[mythtv-users] motherboard woes

Steve Hodge stevehodge at gmail.com
Mon Dec 5 05:19:29 EST 2005


On 12/5/05, Chris Rouch <chris.rouch at gmail.com> wrote:
> I own a PC with an ASUS A7N8X deluxe motherboard. This has been really
> stable, and I have been very happy with it. ... However my PC has become
> increasingly unstable - it hangs when busy.

In my experience instablity under load indicates overheating - have
checked out that angle?

> I've been troubleshooting the problem and this weekend changed the
> motherboard, having already upgraded the power supply, used a
> different disk and cables and run extensive checks on the memory. I
> installed an ASUS A7V880 motherboard which  works just fine, until I
> plug in the PVR 500. Then it gets to the end of the POST and hangs.

Have you tried a different CPU?

Regards,
Steve


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