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10-20-2003, 09:09 PM
The Kiler

I recently bought a SOYO motherboard SY-P4VGA (HOME OF THE DRAGON)

I start up windows and hmonitor beeps my computer like crazy.

Error:
Mainboard is over the red zone threshold. Current Temperature: 185.4 F.

I quickly shut off my computer and felt the motherboard. OMG DANG IT'S HOT!

I have a WORKING CPU fan. I also have another fan to cool off my system. What's wrong?

300 Watt Power Supply
Soyo Motherboard
Pentium 4
Western Digital Hard drive (80 gigabytes)
LG dvd-rom/CD-R
Intergrated Video
Intergrated Sound with ac97
10-20-2003, 09:12 PM
james_bond_rulez

you probably fried the entire system

life's a bitch huh? :lol:
10-20-2003, 09:18 PM
The Kiler

Quote:

Originally posted by james_bond_rulez@20 October 2003 - 16:12
you probably fried the entire system

life's a bitch huh? :lol:

It's still working. I need it to be much colder though.
10-20-2003, 10:13 PM
zapjb

I say if you can't get that mobo down in temp, RMA it. What's the warr term on it?
10-20-2003, 10:15 PM
The Kiler

Quote:

Originally posted by zapjb@20 October 2003 - 17:13
I say if you can't get that mobo down in temp, RMA it. What's the warr term on it?

My manual says 400 watts minmium for full system boot up. I only have 300. Is that the problem?
10-20-2003, 10:21 PM
zapjb

Why quote me? Then ask a totally different question. :blink:
10-20-2003, 10:24 PM
The Kiler

Quote:

Originally posted by zapjb@20 October 2003 - 17:21
Why quote me? Then ask a totally different question. :blink:

Trust me, quote is faster then reply.

Quote is closer to the psot then reply.
10-20-2003, 10:27 PM
Billy_Dean

Are you sure you're putting the right voltage through the mobo?

:)
10-20-2003, 10:28 PM
The Kiler

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Originally posted by The Kiler+20 October 2003 - 17:15--></div><table border='0' align='center' width='95%' cellpadding='3' cellspacing='1'><tr><td>QUOTE (The Kiler @ 20 October 2003 - 17:15)</td></tr><tr><td id='QUOTE'> <!--QuoteBegin-zapjb@20 October 2003 - 17:13
I say if you can't get that mobo down in temp, RMA it. What's the warr term on it?

My manual says 400 watts minmium for full system boot up. I only have 300. Is that the problem? [/b][/quote]
I did say I'm not putting the right voltage..
10-20-2003, 10:28 PM
zapjb

That doesn't answer either of my questions.
If I had the definitive answer about your PSU & mobo, I would've answered.
10-20-2003, 10:29 PM
The Kiler

Quote:

Originally posted by zapjb@20 October 2003 - 17:13
I say if you can't get that mobo down in temp, RMA it. What's the warr term on it?

It's new. 2 days old. The limit is 7 days. I have 5 days to make it work.
10-20-2003, 10:53 PM
zapjb

I'd RMA it sooner than later then. 7 days that's fn short. Just be sure to follow SOYO RMA procedure. And print all the info & RMA docs out.

And don't say anything about a substandard 300w (vs recommended 400w) PSU or overclocking.
10-20-2003, 11:02 PM
Billy_Dean

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Originally posted by The Kiler+21 October 2003 - 07:28--></div><table border='0' align='center' width='95%' cellpadding='3' cellspacing='1'><tr><td>QUOTE (The Kiler @ 21 October 2003 - 07:28)</td></tr><tr><td id='QUOTE'>

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Originally posted by The Kiler@20 October 2003 - 17:15
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@20 October 2003 - 17:13
I say if you can't get that mobo down in temp, RMA it. What's the warr term on it?

My manual says 400 watts minmium for full system boot up. I only have 300. Is that the problem?

I did say I'm not putting the right voltage.. [/b][/quote]
That's not the voltage, it's the power consumption, that needs to be larger if you are running lots of cards and accessories.

The power will be very low, 1.5v, 2.2v, but crucial you choose the right one.

:)
10-20-2003, 11:10 PM
Virtualbody1234

I would check the board installation. Is the board mounted on the standoffs correctly? Is there a possibility that the board is touching the case to ground it?

What other devices are connected to the board? Strip down the system to the minimum. What I mean is only, motherboard, CPU, RAM and video. Start it up again and closely monitor the board. If it gets hot again then shut it down right away.

If they recommend 400w then get one like that or higher.
10-20-2003, 11:14 PM
The Kiler

Quote:

Originally posted by Virtualbody1234@20 October 2003 - 18:10
I would check the board installation. Is the board mounted on the standoffs correctly? Is there a possibility that the board is touching the case to ground it?

What other devices are connected to the board? Strip down the system to the minimum. What I mean is only, motherboard, CPU, RAM and video. Start it up again and closely monitor the board. If it gets hot again then shut it down right away.

If they recommend 400w then get one like that or higher.

I really want to know why too little power would make the board too hot
10-21-2003, 01:43 AM
Virtualbody1234

I don't think that is the cause of the hot motherboard but it could be. If you can run it then try looking in the BIOS for "Hardware Health" and check the voltages there. If the voltages are not within specs then it could be the cause of the overheating.

I think it's more likely that the motherboard is shorted somewhere or it's a faulty board.
10-21-2003, 02:16 AM
bigdawgfoxx

Take that thing back
what is RMA?
10-21-2003, 02:57 AM
kurtsl0an

Quote:

Originally posted by The Kiler+20 October 2003 - 23:14--></div><table border='0' align='center' width='95%' cellpadding='3' cellspacing='1'><tr><td>QUOTE (The Kiler @ 20 October 2003 - 23:14)</td></tr><tr><td id='QUOTE'> <!--QuoteBegin-Virtualbody1234@20 October 2003 - 18:10
I would check the board installation. Is the board mounted on the standoffs correctly? Is there a possibility that the board is touching the case to ground it?

What other devices are connected to the board? Strip down the system to the minimum. What I mean is only, motherboard, CPU, RAM and video. Start it up again and closely monitor the board. If it gets hot again then shut it down right away.

If they recommend 400w then get one like that or higher.

I really want to know why too little power would make the board too hot [/b][/quote]
i'd RMA the hell outta that thing, simply cuz u have a friggin 7 day warranty - THAT'S UNHEARD OF! (return merchandise authorization)
10-21-2003, 03:02 AM
The Kiler

Quote:

Originally posted by Virtualbody1234@20 October 2003 - 20:43
I don't think that is the cause of the hot motherboard but it could be. If you can run it then try looking in the BIOS for "Hardware Health" and check the voltages there. If the voltages are not within specs then it could be the cause of the overheating.

I think it's more likely that the motherboard is shorted somewhere or it's a faulty board.

10V, Recommened is 12V. Red Zone.
10-21-2003, 09:32 PM
johnboy27

Listen to Virtualbody1234 , you likely have it shorted or something like that.I doubt that the power supply would make it run hot,it just doesn't make sense. Did you overclock it? If you did then restore the factory defaults.
pull the board out and make sure all the risers are in the right spots , when you reassemble make sure to only connect your primary hard drive,your video card and CPU and see what happens.