device drivers installed (no extra software, no 'tweaks'), did more testing. I tried golfer39's suggestions. It wouldn't run for more that a few minutes with the chipset voltage at 1.8 - it forced reboots...
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- Post #6
- Mar 13, 2004
- Forum: Computer Building
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System lockups, out of ideas

Minor update: This morning I decided to give reinstalling Windows one more try. I have installed it twice now this morning (and am working on attempt #3) - both times the install itself was corrupted. After a full format each time, Windows refused to load the first time, and would only...
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- Post #2
- Mar 13, 2004
- Forum: Computer Building
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System lockups, out of ideas

About a week and a half ago, I decided it was time for my semi-annual reformat. I have done this dozens of times without incident, but this time, something went sour. Whenever I game, I get hard lockups. Sometimes twenty minutes in, sometimes before the intro movie finishes (and I have had...
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- Mar 13, 2004
- Replies: 12
- Forum: Computer Building
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Epox 8RDA3+ lockup issues - advice needed

Ok, lemme poke around... 1. I will check this. 2. I will check this, too. This is the VDimm setting, correct? 3. The heatsink is on correctly - I double and triple checked it. 4. Hmm... Good point about the NIC - I have no idea why I bothered to install it. Habit, I suppose, as my last...
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- Post #9
- Jul 4, 2003
- Forum: Computer Building
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Epox 8RDA3+ lockup issues - advice needed

I am using the OEM heatsink/fan. I know it isn't the best of heatsinks, though I did mount it with Arctic Silver instead of the thermal pad (and I have mounted a few heatsinks in the past, enough not to do it too poorly ;)). I have been running the diagnostics manager in the background with a...
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- Post #7
- Jul 4, 2003
- Forum: Computer Building
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Epox 8RDA3+ lockup issues - advice needed

My BIOS were updated with the latest from Epox, 06/19/2003. With the Optimized Defaults, it is set to 166Mhz/x13, and that is when it locks up - only when I go with the same settings but drop the FSB to 133 does it run for more than fifteen minutes. I did install SP1 before the 2.03 drivers...
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- Post #4
- Jul 4, 2003
- Forum: Computer Building
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Epox 8RDA3+ lockup issues - advice needed

Ok, I finished my upgrade last night, and have been having constant lockup headaches ever since. The new system: ~Epox 8RDA3+ motherboard ~AthlonXP 2700+ ~3x256MB Crucial PC3200 DDR RAM Plus ~Enermax 350W Power supply ~Turtle Beach Santa Cruz soundcard ~ATI Radeon 9700 Pro ~3Com net card...
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- Jul 3, 2003
- Replies: 9
- Forum: Computer Building

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System lockups, out of ideas

System lockups, out of ideas

System lockups, out of ideas

Epox 8RDA3+ lockup issues - advice needed

Epox 8RDA3+ lockup issues - advice needed

Epox 8RDA3+ lockup issues - advice needed

Epox 8RDA3+ lockup issues - advice needed