Taco1435 Posted April 29, 2006 Posted April 29, 2006 This Enermax Liberty 500w power supply worked fine with my Biostar Tforce 6100-939 board, and now with this DFI rs 482 infinity board, it has random reboots. These reboots occur with no blue screen(YES i disabled auto restarts). I stress tested the computer with Prime95 custom test for dual core Opteron 165 for 12 hours, memtest 86 for 12 hours, and superpi, and nothing comes up with errors. Originally I thought these reboots happen when overclocked, but they just happen more frequently. They are totally random, and happen as if someone just hit the resest switch. A number of people with this same psu and motherboard are having the same exact problem over at this forum http://www.hardforum.com/showthread.php?t=...6&page=14&pp=20 and heres a poll started about the reboots. http://www.hardforum.com/showthread.php?t=1047982 If I do not get confirmation that this psu does work with this motherboard by someone, I am rmaing this board for a full refund and getting another Biostar Tforce board. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Angry_Games Posted April 29, 2006 Posted April 29, 2006 well, I will have an Enermax Liberty 500w within a week or so (trading Null at this forum for his) I doubt seriously that the issue is the psu, as the 500w Liberty is MORE than enough power the hardware in your sig I'm going to go out on a limb here and say there's a good chance you have left everything in the GENIE BIOS on Auto...which is just not a good idea with ATI chipsets. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Taco1435 Posted April 29, 2006 Posted April 29, 2006 Dude, then what could cause reboots like that if it is some setting. I've tried EVERYTHING. I went on the G.Skill support forum and looked up the correct ram settings. I tested the ram in memtest86 and get no errors. It's not my damn settings. You said this to my last post, but fail to tell me what could cause a problem like this? I've speant like hours looking through the bios for something that would cause such instantaneous reboots with no errors or blue screens. Could you offer me advice on what could cause reboots like this? Also, normally I would just rma the motherboard and hope I got a better working one, but when 5or 6 ppl have the same exact problem and the same exact power supply(a few actually tested with a different psu and got it worked fine), one starts to think there's a connection of some kind... And I KNOW its not the Liberty. That's what I'm saying. It worked fine on my other motherboard, and it shows no signs of being broken. It is only warm to the touch, and the voltage readings seem very steady. I really think there some sort of problem between this motherboard and the Liberty psu. I have yet to see someone with a Liberty and this motherboard and not have this problem. So, at this point unless someone can offer me some advice, or someone can show me that they have their Liberty working with this motherboard, im gonna rma it real quick, because I only have like 4 days to rma it. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
rokk Posted May 2, 2006 Posted May 2, 2006 Hi, i have the same issue it started occuring recently... Random reboots without BSOD at totaly random times, it can reboot while not having done anything for 7+ hours or it can reboot 2 hours after i start the computer. Prime95 x2 stable for 18h+, memtest86 15h no faults, but random reboots still occuring. I tried taking out my 7600GT and running onboard vid, random reboots, i underclocked my CPU and it still reboots. Tried changing back to my old bios i used weeks earlier, but the same issue still occurs. Voltages are well within margins and stable. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Taco1435 Posted May 3, 2006 Posted May 3, 2006 Hi, i have the same issue it started occuring recently... Random reboots without BSOD at totaly random times, it can reboot while not having done anything for 7+ hours or it can reboot 2 hours after i start the computer. Prime95 x2 stable for 18h+, memtest86 15h no faults, but random reboots still occuring. I tried taking out my 7600GT and running onboard vid, random reboots, i underclocked my CPU and it still reboots. Tried changing back to my old bios i used weeks earlier, but the same issue still occurs. Voltages are well within margins and stable. Welp, I just rmaed my motherboard for a replacement, and I'll let you know if that fixes the problem, but your problem sounds exactly like mine. My system was dual prime95 stable 15 or so hours, memtest86 stable for like 15 hours, and i ran superpi 32m calculations with no errors, but would still have the problem with no bsod or anything. It's definately some kind of power problem. Why don't you try a different power supply, and see if that fixes the problem. There have been reports in hardforum that known to work Liberty psus have been causing problems for ppl, and that when switched out for something else, the problems go away. I dont know if it's an incompatibility thing or just some bad motherboards out there, but I would try using a different psu. I didn't because I can no longer rma my psu, so I am just praying that a new motherboard fixes it. I'll let you know if a replacement board fixes it though, and then my advice would be to get a replacement motherboard. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
rokk Posted May 3, 2006 Posted May 3, 2006 Well, the system worked like a charm, rock solid with the crappy Aspire 420W PSU before i switched to the NUUO... I noticed the problem like a week after the PSU-switch, and since then it's been bugging the crap out of me and i then i saw your thread here. I do not have any other PSUs avail... since i gave the Aspire PSU away. Please keep my updated on how it works out for you. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Taco1435 Posted May 3, 2006 Posted May 3, 2006 Well, the system worked like a charm, rock solid with the crappy Aspire 420W PSU before i switched to the NUUO...I noticed the problem like a week after the PSU-switch, and since then it's been bugging the crap out of me and i then i saw your thread here. I do not have any other PSUs avail... since i gave the Aspire PSU away. Please keep my updated on how it works out for you. Ya someone else told me that their aspire psu that comes with the q-pack case worked fine, but the 500w Liberty that had been proven to work in another setup didnt. There's somethin goin on with this board... Share this post Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cerberus42 Posted May 3, 2006 Posted May 3, 2006 try taking a multimeter and testing the rails on your PSU for stability, some boards can handle huge power fluctuations, others go safety first and shut down. Have you changed where you are plugged into as well, because at our old house they had very poor power and we would get random shut-downs that are exactly like yours. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
rokk Posted May 3, 2006 Posted May 3, 2006 try taking a multimeter and testing the rails on your PSU for stability, some boards can handle huge power fluctuations, others go safety first and shut down. Have you changed where you are plugged into as well, because at our old house they had very poor power and we would get random shut-downs that are exactly like yours. Been there done that, and the computer reboots no matter where i plug it in. I've had the comp at some of my friends places with no issues (EDIT: with my other PSU that is, my current causes reboots now and then) and my other PSU handled it fine. Plus the system does not shut down, it just reboots. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Taco1435 Posted May 3, 2006 Posted May 3, 2006 Been there done that, and the computer reboots no matter where i plug it in. I've had the comp at some of my friends places with no issues and my other PSU handled it fine. Plus the system does not shut down, it just reboots. same, I've tried it at a friends house with the same exact problem. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
fallon Posted May 5, 2006 Posted May 5, 2006 I had reboots here, Seasonic 600 watt power supply. Tried everything, finally borrowed a Turbolinx 500 watt from a friend, and haven't had any wierd lockups since, it ran for over 13 hours doing the prime CPU test before I stopped it. The RS248 seems to have issues with some power supplies. http://www.hardforum.com/showthread.php?t=...82&page=2&pp=20 http://www.hardforum.com/showthread.php?p=1029384494 seem to indicate a LOT of people with Liberty's Share this post Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Taco1435 Posted May 9, 2006 Posted May 9, 2006 welp, just got the new replacement motherboard, and seems to have the same problems. However this one seems more stable, but within a few hours it rebooted just like before. So now I'm going to have to find a psu to test with. Will keep you guys updated. Also, any advice or help would be appriciated. This is a major problem that dfi just seems to be ignoring, and it really ruins my first experience with DFI and probably last. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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