about 1 in 5 times i turn on my computer, it hangs during post, saying overclocking failed. it does this if it is actually o.c.'ed or not.
i have already replaced the power supply with a 550w, replaced the motherboard (asus p4p800dlx) and ram (currently generic pc2100). still using old p4 1.8
on my old p4b, it would power up ok, but give me a post error "system failed due to overclocking" or something like that.
on the new mobo, when i press the power on button, it lights up for about a second, then turns itself off, and i need to switch off the power supply to reset it. then it will turn on, give me the post error, and send me to the bios settings. even if i don't change anything in bios, it will boot fine after that.
ok so... the possibilities i come up with include: bad processor, bad video card (i have had problems with it) or dodgy power in my apartment. i'm really interested in what people think, especially whether fluctuating or dirty power could be causing problems. in which case i guess the thing to do would be to get a UPS or something??
thanks in advance
asus p4p800dlx
p4 1.8 SL5UK @ 2.07 (or not)
2x 256 pc2100 ddr
2x 80g seagate 7200rpm
msi geforce4 mx 440
aardvark lx-6
lite-on cd-rw
panasonic dvd-rom
xp pro