issues are as follows. RAM issue(still there). Screen won't stop flashing. Windows failed to boot this morning. Is there any type of test i can run to diagnose issues with the GPU's/RAM? I ram Memtest w/e, no issues...And i believe the flashing to be an issue with them GPU's...Only thing i did yesterday was install/play WoW, so i doubt that corrupted my windows install to make it fail to boot... Any advice is helpful. EDIT: Specs: GPU:Multiple GTX 480's (can't remember how many, and to upset to check). CPU: Intel I7 Extreme. MOBO: ASUS P6T7 WS supercomputer Motherboard. RAM: Corsair XMS3 8GB kit.
'windows failed to boot' isn't very helpful. What error message was there? flashing screen could be a number of things, it could be the gpus, it could be a bad cable or a bad monitor. Standard diagnostic proceedure is to strip the computer down. Remove all sticks of RAM except one, remove all graphics cards except one and anything else that is not explicitly needed for the computer to boot must be removed or disconnected. Once you have a booting system you can add stuff back one at a time.
There was no error, that's the issue. -.- It said it could have been caused by a recent hardware change though... I do believe it to be the GPU's...I tested it on another computer. =/ [me=Ryan]Gives up.[/me]
Maybe i should give more detail into that.. When it says that, it gives me the option to attempt repair, or boot windows normally (which fails)
LOL, you got to try and test which is the one that is faulty, RAM or Graphics card. You need to do what Loony says ;D
Ok, i believe it to be the Motherboard now... BIOS is only recognizing 2 of my HDD's, where-as windows recognizes all 3...The rest of the issues still persist...and i tested each of the parts separately with different necessities each time...Is it really the Motherboard? -.- I don't really wanna wait for my guy to completely rebuild it again. -.- Also, i'm thinking of upgrading my 3 GTX 480's to 3 GTX 580's...
if the bios doesnt recognise a hard disk, there is no way windows can. Are you able to test the graphics cards/ram in a different machine?. If you can establish some known good parts it will help us narrow down further. Running prime95 overnight will find any issues with the processors (and possibly the motherboard).
that's news to me, cuz it happened... If i could, i would, but all i have is a laptop which i'm not about to open up. -.- Will try it then, i can't call my guy til monday... But he said he has some sort of $1500 program used to diagnose all parts of the PC, any idea what that could be?
