Old pc keeps dying

[bogdan_mihai58]

So, let me tell you about my problem....I tried changing processor's speed from 1200Mhz to 1600Mhz(because 1600 was the original setting, but bios battery died so it had gone to 1200....After i did that i clicked save...and the pc monitor won't display anything, the hdd led will remain on...also, the fans spin...I got it running by leaving it to cool down and reseating bios battery(loading defaults)
I managed to make the system turn on...(antivirus: kaspersky 2009, Firewall: sygate)...I surfed the internet a bit, and bang....monitor off...no pc response, no sound....
-----Is my processor dying, is PSU's fault...or is that crappy GPU(nvidia GeForce4MX)? -----

[Ande]

Put a new Bios battery in the computer and try again.

[bogdan_mihai58]

Are 'u sure? cuz it may be not...i tried leaving the pc to cool down for...2-3 hours and now it's back to 1200 MHz and working fine....

[Ande]

The battery recovers some power in that time. Try it and keep the receipt.
If it doesn't give you what you want, Take it back.

[bogdan_mihai58]

The battery is ok...I tried making the frequency high again...it died now....Maybe processor fried XD
It's soket A

---------- Post added 09-16-2010 at 04:42 AM ---------- Previous post was 09-15-2010 at 06:12 AM ----------

Anyone, some help?

[Boyfriend]

@bogdan_mihai58
Try to run your system with 1200 MHz --> Download CPU-Z --> In “About” tab, save report as txt and attach here. I actually want to know technical spec (Processor, Mobo, Graphic card, and RAM spec) of your system before recommending any solution.
Also clean your system and check processor temperature. Your symptoms are matching to the problem known as “processor heat up due to inefficient cooling”

[bogdan_mihai58]

Dude...I can't even start the pc now...all i hear is:
*power on
*arfter 1-2 secs: *Beeeeeep*...........*Beeep*........
Also my specs are:
Procesor: AMD(Codename Palomino) Amd Xp 1900+ Mobo: Epox Ep8-KRAI, GFX: Nvidia Geforce 4 MMX....Ram 1.5 GB(Motherboard max is 2.0 GB)

[Kees]

Sounds like a hardware failure. Check all connections, memory slots, replug all cables and everything else. If the beeps persist, note down the intervals and lengths.

[Ande]

Dude...I can't even start the pc now...all i hear is:
*power on
*arfter 1-2 secs: *Beeeeeep*...........*Beeep*........
Also my specs are:
Procesor: AMD(Codename Palomino) Amd Xp 1900+ Mobo: Epox Ep8-KRAI, GFX: Nvidia Geforce 4 MMX....Ram 1.5 GB(Motherboard max is 2.0 GB)

What manufacturer Bios and what version. Beep codes can differ by manufacturer. For example:
Below are the AMI BIOS Beep codes that can occur.

Beep CodeDescriptions
1 short DRAM refresh failure
2 short Parity circuit failure
3 short Base 64K RAM failure
4 short System timer failure
5 short Process failure
6 short Keyboard controller Gate A20 error
7 short Virtual mode exception error
8 short Display memory Read/Write test failure
9 short ROM BIOS checksum failure
10 short CMOS shutdown Read/Write error
11 short Cache Memory error
1 long, 3 short Conventional/Extended memory failure
1 long, 8 short Display/Retrace test failed

[jj1two3]

You might also look closely at the capacitors next to the CPU/Fan to see if they are leaking brown dust, or appear to be bulging out at the top or sides...I had a computer that was acting the same way and I found out that the capacitors were bad.