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System Failed CPU Test
Hi.
I have a P4C800 Deluxe motherboard. Initially I had a P4 3.2C northwood CPU installed but due to certain circumstances I had upgraded to the P4 3.2E prescott CPU. The specs I am using is * 2X 512 Corsair 3200 LL * Radeon 9700pro * 1X WD 200mb hdd (IDE) * 1X WD 200mb hdd (SATA) I guess that's all that relevant to explain. Anyhow, now to the problem. Initially when I installed the Prescott CPU, the system worked relatively fine. I noticed a lot instantaneous system shutdowns when the CORE got to 60+ degrees celcius. Also, mozilla firefox was crashing everytime. You'd be able to sometimes browse but generally 90% of the time the browser was in a "not responding" status. Please note that the Bios was flashed to the latest one at around december 2004 - so it is relatively current. Therefore it prompted me to check the Processor drivers. Everything looked fine so I decided to format and install a fresh copy of XP. The mozilla problem still existed. Anyhow, I also noticed that the system would shutdown during an installation of SP2. After numerous times of re-formatting and re-installing, I could not get past the SP2 installation. (it was a hot day, and since installing SP2 is quite CPU intensive, the core got too hot and shutdown the system). Eventually the bios started hanging, and the System went down for good. I switch the board on, the fans power up, but I get no video output and hear the voice saying "System Failed CPU Test". The CPU is working fine however. I have vigorously scoured the internet for solutions over the past three days and have tried everything from using an old VGA card - unplugging the keyboard USB and PS2 using powerups and powerdowns. I've tried resetting the cmos and have even taken out the battery. I've even taken out the motherboard from the case, installed only the memory, CPU, video and PSU and even rebuilt the system again. Nothing. I've tried everything possible and it has brought me to this user group. If anyone has any other solutions, please help. Thanks. |
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Your bios must be 1017 or higher, and that board has issues with certain
models of the 9700 Pro. The only other thing I can think of would be the heat. I'd use a good aftermarket cooler "mthien" wrote in message om... Hi. I have a P4C800 Deluxe motherboard. Initially I had a P4 3.2C northwood CPU installed but due to certain circumstances I had upgraded to the P4 3.2E prescott CPU. The specs I am using is * 2X 512 Corsair 3200 LL * Radeon 9700pro * 1X WD 200mb hdd (IDE) * 1X WD 200mb hdd (SATA) I guess that's all that relevant to explain. Anyhow, now to the problem. Initially when I installed the Prescott CPU, the system worked relatively fine. I noticed a lot instantaneous system shutdowns when the CORE got to 60+ degrees celcius. Also, mozilla firefox was crashing everytime. You'd be able to sometimes browse but generally 90% of the time the browser was in a "not responding" status. Please note that the Bios was flashed to the latest one at around december 2004 - so it is relatively current. Therefore it prompted me to check the Processor drivers. Everything looked fine so I decided to format and install a fresh copy of XP. The mozilla problem still existed. Anyhow, I also noticed that the system would shutdown during an installation of SP2. After numerous times of re-formatting and re-installing, I could not get past the SP2 installation. (it was a hot day, and since installing SP2 is quite CPU intensive, the core got too hot and shutdown the system). Eventually the bios started hanging, and the System went down for good. I switch the board on, the fans power up, but I get no video output and hear the voice saying "System Failed CPU Test". The CPU is working fine however. I have vigorously scoured the internet for solutions over the past three days and have tried everything from using an old VGA card - unplugging the keyboard USB and PS2 using powerups and powerdowns. I've tried resetting the cmos and have even taken out the battery. I've even taken out the motherboard from the case, installed only the memory, CPU, video and PSU and even rebuilt the system again. Nothing. I've tried everything possible and it has brought me to this user group. If anyone has any other solutions, please help. Thanks. |
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Confirm what bios you are running
Also when you took the Mb out of the case did you remove the cpu and reseat it appliying new thermal paste? That CPU should not be overheating. If so will pass this onto a asus tech I still have some contact with... |
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Sorry found this asus reply on the abxzone forums might shed some light
http://www.abxzone.com/forums/showthread.php?t=67218 ok for another board but principle same |
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On Mon, 14 Mar 2005 22:57:19 GMT, "Peacekeeper"
wrote: Sorry found this asus reply on the abxzone forums might shed some light http://www.abxzone.com/forums/showthread.php?t=67218 ok for another board but principle same Which "principle" do you mean? I did a brief 10-minute scan of the 2+ pages of the abxzone post and saw responses similar to those which can be seen on other discussion groups querying the same problem. Update the BIOS, bad PSU, faulty memory, re-set CMOS, etc, etc. -- the list goes on and on without ever providing one discernable (one-size-fits-all) solution. No one seems to know why these ASUS boards wake up one day and spit out "System Failed CPU Test." My system is, and has been running quite stable -- as long as I don't shut down for some lengthy period of time. I can power off for a few moments if I need to crack the case. I can re-start at will. But, if I shut down over night, as I sometimes prefer to do, I'm confident I'll be met with "System Failed CPU Test" on the cold re-boot. FWIW, I did notice KANZ157, who started the abxzone thread, has the same ATI 9600XT as I have in my system. My "gut" feeling has been that this card may somehow conflict with ASUS boards in ways no one has yet figured out. Thanks for taking your time to respond. f |
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On Mon, 14 Mar 2005 22:47:36 GMT, "Peacekeeper"
wrote: Confirm what bios you are running This board shipped with 1015 which I flashed and upgraded to 1016 at the time of install. Rev 1019 became available shortly thereafter and is now up to rev 1021 I believe. I've not upgraded because I fear upgrading more than I fear the "failed CPU test." Perhaps I'll upgrade, but others who had the" failed CPU Test" problem found no resolution at all with a BIOS upgrade. Also when you took the Mb out of the case did you remove the cpu and reseat it appliying new thermal paste? That CPU should not be overheating. My system had been perfectly functional for several months before I experienced the "System Failed CPU Test" problem which seemed to arise one day completely "out of the blue" and for no discernable reason. While I did re-set everything on the board as I attempted to trouble-shoot the problem, I never actually removed the board from the case. Nor did I remove the CPU. This P-4 2.8C (Northwood) doesn't seem to have any temp-related problems. It idles at about 32C and reaches 52C when I process (encode) MPEG video. Coincidently, there is another active thread on this forum (Northwood vs Prescott - 3/12/05) where I've asked about these temps and feel reasonably certain these temp ranges are OK. My greatest heat related concern is for the 3 hard drives which can be running (off and on) for as much as 2 hours while processing a single MPEG video for DVD burning. If so will pass this onto a asus tech I still have some contact with... I thank you for taking the time and interest. There are more than a few of us who would like some kind of definitive answer to this problem. No one seems to have one. f |
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On Tue, 15 Mar 2005 15:17:12 -0500, (Paul) wrote:
The speech chip is over here - likely the 83791SD: http://winbond-usa.com/products/winb...html?name=PCIC Since the speech chip sits on the SMBUS, all it would take is some piece of OS or application code that is accidently writing to the Voice chip, to kick it off. AFAIK the "System Failed CPU Test" message is based on the timer in the voice chip, so it would have something to do with the timer. The best workaround, is to smash that little chip with a hammer, and put it out of its misery. If it simply refuses to shut up, no matter what you do, the eight pin DIP sitting in a socket can be removed (W55Fxx), and that will remove the code that runs the Voice Chip. Or, you could even use the Winbond Voice Editor software, to record over the voice sample that delivers the Failed message. Paul Thanks again, Paul, for the quality of help you provide on this forum. I find myself reading all that you post, whether the problem to which your're responding relates to me or not, because the information you provide is so detailed and instructional. As regards the voice message, I've resolved in two ways: First, I no longer power down overnight. And, if and when that non-stop message ever occurs again, I'll simply turn down the volume on my speakers. Honestly, I think one day I will need to resolve this issue rather than taking the "in denial" approach I've adopted by no longer powering down the system. But I'm hoping that given more time, someone, somewhere will find the true cause and, having found it, will provide a definitive solution. As it stands now, no one has more than an opinion as to why a system which has been quite stable will suddenly fail to POST after months of stable use. I've "suggested" my gut feeling may have something to do with some interaction between ASUS motherboards and ATI graphics cards -- because so many others who experience the problem seem to have ATI cards, and my problem seemed to occur about the time I replaced my ATI 8500DV with a new ATI AIW 9600XT. But I don't really know. The fact remains, no one knows. Thanks again, Paul f |
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wrote in message
... On Mon, 14 Mar 2005 22:57:19 GMT, "Peacekeeper" wrote: Sorry found this asus reply on the abxzone forums might shed some light http://www.abxzone.com/forums/showthread.php?t=67218 ok for another board but principle same Which "principle" do you mean? I did a brief 10-minute scan of the 2+ pages of the abxzone post and saw responses similar to those which can be seen on other discussion groups querying the same problem. Update the BIOS, bad PSU, faulty memory, re-set CMOS, etc, etc. -- the list goes on and on without ever providing one discernable (one-size-fits-all) solution. No one seems to know why these ASUS boards wake up one day and spit out "System Failed CPU Test." My system is, and has been running quite stable -- as long as I don't shut down for some lengthy period of time. I can power off for a few moments if I need to crack the case. I can re-start at will. But, if I shut down over night, as I sometimes prefer to do, I'm confident I'll be met with "System Failed CPU Test" on the cold re-boot. FWIW, I did notice KANZ157, who started the abxzone thread, has the same ATI 9600XT as I have in my system. My "gut" feeling has been that this card may somehow conflict with ASUS boards in ways no one has yet figured out. Thanks for taking your time to respond. f Running P4P800 Deluxe here with 9600XT AIW P4E rock solid. ----== Posted via Newsfeeds.Com - Unlimited-Uncensored-Secure Usenet News==---- http://www.newsfeeds.com The #1 Newsgroup Service in the World! 120,000+ Newsgroups ----= East and West-Coast Server Farms - Total Privacy via Encryption =---- |
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