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I didn't know where to post this so i thought general hardware would be a broad enough post. Can viruses disable an entire mother board? My mother board died so i installed a new one. Now with my new one it turns off randomly, if that is a possibilety whats the best anti-virus?
 
i don't know what you mean by disable the motherboard but, if you mean that the computer turns off by it's self then yes a virus can do this....

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Hitmanpro - hitmanpro.nl - To remove spyware
AVG Antivirus - free.grisoft.com
 
Can a virus physically damage a motherboard? Yes, but highly unlikely. I don't recall ever seeing one in any real circulation. One could be written to corrupt the BIOS/CMOS, but it could be fixed by a flash or if it's too badly damaged, it could be hotflashed.

I would guess that you more than likely have some other hardware issue. Post your full specs and maybe we can help. Random restarts can also be caused by software issues, but we really need more info to send you down any troubleshooting paths.

As far as the best virus protection goes, you'll find a lot of NOD32 (www.eset.com) and PC-Cillan fans around here. If you're into free AVG-free is pretty decent for the price tag. Just stay the hell away from Norton/McAfee ;).


 
Is there any program that gives me my computers specs? I can just copy and paste on to here?
 
Is there any program that gives me my computers specs? I can just copy and paste on to here?

What is hot flash, i didn't try clearing the CMOS either.
 
tenchu_11 said:
Is there any program that gives me my computers specs? I can just copy and paste on to here?
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Sure, download one here, for free. Once you start it, just click on the system button in the upper right corner, and then once it fills it out, just click on the little arrow next to the system button, and hit "Copy to Clipboard". Then you should be able to paste the readout into your post. It will look like this:

Windows: Windows XP5.1 (Build 2600) Service Pack 2
Internet Explorer: 6.0.2900.2180
Memory (RAM): 1024 MB
CPU Info: Intel(R) Pentium(R) 4 CPU 3.00GHz
CPU Speed: 3006.1 MHz
Sound card: SB Audigy Audio [A000]
Display Adapters: ALL-IN-WONDER 9800 SERIES | ALL-IN-WONDER 9800 SERIES - Secondary | NetMeeting driver | RDPDD Chained DD
Screen Resolution: 1600 X 1200 - 32 bit
Network: Network Present
Network Adapters: Cisco Systems VPN Adapter - Deterministic Network Enhancer Miniport | Intel(R) PRO/1000 CT Network Connection - Deterministic Network Enhancer Miniport
CD / DVD Drives: E: PLEXTOR DVDR PX-716A
Default Printer: HP PSC 1500 series
COM Ports:
LPT Ports:
Mouse:
Hard Disks:
Hard Disks - Free:
USB Controllers:
Firewire (1394):
PCMCIA (Laptops):
Manufacturer: Phoenix Technologies, LTD
Product Make:
Serial Number:
AC Power Status: OnLine
BIOS Info: AT/AT COMPATIBLE | 11/01/04 | IntelR - 42302e31
Time Zone: Eastern Standard Time
Battery: No Battery
Motherboard: http://www.abit.com.tw/ IC7-MAX3(Intel i875P-ICH5)
Modems: Not detected
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And to your other question, hotflashing is used when a traditional flash is not possible. Basically you remove the BIOS chip from your mainboard. Then you start a flashing application on another board, but prior to starting the flash, you pull out that boards BIOS chip and insert the bad one; thus flashing the bad BIOS. Then just pull it and put it back into your board. I'm am 99.99999% sure though that you don't need to do that! ;)

Here are some basic questions:

  • What went wrong with your old motherboard? Did it completely die, or was it just randomly rebooting?
  • Concerning the problems you're having now...do they happen while you're in windows, or during startup?
  • If they do, when you installed your new motherboard, was it the exact same model? If it isn't, did you reinstall or run a repair installation of Windows?
  • Does it completley shut off, or does it just restart?
  • Do you know what your system/CPU temps are? (Should be listed in your BIOS, usually under some kind of PC Health category. They're not always accurate, but should be close enough.)

Post the specs from the program I linked to, and answer these questions to the best of your ability, and we should have a good place to start fixing your issue. :cool:

 
ValeX said:
Just curious, but wouldn't it be possible to create a virus that overclocked the users computer to a really low clock, and high voltage, thus physically killing their proc/mobo? That would be a biiitchhh.

ValeX
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:eek: DONT give them IDEAS!!!
 
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