TrojanSquirrel
Technical User
Hi all,
I have a system running an older MSI 865G Neo2-P motherboard.
A month or so ago I started receiving an error message at POST during the memory check stating that my "memory timings too tight". The system would then boot and all was well with the world!
This message started to bug me, and I set the memory timings manually. No errors at POST showed, and the system continued to run stably. Soon after I started to get problems (not fatal, but problems in Windows), and I moved the only memory module into the second slot on the board. Again, the problems disappeared.
Then last week the PC wouldn't even get to POST. I removed all the drives (1 sata hdd, 2 ide hdd and 2 optical), and still it wouldn't boot. I changed the PSU for a known good one, and still no dice. I also tried two different graphics cards. All that remained in the machine was the memory, mobo, processor, and a graphics card. I then tried removing the memory and replacing with 2 known good corsair modules. I also replaced the BIOS battery, and reconfigured the BIOS. This seemed to fix the problem, and I set about replacing the drives. All good..... Or so it would seem......
The next day I started getting system lockups and video corruption after around 10 mins of uptime. This happened with the RAM in single channel (slots 1 and 2 used), and dual channel modes (slots 1 and 3 used). I now have the RAM in slots 2 and 3, and the system worked overnight with no lockups (I will do a full stress test tomorrow).
The two issues that concern me are that the Northbridge chip seems to be very warm (not sure if it has always been that way though!), although MSI Corecenter software reports a reasonable system temperature (around 40c). The other concern is that the CPU fan was originally running through the case power from the front panel, and again MSI corecenter reported the CPU as being above 60c when idle and getting up towards 80c under light load. I seem to have resolved this by reattaching the CPU fan to the motherboard connector. The CPU now runs at 40-42c at idle.
Do you think something on the motherboard is failing? Any ideas would be gratefully received!
Cheers,
Rob
I have a system running an older MSI 865G Neo2-P motherboard.
A month or so ago I started receiving an error message at POST during the memory check stating that my "memory timings too tight". The system would then boot and all was well with the world!
This message started to bug me, and I set the memory timings manually. No errors at POST showed, and the system continued to run stably. Soon after I started to get problems (not fatal, but problems in Windows), and I moved the only memory module into the second slot on the board. Again, the problems disappeared.
Then last week the PC wouldn't even get to POST. I removed all the drives (1 sata hdd, 2 ide hdd and 2 optical), and still it wouldn't boot. I changed the PSU for a known good one, and still no dice. I also tried two different graphics cards. All that remained in the machine was the memory, mobo, processor, and a graphics card. I then tried removing the memory and replacing with 2 known good corsair modules. I also replaced the BIOS battery, and reconfigured the BIOS. This seemed to fix the problem, and I set about replacing the drives. All good..... Or so it would seem......
The next day I started getting system lockups and video corruption after around 10 mins of uptime. This happened with the RAM in single channel (slots 1 and 2 used), and dual channel modes (slots 1 and 3 used). I now have the RAM in slots 2 and 3, and the system worked overnight with no lockups (I will do a full stress test tomorrow).
The two issues that concern me are that the Northbridge chip seems to be very warm (not sure if it has always been that way though!), although MSI Corecenter software reports a reasonable system temperature (around 40c). The other concern is that the CPU fan was originally running through the case power from the front panel, and again MSI corecenter reported the CPU as being above 60c when idle and getting up towards 80c under light load. I seem to have resolved this by reattaching the CPU fan to the motherboard connector. The CPU now runs at 40-42c at idle.
Do you think something on the motherboard is failing? Any ideas would be gratefully received!
Cheers,
Rob
