Problems with new computer. Created 15 years ago2009-04-20 10:02:47 UTC by Tetsu0

Hey fellas. I'm sure most of you know i built a new computer. I love it But it has it's problems from time to time.
First of all. Once out of every five times i boot it i'll get a blue screen, or it freezes after displaying the MOBO info screen. That's no biggie, all i have to do is reset it and it works fine.
Secondly, i find quite often that my date and time settings are off. Sometimes by an hour or so, but today i logged in (monday) and my computer told me it was sunday. (yesterday)

Now these don't adversely affect my computing experience, they're just annoying. But does anyone have any ideas as to how i could solve this?

The clock sounds like you have a internal battery problem. as for the bootup, there is not alot you can do. Not that I know of anyways.

For the bootup, make sure ALL your hardware are connected propperly

The freezing/BSODs could be anything; CPU/RAM instability or it could be purely motherboard related. Have you tried simply clearing the CMOS? A corrupted CMOS could be responsible for both system instability and clock issues. Normally when I need to clear my CMOS, I usually can't even reach POST let alone get past it without freezing, but it's worth a try. What motherboard are you using? Maybe there's a known bug with the particular BIOS revision you're using?

I'm using an ASRock P43Twins1600
And how would i go about clearing the CMOS?

And i'm pretty damn sure everything is connected properly. Maybe when i get home i can double check all the connections.

There should be a jumper on the board somewhere that clears it, probably near the battery, if you can't locate it yourself it's probably in the manual. Unhook your PSU from the mains or turn it off, flip the jumper over to the opposite position for 10 secs then put it back to it's original position, hook your PSU back up and you're good to go.

Run a memory test.

So u don't power it up??? With the jumper connected I mean

I think the real problem is elsewhere. Tell me, do you have mixed ram ?

No, you have to remove the jumper before turning your pc on.

The BSOD is the most non-specific symptom of a PC problem. It doesn't really tell you much.

Did the problem start from the very beginning, or only after you made some software/driver changes?

I agree with the memtest. It's a good place to start.

And the mobo battery is a very good thought too. It would go with the date/time issue. Make sure the battery is securely installed (not loose).

The bsod is software or hardware related, so if you really want to get rid of it, you'd probably have to tear apart the hdd looking for software problems, and also tear apart the inside of your comp looking for any hardware problems.

Again, the bsod is both hardware, and software, not just the video card or stuff on the hard drive.

I said , do you have mixed ram ???

Because I had that problem too and everyone started to tell me "use memtest" and shit like that, but memtest never reported me any error. I just had to take out a ram module ... ( my computer behavior was really weird by then, I had to warm it up with a hair drier before starting it !)

Three step guide to hardware problem detecting:
0. Do all the easy stuff first, as suggested above. CMOS reset, BIOS flashing, memtest, remove any overclocks, etc. If you think that it is a hardware problem, try these steps:

1. Remove everything from the motherboard that you possibly can. This includes non-boot hard drives, video cards (only if you have integrated), DVD drives, and all but one stick of RAM. If you can, replace all cables with new ones. I've had several crashing problems associated with faulty SATA cables.

2. If you're still having the problem, then you're in trouble. It's probably your motherboard, but you should try different RAM and HDDs before you make assumptions. If you don't have the problem, slowly add hardware until you get the problem again.

3. Once you get the problem again, set aside that piece of "faulty" hardware and keep adding the rest of your hardware to make sure that nothing else is causing it. If you don't get the problem without the piece you set aside, add it back in to make sure that it is the thing causing the error.

It's a slow process but it's about as thorough as you can get without knowing your exact setup. The system clock issues and the early freezes make it seem like your motherboard is screwy in some way.

My ram is Corsair ram so i don't think it's faulty. Plus i'm still getting my 3.18 gig in system info.

Again, it's more annoying than debilitating.

... are there 2 different types of corsair ram in your pc ?

Yeah. Everything identical. I have 2 gig chips.

Well i'll have to wait until the blue screen comes back again

Weird. Do you have solid capacitors or normal ones ?

What are you talking about. Regular caps or Electrolytic?
only difference between them is if you reverse bias an electrolytic you can make it explode.

Anyway i got that bluescreen message again this morning.

STOP: 0x0000007B (0xF789E524, 0xC0000034, 0x00000000, 0x00000000)

Says it's my boot device. So it's my hard disc that's causing the problems.