Help QUICKLY!

[SSVicious]

I just installed an Asus p4p800-e delux mobo with a 3.0c ghz P4 cpu and some Corsair 2700 ram.

I turn on the computer and after about 5 seconds the computer immediately shuts off. I can't check anything in bios because it immediately turns off.

It gets to the screen where it shows the Asus logo.

I am typing this on my laptop. Please help me quickly, I need to get this computer up and running fast.

The psu isnt the problem I have unplugged some stuff and it still does it, so it's not taking too much power.

I've moved the memory to different slots.

Could my cpu be dead or my mobo be messed up? Does my cpu overheat? How do I check if it is overheating?

Please help!

[MuEagle05]

Check to make sure the CPU is seated correctly.

Try resetting the BIOS via the jumpers

Unplug everything and try adding one piece at a time, using the bare minimum (Graphics card and ram, the add HDD, other PCI cards)

Can you get into the BIOS setup?

[Absolute Zero]

you either don't have the heatsink on properly and the Computer Overheat Protection (COP) has kicked in to protect your expensive processor, or your motherboard is grounding out on one of the standoffs. i would almost guarantee that its that COP, i had the same exact thing with an asus socket a board.

[Edward2]

Like goheels said, your mobo could be grounding out on one of the standoffs. Did you make sure that there were no extra standoffs in the case, besides the ones that you used to screw the mobo down? I have seen that happen before, and it will cause your computer to shutdown or not even boot at all.

Of course, it could also be the heatsink is not mounted correctly.

[SSVicious]

Oh no! It doesnt work even after fixing the heatsink. There are no extra standoffs on mobo.

[Absolute Zero]

well, if you had bios corrupting, which asus's are prone to do, it wouldn't boot at all or give the a checksum error. i would still reseat the mobo, making absolutely sure that your standoffs are in the correct places.

when my asus did the same thing, i didn't believe it was the COP. but after i took my waterblock off, took the cpu out, made sure there wasn't as5 on any of the bridges (you have an intel, i wouldn't worry about that), reseated the cpu, put the waterblock back on, and tightened it down a little tighter than i had it before, i worked. so wouldn't dismiss that yet.

btw, your processor isn't dead, you would get error codes (i think two long beeps means "install a socket 478 processor"). its not your ram, and if it won't boot without your ide devices, then its got to be one of the two. it's not a dead board, since it is showing some signs of life, albeit short-lived ones.

[Absolute Zero]

i think this would be better in the asus forums section.

[SSVicious]

Too slow. Most people are here.

[Sophisticated]

did u use thermal grease??? did you spill any??? do u have diff RAM you can try???.....take the battery out the board and put it back in after like 2 minutes

[MRD]

I'd suspect COP. It really sounds like heat to me. What type of thermal goop are you using? Is it a Preshot?

[SSVicious]

Well, it turns out the cpu was not mounted correctly. I mounted it correctly, but now I have a new problem.

I am running WinXP and right before the screen that says WinXP with the loading bar comes up, the computer automatically restarts.

What could the problem be? The system is not overclocked or anything...

Also, when checking my CPU temp in the BIOS, it says that my temp is 61 C. Is that high. What is wrong?

I used just the thermal grease that was on the bottom of the heatsink that it came with. There was no little cover to pull off, so I didn;t leave the plastic on over the thermal stuff.

[pablo906]

your HSF assembly is most likely not attached properly reseat your HSF

[Sophisticated]

even with stock HS/HSF and thermal grease and stock speeds your temp shouldnt be that high....if u didnt mount the cpu correctly id suggest u remount your HS....u after u get temps fixed and it still does that u may need to reinstall windows if u have moved the HD from 1 comp to this one....

[SSVicious]

I'm pretty sure I need to reinstall windows. But why? All I did was install a new mobo and cpu. Why would it make me have to reinstall XP?

[Sophisticated]

because when u installed windows it configured it self to that motherbord and cpu during installation and i only think the only way it can change those specfic specs is thru new installation.....

[MRD]

Also, when checking my CPU temp in the BIOS, it says that my temp is 61 C. Is that high. What is wrong?

61C in BIOS is REALLY REALLY REALLY HIGH!!!

You have to get that down. 40C in BIOS is high, the processor is almost completely idle in that situation, and it's right after the PC started up.

When you remove the heatsink and reseat it, you need to remove all the phase change material (the pink bubble gum looking square on the bottom of the hsf) and reapply it. The way PC material works is that when you attach the HSF, and then turn on the computer, the heat of the processor melts the PC material and it fills in the little gaps between the cpu and heat sink. It can only do this once. If you then take the HSF off the cpu, you must reapply new thermal goo or PC material.

Are you sure it's seated right? Those temps are really high. I guess it could just be that you have a Preshot, they run really hot, and that you didn't reapply new thermal goo.

[hrdwrjnkie]

Yeah, definately some new goop. 61 is too hot. Take the whole HSF off, clean off the top of your proc, clean off the bottom of the HSF, and throw on some new goop. Pretty much any goop on the market will give you better temps than you have now, but AS is usually the preferred choice here on the forums.