"system failed CPU test"

[singularity2006]

holy crapness... your idle CPU temp is 44*C??? Is that DIE temp or CPU avg temp? Damn, my idle is like 144*F ... I don't remember the conversion, but it's pretty hot on mine... anyhow, I'm running an XP2100 but yeah, as for your issue:

it's overheating. U'll get that CPU error and then a sudden shut down when the CPU reaches too high of a temp. That emergency shut down temperature can be found in your BIOS. And when the temp gets back to normal, then u can power it back up. Just make sure u keep system temp all checked and u'll be okay.

[Gyan]

Originally posted by singularity2006
Damn, my idle is like 144*F ... I don't remember the conversion, but it's pretty hot on mine... anyhow,

That works out to 62 C. That is HOT for idle. Unless that's normal on an AMD. But I seriously doubt it.

[kwshipman]

hhmmmm, maybe when I was messing with the fan I lifted the heatsink? is that possable? Would cause it to overheat fast. dont know its on there pretty tight.

[Solesurvivor]

most new mobos have an overheating protection in the bios, seems to me that yours works :)

[Rabid pitbull]

45 degres celcius is a normal temp, sound more like you shorted something out with that screwdriver..... probrobly scared and almost killed the cpu! electronic spike... who knows but dont do that again kay? never ever put a metal object near the cpu while it is on.. not to good for longevity purposes.:shame:

[Solesurvivor]

Rabid pitbull, I thought that as well, but then he stated to he boots up fine now, so don't think he killed the cpu, not with the info he has giving us so far... If he starts getting random reboots or crashes, then i'd totally agree :)

[MadMax]

44C is fairly normal for an Athlon, although mine runs at around 32c.

What likely happened here is this:

He sticks screwdriver in to tighten fan down. His heatsink uses 2 prongs on the socket clips to hold it in place.

When applying pressure, he shifted the heatsink, possibly breaking contact with the core causing it to rapidly overheat and thermal protection kicked in and shut down his box.

Damn lucky since he could have cracked the core doing that.

This would explain why his box powered up okay later when he tried to use it again.

[danhua76]

man that's scary. always power down your system before fiddlin' wit it. you're luck you didn't fry something or electricute yourself. :shame:

[kwshipman]

okay, so no more sticking screwdrivers in a powered computer, got it.

Also I have learned that putting a finger into a moving fan hurts a little.:argh: let alone doing it three times in a row. I think that I will stop listing other stupid things that I have done latley before I loose all respect:thumbsup:

Well hopefully everything is fine, since this is only about two months old. (although, if something bad happened I could have told my wife that I need to get the nForce2 board!)

@ madmax - what Heatsink/Fan are you using?

[MadMax]

Originally posted by kwshipman @ madmax - what Heatsink/Fan are you using?


SLK-800 with the Vantec Tornado 80mm fan.

Sounds like I have my own F-15

[kwshipman]

ah that explains the temp that you posted.I am using a Thermal take Volcano 7, with an enermax adjustable set pretty low, for noise considerations. hopefully you dont have a pet or small child that can get sucked up in that.:scream:

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