Irritating problems

[Calis]

Hi guys, haven't posted in a while but I've decided to come back to ask for some help...

Recently, my secondary rig has been having some issue...

First: It doesn't start up unless I reset the CMOS before i boot (i mean wtf). If i dont reset the cmos then it starts up.. the screen flicks on, but then flicks off again (I'm not sure if it posts or not). So basically, every time i want to start up the computer I have to reset the cmos.. very irritating. Sometimes it starts up normally, but its very rare.

Second: The second problem I have is that at random times the computer will stall and the I'll get a blue screen saying something about "dump exception" or something (I can't really remember). Strangely enough this seems to happen when I'm downloading a big file or the like/

Third: The third problem is with WoW. Nearly every time I log out or try to quit the game the computer stalls and i get this strange ticking buzzing noise through the headphones. The image gets ridiculously distorted and the entire computer crashes. If i press alt+f4 at a frantic rate usually it will quit the game anywhere from 1-3 minutes later and I'll have control of my computer back.

Aaaaaaaaaaaany help at all would be greatly appreciated guys!, Thanks in advance.

Edit: Oh and my specs are

3000+ Venice
Abit Fatal1ty
2x512mb Gskill BH5
XFX 6600gt
OCz Modstream 450w
old Seagate 40gb Hdd
Thermaltake bigwater

 

[D3v1an7]

That's an odd one...

I'd start with some of the basics

Update all your drivers (system, Graphics, etc)
Run memtest for 24 hours +
Swap out the PS with a known good PS
Replace the CMOS battery
Check temps
dust
check event logs
write down stop code and use google to look it up

Good luck

 

[Calis]

ok guys UPDATE

i just tried to run FEAR and the moment it finishes loading the music goes all jerky and the screen goes black. I have to alt+f4 out of it, it takes a while until i regain control of windows and for a few seconds the image apprears to be corrupted. RAM problem?

 

[Sharkzf6]

ok guys UPDATE

i just tried to run FEAR and the moment it finishes loading the music goes all jerky and the screen goes black. I have to alt+f4 out of it, it takes a while until i regain control of windows and for a few seconds the image apprears to be corrupted. RAM problem?

Man that sounds like a memory problem for sure. Swap with known good if you have that option...also, memory testing, but again, may not be an option for you...good luck!

 

[7of7]

Mine does the same thing,...except for the last one.
3200+ Venice (ADA3200DAA4BW)
Abit Fatal1ty
2x256MB Geil Dual Channel DDR400
XFX 6600gt
Antec 500w
160GB Hitachi SATA drive
Stock AMD HSF

I did receive a response from Abit on this. They said:
"Dear Valued Customer,
disconnect all IDE and SATA drive and see if it will go pass the first
screen
also try use just 1 piece of memory."

Did that, however, if I entered the bios, and the system restarted, (after exiting bios) it would only make it to the processor ID, with a post code of 9.0. (AC2003) which 'complete uGuru intial process'
AWARD BIOS take over booting job.
I ended up unplugging the PS, pushing the power button, plugging the PS back in only to have it recognize 4 of the 6 IDE channels. (Which just happened to be half of the sata's) Then I had to clear the bios, .... Long story short, this is realllllly annoying.
So, if anyone can help,...please by all means,... do.

I have downloaded all the latest drivers, and the bios is the latest too...

 

[7of7]

I got mine to quit doing the start-up garbage,... I enabled the cacheable bios. Problem went away,... so far.

 

[7of7]

I got mine to quit doing the start-up garbage,... I enabled the cacheable bios. Problem went away,... so far.

spoke too soon,.... RMA now.

 

[7of7]

Received the cross shipped board,... reeked of cigarette smoke,... pulled the bios chip and put it in my board,..... all is good!!!