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Memtest-86 v3.1 freezing with ASUS P3B-F 440BX
hi,
i am running debian on a 3 or 4 years old pc. on low runlevel everything is perfect but as soon as i start the x-server i got a "freezing" problem sooner or later. because it was very unspecific (in terms of time and programs which were running when it freezed) i believe it is a hw problem. running memtest-86 (v3.1) on this machine (cpu is an intel pentium III 366/550) which has an asus P3B-F (made the update to bios version 1008.004 already) it again freezes unspecifically when choosing 550 mhz as cpu speed (& cpu bus/pci freq. of 100 mhz) but runs perfect and passes all tests when choosing 366 mhz (& cpu bus/pci freq. of 66.8 mhz). unfortunately there is no error message of memtest-86 when freezing at 550mhz, it's just freezing (after running 30min or longer). nothing works anymore and i have to switch it off and on again. i do have 4*128mb sdrams (good quality). i tried it with all four, with two and with only one. most the time memtest86 freezes at the same test (#5) after 56% pass (in case of 4 or 2 sdrams), but with only one sdram it passes test #5 and freezes somewhere during test #6. cpu temperature is somewhat between 50-56 degrees (i run the pc open all the time). fan runs at around 4500rpm. i thought already of bad capacitors but all look good. battery seems to be ok because i do not loose any bios settings when computer is switched off. does anyone has an idea what i could do? thanks in advance for any help! bye Lucky ASUS P3B-F 440BX (bios v 1008.004) Intel Pentium III 366/550 4*SDRM 100mhz 3Com Fast Ethernet XL PCI C+T 65554 with 4mb (Siemens tft MCF3501T) IBM-DPTA-372050 TOSHIBA CD-ROM XM-6702B some bios data: CPU Vcore "2.00V" CPU CoBus Freq. Multiple "5.5x" SDRAM Config "by SPD" Halt On "All Errors" |
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Lucky L. wrote: hi, i am running debian on a 3 or 4 years old pc. on low runlevel everything is perfect but as soon as i start the x-server i got a "freezing" problem sooner or later. because it was very unspecific (in terms of time and programs which were running when it freezed) i believe it is a hw problem. running memtest-86 (v3.1) on this machine (cpu is an intel pentium III 366/550) which has an asus P3B-F (made the update to bios version 1008.004 already) it again freezes unspecifically when choosing 550 mhz as cpu speed (& cpu bus/pci freq. of 100 mhz) but runs perfect and passes all tests when choosing 366 mhz (& cpu bus/pci freq. of 66.8 mhz). unfortunately there is no error message of memtest-86 when freezing at 550mhz, it's just freezing (after running 30min or longer). nothing works anymore and i have to switch it off and on again. i do have 4*128mb sdrams (good quality). i tried it with all four, with two and with only one. most the time memtest86 freezes at the same test (#5) after 56% pass (in case of 4 or 2 sdrams), but with only one sdram it passes test #5 and freezes somewhere during test #6. cpu temperature is somewhat between 50-56 degrees (i run the pc open all the time). fan runs at around 4500rpm. i thought already of bad capacitors but all look good. battery seems to be ok because i do not loose any bios settings when computer is switched off. does anyone has an idea what i could do? thanks in advance for any help! bye Lucky ASUS P3B-F 440BX (bios v 1008.004) Intel Pentium III 366/550 4*SDRM 100mhz 3Com Fast Ethernet XL PCI C+T 65554 with 4mb (Siemens tft MCF3501T) IBM-DPTA-372050 TOSHIBA CD-ROM XM-6702B some bios data: CPU Vcore "2.00V" CPU CoBus Freq. Multiple "5.5x" SDRAM Config "by SPD" Halt On "All Errors" So, in a roundabout way, you are telling us that your 366Mhz CPU is unstable when you overclock it to 550Mhz. Sounds like it's *almost* stable, so increasing CPU Vcore might help. Vcore adjustments on a Slot-1 processor, if not available in the BIOS, require taping and/or jumpering pins on the CPU. Googling for 'slot-1 voltage' should turn up the details. |
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In message , Triffid
writes So, in a roundabout way, you are telling us that your 366Mhz CPU is unstable when you overclock it to 550Mhz. Sounds like it's *almost* stable, so increasing CPU Vcore might help. Vcore adjustments on a Slot-1 processor, if not available in the BIOS, require taping and/or jumpering pins on the CPU. Googling for 'slot-1 voltage' should turn up the details. But if it is a voltage prob... but the thing has been working before, maybe the power supply is on the way out? -- __________________________________________________ Personal email for Gareth Jones can be sent to: 'usenet4gareth' followed by an at symbol followed by 'uk2' followed by a dot followed by 'net' __________________________________________________ |
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"Lucky L." schrieb:
hi, i am running debian on a 3 or 4 years old pc. on low runlevel everything is perfect but as soon as i start the x-server i got a "freezing" problem sooner or later. because it was very unspecific (in terms of time and programs which were running when it freezed) i believe it is a hw problem. running memtest-86 (v3.1) on this machine (cpu is an intel pentium III 366/550) which has an asus P3B-F (made the update to bios version 1008.004 already) it again freezes unspecifically when choosing 550 mhz as cpu speed (& cpu bus/pci freq. of 100 mhz) but runs perfect and passes all tests when choosing 366 mhz (& cpu bus/pci freq. of 66.8 mhz). unfortunately there is no error message of memtest-86 when freezing at 550mhz, it's just freezing (after running 30min or longer). nothing works anymore and i have to switch it off and on again. Which board revision? If 1.03 or lower, I bet it's the "Photoshop bug" and/or aging electrolytics. If 1.04, probably only the latter. Stephan -- Meine Andere Seite: http://stephan.win31.de/ PC#6: i440BX, 1xP3-500E, 512 MiB, 18+80 GB, R9k AGP 64 MiB, 110W This is a SCSI-inside, Legacy-plus, TCPA-free computer Mail to From: not read, see homepg. | Real gelesene Mailadr. s. Homep. |
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hi stephan!
it's an ASUS P3B-F ver. 1.04 Ser. no. MS19C2198-M6P750-C04-04377 bye hansjoerg "Lucky L." schrieb: hi, i am running debian on a 3 or 4 years old pc. on low runlevel everything is perfect but as soon as i start the x-server i got a "freezing" problem sooner or later. because it was very unspecific (in terms of time and programs which were running when it freezed) i believe it is a hw problem. running memtest-86 (v3.1) on this machine (cpu is an intel pentium III 366/550) which has an asus P3B-F (made the update to bios version 1008.004 already) it again freezes unspecifically when choosing 550 mhz as cpu speed (& cpu bus/pci freq. of 100 mhz) but runs perfect and passes all tests when choosing 366 mhz (& cpu bus/pci freq. of 66.8 mhz). unfortunately there is no error message of memtest-86 when freezing at 550mhz, it's just freezing (after running 30min or longer). nothing works anymore and i have to switch it off and on again. Which board revision? If 1.03 or lower, I bet it's the "Photoshop bug" and/or aging electrolytics. If 1.04, probably only the latter. Stephan |
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hi,
maybe you're right with the power supply because the pc ran for almost two years without any problem (i suppose at 550 mhz but i am not sure with this). after that period it was used only sporadically. and time be time the freezing problem occured and became worse day by day. how could i check the ps? i also could increase the vcore in the bios. how much should i? what makes it even more bizarre for me is that i have a second machine (identical hw but with win 98 se) and this has the same problem?! So, in a roundabout way, you are telling us that your 366Mhz CPU is unstable when you overclock it to 550Mhz. Sounds like it's *almost* stable, so increasing CPU Vcore might help. Vcore adjustments on a Slot-1 processor, if not available in the BIOS, require taping and/or jumpering pins on the CPU. Googling for 'slot-1 voltage' should turn up the details. But if it is a voltage prob... but the thing has been working before, maybe the power supply is on the way out? |
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Triffid wrote in message m...
Lucky L. wrote: hi, i am running debian on a 3 or 4 years old pc. on low runlevel everything is perfect but as soon as i start the x-server i got a "freezing" problem sooner or later. because it was very unspecific (in terms of time and programs which were running when it freezed) i believe it is a hw problem. running memtest-86 (v3.1) on this machine (cpu is an intel pentium III 366/550) which has an asus P3B-F (made the update to bios version 1008.004 already) it again freezes unspecifically when choosing 550 mhz as cpu speed (& cpu bus/pci freq. of 100 mhz) but runs perfect and passes all tests when choosing 366 mhz (& cpu bus/pci freq. of 66.8 mhz). unfortunately there is no error message of memtest-86 when freezing at 550mhz, it's just freezing (after running 30min or longer). nothing works anymore and i have to switch it off and on again. i do have 4*128mb sdrams (good quality). i tried it with all four, with two and with only one. most the time memtest86 freezes at the same test (#5) after 56% pass (in case of 4 or 2 sdrams), but with only one sdram it passes test #5 and freezes somewhere during test #6. cpu temperature is somewhat between 50-56 degrees (i run the pc open all the time). fan runs at around 4500rpm. i thought already of bad capacitors but all look good. battery seems to be ok because i do not loose any bios settings when computer is switched off. does anyone has an idea what i could do? thanks in advance for any help! bye Lucky ASUS P3B-F 440BX (bios v 1008.004) Intel Pentium III 366/550 4*SDRM 100mhz 3Com Fast Ethernet XL PCI C+T 65554 with 4mb (Siemens tft MCF3501T) IBM-DPTA-372050 TOSHIBA CD-ROM XM-6702B some bios data: CPU Vcore "2.00V" CPU CoBus Freq. Multiple "5.5x" SDRAM Config "by SPD" Halt On "All Errors" So, in a roundabout way, you are telling us that your 366Mhz CPU is unstable when you overclock it to 550Mhz. no *smile*, i have a Pentium III 550/512/100/2.oV S1 Sounds like it's *almost* stable, so increasing CPU Vcore might help. Vcore adjustments on a Slot-1 processor, if not available in the BIOS, require taping and/or jumpering pins on the CPU. Googling for 'slot-1 voltage' should turn up the details. |
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In message , Lucky L.
writes maybe you're right with the power supply because the pc ran for almost two years without any problem (i suppose at 550 mhz but i am not sure with this). after that period it was used only sporadically. and time be time the freezing problem occured and became worse day by day. how could i check the ps? i also could increase the vcore in the bios. how much should i? what makes it even more bizarre for me is that i have a second machine (identical hw but with win 98 se) and this has the same problem?! Are you CERTAIN its not a heating problem? I.e. from cold, run memtest, does it take a while to crash - but from then on, switching off and on again and retesting causes a pretty fast crash?? Take off heatsink, clean, clean CPU and re-apply with some new thermal compound. Might of course be something in the PSU warming up and failing. You either have to monitor the voltage in the BIOS (if it has a hardware monitor) or stick a multimeter on the lines. If its been working all this time, I wouldn't start fiddling with vcore until last. Is the fan working in the power supplies? I'd get a spare PSU anyway and give it a go - always good to have a spare! -- __________________________________________________ Personal email for Gareth Jones can be sent to: 'usenet4gareth' followed by an at symbol followed by 'uk2' followed by a dot followed by 'net' __________________________________________________ |
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Lucky L. wrote: Triffid wrote in message m... Lucky L. wrote: hi, i am running debian on a 3 or 4 years old pc. on low runlevel everything is perfect but as soon as i start the x-server i got a "freezing" problem sooner or later. because it was very unspecific (in terms of time and programs which were running when it freezed) i believe it is a hw problem. running memtest-86 (v3.1) on this machine (cpu is an intel pentium III 366/550) which has an asus P3B-F (made the update to bios version 1008.004 already) it again freezes unspecifically when choosing 550 mhz as cpu speed (& cpu bus/pci freq. of 100 mhz) but runs perfect and passes all tests when choosing 366 mhz (& cpu bus/pci freq. of 66.8 mhz). unfortunately there is no error message of memtest-86 when freezing at 550mhz, it's just freezing (after running 30min or longer). nothing works anymore and i have to switch it off and on again. i do have 4*128mb sdrams (good quality). i tried it with all four, with two and with only one. most the time memtest86 freezes at the same test (#5) after 56% pass (in case of 4 or 2 sdrams), but with only one sdram it passes test #5 and freezes somewhere during test #6. cpu temperature is somewhat between 50-56 degrees (i run the pc open all the time). fan runs at around 4500rpm. i thought already of bad capacitors but all look good. battery seems to be ok because i do not loose any bios settings when computer is switched off. does anyone has an idea what i could do? thanks in advance for any help! bye Lucky ASUS P3B-F 440BX (bios v 1008.004) Intel Pentium III 366/550 4*SDRM 100mhz 3Com Fast Ethernet XL PCI C+T 65554 with 4mb (Siemens tft MCF3501T) IBM-DPTA-372050 TOSHIBA CD-ROM XM-6702B some bios data: CPU Vcore "2.00V" CPU CoBus Freq. Multiple "5.5x" SDRAM Config "by SPD" Halt On "All Errors" So, in a roundabout way, you are telling us that your 366Mhz CPU is unstable when you overclock it to 550Mhz. no *smile*, i have a Pentium III 550/512/100/2.oV S1 OK, but you initially described it as "Intel Pentium III 366/550" - which led me to assume you were overclocking 366/66 to 550/100. In that case I agree with other replies - cooling and/or power supply are the first suspects to eliminate. Sounds like it's *almost* stable, so increasing CPU Vcore might help. Vcore adjustments on a Slot-1 processor, if not available in the BIOS, require taping and/or jumpering pins on the CPU. Googling for 'slot-1 voltage' should turn up the details. |
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