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Ok, I got a cooler for the core i7 from a very generous person but now I can not get the system to stay on. I have tried a bunch of things to try and fix it but every time i turn it on, it will start to load then shut off. Sometimes it will even turn back on itself.

I am about to disassemble the whole thing and reassemble it again to make sure i do not have anything loose, unless any of you have a better suggestion.

check to make sure all the pins are okay in the socket and maybe you can re-seat the CPU at the same time

check the temperatures in the bios

check for thermal paste

is it getting into the windows loader or not even past POST?

Does the cooler use a backplate? Does that backplate have a layer of insulation between it and the motherboard? What I'm getting at here is if it uses a backplate it may be a grounding issue.

Make sure the mounting hardware is seated all the way to the cooler base as well when you pull the cooler.

tried reseating the cooler and replaced the bubble gum with real thermal paste - still same problem.

well I am going to completely tear the whole thing down and start from scratch. I just seems like something is loose somewhere with the way it kicks off.

Oh and sometimes it will reach windows, sometimes before POST. I checked in BIOS once for the temps and everything was fine, so it is not from overheating.

Main thing i am wondering is if the CPU was killed from that f*&^ing Domino ALC water cooler dying on me 3 separate times

We shall see once i do a complete teardown, hopefully this weekend!

don't forget memtest!

and I assume you are using stock settings right? /CLR CMOS

skier wrote:don't forget memtest!

and I assume you are using stock settings right? /CLR CMOS

I cleared CMOS right after the first time it shut off itself

KnightRid wrote:Main thing i am wondering is if the CPU was killed from that f*&^ing Domino ALC water cooler dying on me 3 separate times

Doubt it, all newer CPUs have measures built-in to keep this from happening. If you were rocking an old P3 or Athlon then that might be the case.

Just to update everyone, I took Sunday off to relax with some football and cigars so I did not get this ripped apart yet. Will try today if I have time after laundry ;)

Is your rig still overclocked? Maybe just go back to stock speeds and overclock once your rig boots. I hope everything works out for you.

What Motherboard is in that system? i know its posted somewhere but im lazy today.....

having the Domino fail 3 times could possibly do some damage......

IT IS RUNNING!!! woohoo

finally stripped it bare and redid it and now it is working. Maybe i had a loose power connector or something else weird, but for now, it is working.

I really should make this my main computer and relegate the Q6700 I am on now to a folding system but i am going to wait a while and make sure the i7 is gonna run stable ;)

Darkstar wrote:What Motherboard is in that system? i know its posted somewhere but im lazy today.....

having the Domino fail 3 times could possibly do some damage......

DX58SO is what is in there - seems to be running fine now, let's hope it is stable!