hey i just purchase a: http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.asp?Item=N82E16817104019 since bit-tech.net had a very nice review on it and since i have a kinda doody psu i decided to buy it since im getting a 7950GX2. well heres the problem i turn off my computer, the booster stays on but my gfx card turns off, not sure why? any ideas
I think it may have active cooling on it which means that for a short period after the system is off the unit will continue to cool. My main powersupply never actually stops untill I unplug it. It could also run 4 of my fans if I wanted it to.
guys i think i just totally f*cked myself over... i was putting a new zalman heatsink into my computer, (moving the ac freeze i got to my other 775 comp) and it turns out as i put the metal black bottom casing , some of the liquid from my arctic silver cleaner got onto the processor pins... am i totally f*cked now...
i pray you are right my friend =( i really dont want to spend another 190 dollars on another conroe... hopefully in about 12 hours it will be dry so ill just put on some new ac5 and my zalman, i couldnt sleep last night i was so worried el o el. but ill see you guys later im off to work. however about the fsp, by passive coolining do u mean it will stay on forever? or will it eventually turn off? im a little scared because when i turn it off it powers my PSU my 4 cathodes, all 5 of my fans, however my mobo is off, hd is off, cd drives i think are off, and processor fan didnt spin (when i had it in there), also gfx didnt spin either so i guess thats good. i just dont wanna burn out my leds or get my fans real dusty after leaving them on for a while.
Is the molex connector plugged in at the back of the unit? Have you tried e-mailing customer support about it?
yes i double chedk and made sure, i even tried unhooking everythin thatis connected 2 that molex connect but still the same thing, i will try customer support soon, not sure why but im still iffy about my processor =( i remember reading when u install your processor you have to make sure its absolutely clean, well it has arctic silver cleaner solution 1 and 2, ( i had to use solution 2 to take off solution 1 frm the pins), right now the dis-coloration is almost gone but just clarifying, arent the pins to a processor supposed to be spot clean? whats the worst that can happen if i put it into my mobo?
worst case scenario a short could occur and damage your CPU and MOBO and possible everything else. I would try it with only the CPU in the mobo, no drives, cards or anything just in case. I doubt it will though. BTW you shouldn't have use the second solution deliberately, it is the surface purifier and is only to prepare the surface for best thermal transfer. Just make sure you got it all off with the cotton bud. Or thin cloth if it cant fit between the pins. Make sure you don't force it as you may bend some pins.
my computer turned on just fine =) got a new zalman cooler on it (i hated installing it) and so far it all looked good and i still got my nice oc! wierd thing, when i turned of my computer for some reason the fsp booster turned off as well which is a first! wonder if it will do it again i guess ill see when i get home tonight.
Me Too I have the same problem with mine, but it was only after i switched from an ati to nvida gpu....
Conroe has little dots instead of pins right? If so then use some rubbing alchohol and just scrub the sucker. Should dry in less than an hour (after hand drying) then plug it back in. You should be fine. As for the FSP...I have no idea but it sounds like an annoying problem. Google it and find out.
