Rastalovich
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B4 I go ahead and get sticky wrist off an ABit KV7, hosting an AthlonFX, lets see if any1 recognizes this behaviour.
Out of the blue the pc will shut down, not from doing anything in particular, just randomly just turn off.
The shutdown is similar to a "Fail At" shutdown, in that to get it to immediately turn back on you need to press the front case on/off button several to a dozen times b4 the BIOS attempts a last-state turn on.
Of course the pc turns on and the bios is scrubbed. Leaving no alternative but to clear the cmos and readjust the bios setting b4 you boot into OS (Win XP Pro).
Pc can be fine from anything between 5 seconds and 24 hours and the cycle will repeat.
You don`t even need to do anything with the pc for it to do it, you can just be in the same room and hear all the fans turn off - O o
Rough Specs:
ABit Kv7
AthlonFX 2600+
5200FX
512m
2 drives 1x ATA 1xSATA
300w psu
Not a gaming pc, just plays DVDs/AVIs to the TV and the odd DVD burn/convert - nothing too strenuous, pretty lazy really.
I`m thinking BIOS alongside it`s CMOS power etc. Maybe even psu failiure, that`s as old as the Kv7 >.< I did however see the voltages fluctuating on the BIOS Health section when brought up. The 12v and 5v rail was dropping from something like 11.98 to 11.75, and similarly the 5v, and noticed the cpu fan rpms dropped and rose to suit. mm we`ll see.
Out of the blue the pc will shut down, not from doing anything in particular, just randomly just turn off.
The shutdown is similar to a "Fail At" shutdown, in that to get it to immediately turn back on you need to press the front case on/off button several to a dozen times b4 the BIOS attempts a last-state turn on.
Of course the pc turns on and the bios is scrubbed. Leaving no alternative but to clear the cmos and readjust the bios setting b4 you boot into OS (Win XP Pro).
Pc can be fine from anything between 5 seconds and 24 hours and the cycle will repeat.
You don`t even need to do anything with the pc for it to do it, you can just be in the same room and hear all the fans turn off - O o
Rough Specs:
ABit Kv7
AthlonFX 2600+
5200FX
512m
2 drives 1x ATA 1xSATA
300w psu
Not a gaming pc, just plays DVDs/AVIs to the TV and the odd DVD burn/convert - nothing too strenuous, pretty lazy really.
I`m thinking BIOS alongside it`s CMOS power etc. Maybe even psu failiure, that`s as old as the Kv7 >.< I did however see the voltages fluctuating on the BIOS Health section when brought up. The 12v and 5v rail was dropping from something like 11.98 to 11.75, and similarly the 5v, and noticed the cpu fan rpms dropped and rose to suit. mm we`ll see.