Re: Something Seriously Wrong With My Computer

Posted on 2021-06-06, 19:00

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Joakim wrote on 2021-06-06, 18:44: You should check the jumpers or post a picture and the mother board name here and get help. Once I accidently picked out jumper and got similar issues. It's a P4B-M and there's low res images on Google. I can take some pictures for hi-res viewing though if it's to …

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Re: Something Seriously Wrong With My Computer

Posted on 2021-06-06, 18:56

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Well, this process is always the same, swap components one by one using known god ones always using the minimum components needed and test until you find the faulty one. The main problem is having spares. If you suspect the cpu, try undercloking, decrease the fsb if you can. As far as swapping …

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Re: Something Seriously Wrong With My Computer

Posted on 2021-06-06, 18:37

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Well, if everything is corrupted in the BIOS, then my guess is either a bad video card or power supply. It could be RAM as well. You said you already tried another video card and it didn't help. How old and what brand / model is the power supply? Double check jumper settings. What are the exact …

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Re: Something Seriously Wrong With My Computer

Posted on 2021-06-06, 18:02

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I tried the older CPU and the problem still persists. I've tried installing separately to each hard drive and they both have odd errors. I've tried having the RAM in each DIMM slot and nothing is different. I've tried the original BIOS update and the newest, and the second newest and nothing changed …

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Re: Something Seriously Wrong With My Computer

Posted on 2021-06-06, 17:23

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Troubleshooting 101: Ok I've just looked up what both DIMMs are and Memtest but I don't see how I can run Memtest if the computer isn't working. I ran Scandisk which showed no errors? Just assume I no nothing and ask me exactly what you need to help you help me. In response to your first paragraph …

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Re: Something Seriously Wrong With My Computer

Posted on 2021-06-06, 14:53

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Maybe it would help to know which motherboard we're talking about here, which video cards you've tried and exactly which RAM (chip codes) you're using. I'm using a P4BM and someone in a forum suggested it could be bad RAM causing the fault so I took one stick out and the computer wouldn't show …

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Re: Something Seriously Wrong With My Computer

Posted on 2021-06-06, 13:55

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I decided to wipe and reinstall 98se with a different graphics card but my BIOS is all corrupted now If I do manage to access the BIOS there's "&" symbols all over the screen and all the words are misspelled. My suspicion is your new graphics card has faulty video RAM. The symptoms you describe fit …

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Re: Something Seriously Wrong With My Computer

Posted on 2021-06-06, 12:57

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paradigital wrote on 2021-06-06, 12:42: Is the machine overclocked? I don't think so. I did some BIOS messing around but I didn't try to overclock really it seemed too complicated for me.

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Re: Something Seriously Wrong With My Computer

Posted on 2021-06-06, 12:05

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Hoping wrote on 2021-06-06, 11:58: Maybe bad ram, clean ram contacts and memtest. I pulled them out and put them back in to ensure they're seated correctly but still not working.

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Something Seriously Wrong With My Computer

Posted on 2021-06-06, 11:46

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Hi guys, I had my computer working fine and went to play some games today and had these bizarre problems with resolution and inputs so I decided to wipe and reinstall 98se with a different graphics card but my BIOS is all corrupted now. I can't reinstall 98se because of some "krnl386.exe" error. If …

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Re: Processor Clarification

Posted on 2021-04-22, 10:30

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Acording to this review https://m.hexus.net/tech/reviews/mainboard/242-asus-p4b/ , Asus P4B (full ATX) being its big brother based on the same chipset, worked just fine with 533MHz Northwood. So you may give it a try. I don't think it will work man, as flupke11 explained the "North Bridge is the …

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Re: Processor Clarification

Posted on 2021-04-22, 07:52

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flupke11 wrote on 2021-04-22, 07:48: You shouldn't worry too much about Betas on the Asus site. I usually flash the latest available, beta or not. The 1007 was on the P4B page, not the P4B-M. So you can disregard that comment of mine. Alright thanks for the help, I'll let you know how the SL6PP …

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Re: Processor Clarification

Posted on 2021-04-22, 07:42

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I suppose you are still battling the P4B, if I read through your older posts. I explained 800FSB cou's will not work, they're not designed to work on this board and they are not listed on Asus' list. For this board you need 400FSB CPU's. Two you listed should work from Bios version 1007 onwards. …

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Re: Processor Clarification

Posted on 2021-04-22, 07:30

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Knowing which mainboard you have, might help. I've got an inkling it might be a 400 FSB board. Apologies you're right, as soon as you said that I checked the manual and it does mention 400MHZ bus speed. It's a P4B-M, it could just be referring to bus speed of the processor that comes with it but …

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Processor Clarification

Posted on 2021-04-22, 07:09

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Hi all, I've just updated my BIOS so it can accept better processors (motherboard is ASUS P4B-M) and from the information on ASUS' website the best processors for my motherboard are one of these; Intel Pentium 4 P4 2.6GHz 512KB 400MHz Socket 478 SL6PP Intel Pentium 4 P4 2.6GHz 512KB 800MHz Socket …

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Re: Updating BIOS

Posted on 2021-04-22, 07:04

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In case you haven't already found it: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0BPmNHC3YFY I've been found a single edged razor blade to be the best thing for bent pins - combined with a steady hand, good light, and maybe some magnification. Thanks man, didn't end up working anyway which is a bit …

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Re: Updating BIOS

Posted on 2021-04-19, 17:40

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Asus have been kind enough to still have the motherboard's manual available, and it covers BIOS updates as well. https://dlcdnets.asus.com/pub/ASUS/mb/sock478/p4b-m/p4bm-102.pdf Asus used Aflash on most of their motherboards, this should be the version you'll need: https://driverscollection.com/_ …

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Re: Updating BIOS

Posted on 2021-04-19, 14:48

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Repo Man11 wrote on 2021-04-19, 13:30: https://www.overclockers.com/forums/showthrea … te-instructions Champion thanks man!

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Updating BIOS

Posted on 2021-04-19, 12:33

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I have the manual for my P4B-M motherboard but updating the BIOS looks rather complicated to me, I need to update it in order for a processor to work. Does anyone have a link to a good guide on how to update old BIOS'?

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Re: Identifying correct AGP driver/getting ATI Radeon 9600 working

Posted on 2021-04-01, 06:07

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If you pop in the cpu and it just works, I would suggest not to update the BIOS. Once you are more accustomed to your system and the quirkiness of older equipment, you can always give it a shot. It's just booting off a disk or floppy to a bare DOS environment and launching in the command line …

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