2 beeps during post.

[tsunme]

I was trying to update my bios, thinking it would fix the problem I had, but my computer froze mid update and now when i try to boot, I'm getting 2 beeps post. I looked up the beeps and it says memory parity. I'm not sure what this is or how to fix this.

Edit:
OS - Win 7 Ultimate
CPU - AMD FX-8350 Vishera 4.0 GHz
Mobo - GA-970A-UD3 rev 1.2
GPU - XFX Radeon R9 270X
RAM - Crosair VengeanceLP 8GB DDR3 1866
HDD - 1TB WD Blue 7200rpm 64mb cache
PSU - Rosewill Hive-650

 

[tsunme]

Yes i refreshed the thremal paste. It would say do I want to do startup repair and when ever I tried that it would make me restart as well. I just put my original one back in.

 

[Chicano]

As I said before, If the Computer posts the CPU is working, you should have paused the computer on the BIOS post or in BIOS to see if it would restart, that would determine if it's the Phenom or Windows.

 

[tsunme]

I did go into the BIOS, just to see if I could do anything to allow me to load up. So would that be a windows thing then?

 

[Chicano]

How long were you in the BIOS? minutes, seconds?

How long during the attempted Startup Repair?.. 2 -3 minutes?

How long in the failed Windows logons? probably less than a minute.

 

[tsunme]

I was in the BIOS for about a minute.
The startup repair isn't able to start, it tries to go to it "windows is loading files" and then restarts.
When it gets to the windows logo it will restart within a few seconds.

 

[Chicano]

So it worked about a minute at most? and when in the BIOS did it restart or did you shut it down?..
You said it restarted before right.. Did it show the Bluescreen (BSOD) when getting to the Windows logo?.. Did it Shutdown automatically even once?

The only way to tell would be starting it up and Pause it at the BIOS post with the Pause/Break key... or enter the BIOS and leave it running on it's own... If it stays running past 5 minutes, leave it up to 10 minutes before shutting it down. If it stays running, it's Windows.

 

[tsunme]

i manually shut it down. the blue screen shows up for a fraction of a second before restarting.

 

[Chicano]

The Blue screen is Windows.. Most times you can replace any CPU and Windows will not notice a difference and boot normally but apparently this time it detected a different socket CPU, and perceived it as an attempt to move the Windows HDD to another computer.

The failed startup repair was probably due to the same cause. It's Microsoft's way of protecting their interests.. some hardware differences are detected as attempted piracy.

The only way to use the Phenom would be on a clean Windows installation.

 

[tsunme]

Yea, I don't think I'm going to do one of those until I get a new HDD. Which I'm getting tomorrow.

 

[tsunme]

Its strange, I can watch videos on Youtube or watch Twitch streams for a good couple of hours and have nothing happen, but I try to play Diablo 3 or WoW, and it freeze up in less than 5 minutes.

 

[Chicano]

Do you play those games online or installed?

 

[tsunme]

Those are installed, but use the internet to play with others.

 

[Chicano]

Just wondering if it would make any difference... if you disconnect Internet while playing those games.

 

[tsunme]

Well, I wouldn't be able to play either without it. They both require internet to be played.
I could try with some of my installed Steam games.

 

[Chicano]

See if steam games make any difference.

 

[tsunme]

So I unpluged my ethernet cable and started to play some steam games. Played 1 for about an hour and played another for about 30 minutes. No freeze. So I decided to plug back in my ethernet and started to play Diablo 3. Didn't freeze and I still haven't yet. I just restarted my computer (a program was acting up) and I'm going to see when it will freeze again.

 

[Chicano]

When and if it freezes again, unplug the internet cable and see if it unfreezes and resumes.

 

[tsunme]

Ok, I got my new hdd, got it all setup and was really pushing for a freeze (playing Diablo and watching twitch) and I got one. Tried unplugging the ethernet and let it sit for about a minute and didn't unfreeze.

 

[Chicano]

This "fix" is said to have helped 95% of users that had the same problem while Playing Diablo III....it's basically setting the Secondary Logon service to automatic... see if it makes a difference. Apply this part only do not use the Registry Cleaner that's suggested, comments say it has malware so avoid it.

Diablo 3 Crashes And Freezes Fix

Spoiler

[video="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xqNTPG7SDog"][/video]

 

[tsunme]

I'll try this, but the freezing doesn't only happen with Diablo, I just use that for my testing because I'm not losing anything when I do freeze.

Update: Didn't work. So the only thing I haven't tried different in the computer is a different CPU. I guess since I have 2 drives now, I'll try my old CPU on my old drive and see if that changes anything. If that doesn't do anything, what are we looking at? Mobo problem?

 

[Chicano]

Mobo problem of some kind... a setting is possible such as this one following:

Something that may be contributing to the freezes is the power Options...
Control Panel\All Control Panel Items\Power Options\Optopns: Balanced , High Performance, Power Saver. These can be configured so the mobo power regulation does not fluctuate as much and so prevent or reduce the possibility of such fluctuations cause power differences that may cause the type of issues. I'd suggest the High Performance setting for a while during which the power regulation would be stable.

Check information of that setting which can be configured on Windows, via registry and on the BIOS settings. The CPU silent fan setting can also be part of these settings.

This settings as said to cause a buzzing sound from the regulator coils on the mobo which mine is having along with some freezes so I think they may be related, change the settings and see if they make a difference.

Browse down to the best answer for the specific information.
http://www.tomshardware.com/forum/292915-30-high-pitched-noise-coming-area

 

[tsunme]

See, that's something I saw in an amazon review for this motherboard. Some guy was saying he was having problems with the board and he had to change a bunch of power options for it to work. (here it is) http://www.amazon.com/review/R4WSHHWRK2T5P/#R4WSHHWRK2T5P

Also, I tried using my old CPU and reinstalling windows on my old hdd but it was giving me an error saying there was a missing kernel or something.

 

[Chicano]

Yes, that seems to be the same issues with power management but it's not exclusive to Gigabyte motherboards... I had a Biostar that also buzzed, and since most the same components that go on AMD motherboards also go in Intels. As far as I now only the Chipset (NB & SB), socket, and maybe a few insignificant chips,.. the issue may occurr on all motherboards... maybe except for the more expensive motherboards since quality may be the only difference that makes up for the price. In any case the buzzing is said not to be damaging, but I don't like it because it sound like an alarm... anyone hearing it may think there's something bad going on. I haven't checked but it may indeed be an alarm since I have the CPU temp warning turned to sound at 60ºC and it may very well be it. I have to search for information that may or not confirm it.

What I'm thinking is that the power management may reduce power to the CPU so it's not always at full mhz and catching on may not be as fast as desired. Several settings that can be set to disable power management are the power management in windows, and on the BIOS:
• AMD Cool & quiet
• Hardware thermal Control
• CPU smart fan control
• AMD C1E Support

Disabling these BIOS settings would be like using a motherboard from years ago when such automatic power control settings were still not in use... and computers were very reliable.

That Kernel missing message is mostly always false... I have had it several times and when checking the system folder for the supposed to be missing file (ntoskrnl.exe), there it was. These type of messages can occurr when installing from a CD/DVD but not from USB, so try making a USB installer using Windows 8 USB Installer Maker, which can make USB installers for any Windows version, and it's quick and simple to use.

 

[tsunme]

Ok, just did all that and still froze.

 

[Chicano]

How many times have you restarted the computer?.. some BIOS settings need the computer to restart shutdown pereferably for them to take effect.

If you've done that, Try these fixes to try and use the Phenom CPU without reinstalling Windows:
1. This may help make the Phenom work without reinstalling Windows. On the Windows and HDD you are using, Go to the Windows Services... Computer right click / Manage Services... Look for the Plug and Play service and make sure it's enabled... next go to Device Manager / Look for the CPU / right click and select Uninstall... you may have to do this on all cores to disable each one. Immediately shutdown the computer / remove power connections / remove the bios battery / Remove the FX and install the Phenom / Press the power button and hold it pressed for 60 seconds / wait the 5 to 10 min to reset the BIOS / Start the computer and hope the Phenom is installed by the Plug and Play service and Windows boots mormally. .

2. About the hard drive where you want to reinstall Windows, Can that Windows boot with the FX CPU... or not? is that why you want to reinstall Windows? If it boots, first try this #1 fix on that HDD.