Is still is lighting memok at random times requiring restart to start system and for some reason on the most recent restart, it did not find any bootable device, even though nothing has changed. The cpu is now also showing NEW CPU installed after each restart. I am going to perform a CHKDSK and a MEMTEST again while I am at work. Could the new cpu message come from the CMOS battery being dead?
Yes it could mean that the CMOS battery is empty and the BIOS
reverts back to defaults each time, but that only happens
(with a dead battery) when the PSU is no longer connected to the wall socket.
What is the make and model of your PSU and how old is it?
I removed avast and installed microsoft security essentials. I ran a check disk which came back with.
Checking file system on C:
The type of the file system is NTFS.
A disk check has been scheduled.
Windows will now check the disk.
CHKDSK is verifying files (stage 1 of 3)...
193024 file records processed. File verification completed.
585 large file records processed. 0 bad file records processed. 0 EA records processed. 44 reparse records processed. CHKDSK is verifying indexes (stage 2 of 3)...
254338 index entries processed. Index verification completed.
0 unindexed files scanned. 0 unindexed files recovered. CHKDSK is verifying security descriptors (stage 3 of 3)...
193024 file SDs/SIDs processed. Cleaning up 259 unused index entries from index $SII of file 0x9.
Cleaning up 259 unused index entries from index $SDH of file 0x9.
Cleaning up 259 unused security descriptors.
Security descriptor verification completed.
30658 data files processed. CHKDSK is verifying Usn Journal...
35766048 USN bytes processed. Usn Journal verification completed.
Windows has checked the file system and found no problems.
976657407 KB total disk space.
77409844 KB in 122061 files.
85860 KB in 30659 indexes.
0 KB in bad sectors.
325771 KB in use by the system.
65536 KB occupied by the log file.
898835932 KB available on disk.
4096 bytes in each allocation unit.
244164351 total allocation units on disk.
224708983 allocation units available on disk.
Internal Info:
00 f2 02 00 9c 54 02 00 e5 6d 04 00 00 00 00 00 .....T...m......
5a 01 00 00 2c 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 Z...,...........
00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 ................
Windows has finished checking your disk.
Please wait while your computer restarts.
MY PSU is coolermaster PS-600-PCAR-E3 and I got it new when I got the computer. When my computer hard freezes I have had to reset using the hard power switch. because no other power buttons have worked that could be the reason my CPU resets.
I am going to run a memtest while I am at work. and will post results
If the battery is dead and you cut power to the motherboard
by means of disconnecting the PSU from the wall outlet,
or in your case using the switch on the back of it, then yes that is why your CMOS
is being cleared back to the defaults every time.
Alright that accounts for the cmos resetting then. Ill have to pick up a new battery, i am currently starting memtest and will update on results. My ram is viper exterme px34g1600ll 4gb 1600Mhz.
Nvm it just did the same thing without a hard reset. Should i try reinstalling cpu when i get back from work?
I just got home, memtest had no problems.
In response to earlier i got a new cpu installed message without a hard reset
it said it went through 100 passes but that seams like way to many for 5 hours. - oh shit I was looking at the wrong area for passes. I will rerun memtest over night to recheck for errors
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