tubui Posted August 31, 2006 Share Posted August 31, 2006 :help: Yesterday I upgraded my processor from a P4 2.4 to a P4 3. And then a putting it in my brother used the air pressure thing to clean out the dust in my computer. Could it be strong enough to damage the motherboard?After I plug in all the wires and turn on the computer, at first try, the fans were running but the picture on the monitor didn't show up.. And the red light on the mouse didn't show up ethier. So I powered it off and turned it on again, this time the monitor showed up and then the mouse's red light shows up 1 minute afterwards..Then when my computer is up and running, it would lag spike at some moments. Like for example firefox, I would scroll down and it would lag there and then I have to wait a few seconds for it to unlag. Does anyone know whats wrong?Is it the newly upgraded processor or the air pressure that is causing these problems? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bledd Posted August 31, 2006 Share Posted August 31, 2006 if its not getting cooled properly a p4 will run a slow speedscheck your temperatures in the bios Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tubui Posted August 31, 2006 Author Share Posted August 31, 2006 if its not getting cooled properly a p4 will run a slow speedscheck your temperatures in the biosHow do I check that?I'm using IE right now and its not giving me laggy problems like firefox, it seems like only Firefox is responding oddly... And no I haven't tested out the old one back yet but I know theres no component problems because its compatible.. Its just the wierd startup problems when I first turn on the machine and the firefox lag. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tubui Posted August 31, 2006 Author Share Posted August 31, 2006 o_o =//// Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LLXX Posted August 31, 2006 Share Posted August 31, 2006 Don't bump threads...Enter the BIOS setup and look for option "PC Health Status" or similar. It should display the idle temperature of the CPU as well as voltage and fan speeds. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tubui Posted August 31, 2006 Author Share Posted August 31, 2006 Don't bump threads...Enter the BIOS setup and look for option "PC Health Status" or similar. It should display the idle temperature of the CPU as well as voltage and fan speeds.Ok sorry.Do I have to restart my computer to enter the BIOS setup? And if what you say is true, then how come only FireFox is the one giving me laggage and all other programs aren't? I tested this on IE and it runs smoothly.. How come only FireFox? And how come on first startup, nothing responds then on second startup, monitor and mouse starts to run. I also noticed that when FireFox starts to lag, the taskbar thingy disappears and then reappears. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ripken204 Posted August 31, 2006 Share Posted August 31, 2006 how much ram do you have? you do have to restart ur comp btw. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tubui Posted September 1, 2006 Author Share Posted September 1, 2006 how much ram do you have? you do have to restart ur comp btw.1.5gb RAM. Upgraded a week ago. (added a 1gb stick) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LLXX Posted September 1, 2006 Share Posted September 1, 2006 Different programs use the CPU in different ways.Maybe the more bloated IE code is just not stressing the CPU enough for it to overheat and slow down. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
puntoMX Posted September 1, 2006 Share Posted September 1, 2006 There could be dust in between the contacts of your PCI/AGP card(s) or RAM check that also, and did you use new cooling paste? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tubui Posted September 1, 2006 Author Share Posted September 1, 2006 Yes I used new cooling paste.And I don't know if dust could be a problem cause I used air pressure to blow out the dust in my computer. Could that damage my Motherboard? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tubui Posted September 1, 2006 Author Share Posted September 1, 2006 How do I upgrade my BIOS? My friend suggested that I do that but can someone tell me how? Here is my info:Motherboard: AOpen AX4SG MaxCPU Type: Intel Pentium 4E, 3000 MHz (15 x 200)BIOS Type: AwardAward BIOS Type: Phoenix - AwardBIOS v6.00PGAward BIOS Message: AX4SG Max R1.00 Apr.22.2003 AOpen Inc.System BIOS Date: 04/22/03Video BIOS Date: 06/16/04Company Name: Phoenix Technologies Ltd.Thank you in advance. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tasslehoff Posted September 1, 2006 Share Posted September 1, 2006 (edited) Do a tour of the aopen site for other mobo related downloads or click below if the link is still valid if you're a lazy moehttp://download.aopen.com.tw/userdownload_...del=AX4SG%20MaxIt's usually considered best to update from the DOS prompt ie win98 startup floppy disk and running the program from a floppy but I've always just used the windows version fine with no problems on gigabyte boards.If running from DOS I'm guessing you'd type:asgm109f asgm109f.bin where you'll be shown some sort of bios like screen and given the option to backup current bios, overwrite it with this new one etc.if run from windows same options:you'd just click wasgm109f and click the start flash button and hope you don't have a power failure/crash while it's flashing. Edited September 1, 2006 by Tasslehoff Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
newsposter Posted September 1, 2006 Share Posted September 1, 2006 Ah, noobies with a high pressure air hose.-or_Noobies who change out their CPU without knowing how to access their BIOS or what the settings mean.Fun to watch, isn't it? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tubui Posted September 1, 2006 Author Share Posted September 1, 2006 Ah, noobies with a high pressure air hose.-or_Noobies who change out their CPU without knowing how to access their BIOS or what the settings mean.Fun to watch, isn't it?I appriciate the compliment but if you have nothing helpful to post, then don't. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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