<br><br><div><span class="gmail_quote">On 12/5/05, <b class="gmail_sendername">Steve Hodge</b> <<a href="mailto:stevehodge@gmail.com">stevehodge@gmail.com</a>> wrote:</span><blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="border-left: 1px solid rgb(204, 204, 204); margin: 0pt 0pt 0pt 0.8ex; padding-left: 1ex;">
On 12/5/05, Chris Rouch <<a href="mailto:chris.rouch@gmail.com">chris.rouch@gmail.com</a> > wrote:<br>> I own a PC with an ASUS A7N8X deluxe motherboard. This has been really<br>> stable, and I have been very happy with it. ... However my PC has become
<br>> increasingly unstable - it hangs when busy.<br><br>In my experience instablity under load indicates overheating - have<br>checked out that angle?</blockquote><div><br>
Yes - there's plenty of air, and in any case the motherboard should beep continuously if it gets too hot.<br>
<br>
</div><br><blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="border-left: 1px solid rgb(204, 204, 204); margin: 0pt 0pt 0pt 0.8ex; padding-left: 1ex;">> I've been troubleshooting the problem and this weekend changed the<br>> motherboard, having already upgraded the power supply, used a
<br>> different disk and cables and run extensive checks on the memory. I<br>> installed an ASUS A7V880 motherboard which works just fine, until I<br>> plug in the PVR 500. Then it gets to the end of the POST and hangs.
<br><br>Have you tried a different CPU?</blockquote><div><br>
<br>
</div>
<div><br>
No, but AFAIK CPUs don't go bad. They either work or don't work at all.
<br>
<br>
</div>
Thanks,<br>
<br>
Chris<br>
</div>