OK, I recently added a new sound card and HDD to my computer.
The sound card was only purchased because a family member tripped over the wire connected to the audio port on my motherboard and broke the connection. Since installing the new sound card and HDD my computer does the following.
Randomly the screen will go black and the system becomes entirely unresponsive, the fans and lights stay on. A reset is required. Sometimes this will not work unless the computer is left for a while. (It just boots and freezes).
Randomly the computer will freeze and become completely unresponsive and a reset is required. (screen still on).
Randomly it will reboot itself.
Sometime the i am met with this message upon booting
"please enter setup to recover BIOS setting
CMOS date/time not set
press f1 to run setup
press f2 to load default values and continue"
The date and time are then found to be wrong in the bios.
I tried the computer with a different HDD and with no soundcard in but the problem persists.
I monitored the temps with speedfan and all are normal.
Reformated to no avail so its hadrly a virus.
Tried different power outlet to no avail.
Specs:
amd phenom ii x4 955 black edition
Radeon HD 4870
Corsair 800 watt PSU
4 GB Corsair Dominator RAM
ASUS m4n79xtd EVO
seagate barracuda 7200.12 hdd
The sound card was only purchased because a family member tripped over the wire connected to the audio port on my motherboard and broke the connection. Since installing the new sound card and HDD my computer does the following.
Randomly the screen will go black and the system becomes entirely unresponsive, the fans and lights stay on. A reset is required. Sometimes this will not work unless the computer is left for a while. (It just boots and freezes).
Randomly the computer will freeze and become completely unresponsive and a reset is required. (screen still on).
Randomly it will reboot itself.
Sometime the i am met with this message upon booting
"please enter setup to recover BIOS setting
CMOS date/time not set
press f1 to run setup
press f2 to load default values and continue"
The date and time are then found to be wrong in the bios.
I tried the computer with a different HDD and with no soundcard in but the problem persists.
I monitored the temps with speedfan and all are normal.
Reformated to no avail so its hadrly a virus.
Tried different power outlet to no avail.
Specs:
amd phenom ii x4 955 black edition
Radeon HD 4870
Corsair 800 watt PSU
4 GB Corsair Dominator RAM
ASUS m4n79xtd EVO
seagate barracuda 7200.12 hdd