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Cadaver

March 24, 2004, 08:57:11 AM
Yep - I'm afraid I won't be playing CS (or anything else for that matter) for the foreseeable future, as my PC decided to pack up last night  :(

First it started rebooting randomly.  Then when it came back up again it couldn't start the onboard NIC properly.  Uninstalled/reinstalled NIC driver with no joy.  Then went to BIOS to enable the other onboard NIC to see if that worked.  After exiting BIOS setup, it then refused to POST  :angry:

So it's dead Jim.  I suspect a CPU/Memory/Motherboard fault, but am going to have to strip the system right down until I can nail down what's wrong with it.

See you all back on the 'hook when I get the thing up and running again.
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"Build a man a fire, and he\'ll be warm for a day.
Set a man on fire, and he\'ll be warm for the rest of his life."

OldBloke

#1
March 24, 2004, 09:21:03 AM
:(   Bugga.
"War without end. Well, what was history if not that? And how would having the stars change anything?" - James S. A. Corey

Anonymous

#2
March 24, 2004, 09:27:05 AM
Hope it is something trivial that yuo can fix cheaply :)

c u soon :)

Gh0st Face Killah

#3
March 24, 2004, 12:08:09 PM
Thats not right!!

Good luck fixing it and see you back on the hook soon.
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Vincentvega

#4
March 24, 2004, 12:37:08 PM
sorry to hear that m8.............thats another man i wont be killing :ph34r:
If fortune favours the brave....here\'s a quid

Cadaver

#5
March 25, 2004, 11:49:55 PM
Woohoo - I'm back in business  :)

It turned out to be the battery for the CMOS that was undervolting and causing it to pass corrupt parameters to the BIOS chip.  Apparently this is quite common on Asus A7N8X Deluxe motherboards, and can lead to what has affectionately been labelled "BIOS Death" whenever you attempt to save changes in the BIOS.

Replaced the battery for the princely sum of £2 and it miraculously sprang in to life again.  Unfortunately I had to strip & rebuild the entire PC this evening to diagnose that little fault, so it was a little too late in the day to shoot anybody on the 'Hook tonight - but then there's always tomorrow  :ph34r:  :)
[imga=RIGHT]http://77.108.129.45/fahtags/ms9.jpg[/imga]-=[dMw]=-Cadaver
"Build a man a fire, and he\'ll be warm for a day.
Set a man on fire, and he\'ll be warm for the rest of his life."

TeaLeaf

#6
March 26, 2004, 07:40:09 AM
And Friday nights always rock on the servers :D

TL.
TL.
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Talent wins games, but teamwork and intelligence wins championships. (Michael Jordan)

Anonymous

#7
March 26, 2004, 08:41:33 AM
Good man - a solid piece of troubleshooting :)

Now get on the server and shoot Ron. That'll be another piece of trouble shooting :D  :devil:

Gh0st Face Killah

#8
March 26, 2004, 09:06:10 AM
:lmfao:  :lmfao: Nice one BB

Nice one and glad it wasn't painfully expensive!
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Ex Ingorantia Ad Spientiam, E Luce Ad Tenebras

Gh0stys mixes

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Naked Mothers Against Dyslexia

Phog

#9
March 26, 2004, 12:02:51 PM
ooo i got that mobo, ill have to remember that one incase it happpens to me.
gd to hear u fixed it though
Phog
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