CPU change warning error

2009-02-24 07:07:05

#1

prototype: Member; +52|6575

Last night I was playing BF2 for about an hour.

I logged off BF2 and re-enabled my router firewall and walked away to go eat and was gone for maybe 30-45 min cand left my system running.

When I came back I turned on my monitor and there was a full page error message, kind of like when you boot into safe mode and the whole screen is black with white type face giving you lots of options and info.

The main part of the error message stated

"WARNING: CPU CHANGE DETECTED"
THE CMOS MAY NEED TO BE RESET
PRESS F1 TO CONTINUE OR DELETE TO ENTER SETUP.

I did not make any changes to my hardware,software or TCP/IP settings, I just walked away from my computer for 45 min.

So I pressed F1 and the system rebooted on its own from there.

It seemed to be fine but when it started to load windows I got a BSOD error and rebooted itself again.

This time it booted to safe mode option the same as if I had pressed F8 during the boot and it gave me the typical options
SAFE MODE
SAFE MODE WITH COMMAND PROMPT
SAFE MODE WITH ETC

I chose to boot windows normally and the system booted up just fine.
I stayed online for about an hour testing my hard ware, loaded BF2 and COD 5 and browsed the net etc and nothing seemed to be wrong.

My question is what would cause this and should I be worried or take precautions ?

The only thing I can think of is that my MOBO is dusty
so I plan on cleaning it out today after work but my system is not even really dusty, at least not by looking at it,
maybe there is some dust on the CMOS chip or something that I can not see.

what do you guys think.

Thank you for any replies.

Last edited by prototype (2009-02-24 07:42:15)

2009-02-24 07:09:55

#2

max: Vela Incident; +1,652|6831|NYC / Hamburg

Welcome to the wondrous world of nvidia chipsets. I wouldn't worry about it for now, only when it happens again.

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2009-02-24 07:11:19

#3

prototype: Member; +52|6575

yeah I will never buy another Nforce board and ASUS is also on my shit list.

2009-02-24 07:13:53

#4

GC_PaNzerFIN: Work and study @ Technical Uni; +528|6678|Finland

Have you...
overclocked?
tried reseting CMOS?
tried flashing latest BIOS?
checked temps of your CPU?
run memtest?
checked if the memory voltage is set to what it says on the sticks and the latency settings are correct too?

dusty CMOS chip? Nah that doesn't matter...

EDIT: Yeah nforce is 100% bitch.

Last edited by GC_PaNzerFIN (2009-02-24 07:15:05)

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2009-02-24 07:17:17

#5

max: Vela Incident; +1,652|6831|NYC / Hamburg

Asus is a good manufacturer. Nforce chipsets are just a huge pain

_{once upon a midnight dreary, while i pron surfed, weak and weary, over many a strange and spurious site of ' hot xxx galore'. While i clicked my fav'rite bookmark, suddenly there came a warning, and my heart was filled with mourning, mourning for my dear amour, " 'Tis not possible!", i muttered, " give me back my free hardcore!"..... quoth the server, 404.}

2009-02-24 07:19:12

#6

GC_PaNzerFIN: Work and study @ Technical Uni; +528|6678|Finland

max wrote:
Asus is a good manufacturer. Nforce chipsets are just a huge pain

yeah Asus is my fav manufacturer... they make excellent boards. Its damn gayforce chipset that is epic fail

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2009-02-24 07:24:32

#7

prototype: Member; +52|6575

GC_PaNzerFIN wrote:
Have you...
overclocked?
tried reseting CMOS?
tried flashing latest BIOS?
checked temps of your CPU?
run memtest?
checked if the memory voltage is set to what it says on the sticks and the latency settings are correct too?

dusty CMOS chip? Nah that doesn't matter...

EDIT: Yeah nforce is 100% bitch.

I have not made any changes and do not feel comfortable messing with the CMOS chip or flashing the BIOS because of all the trouble I have gone through doing that when I first got this rig.

my mem voltage was set manually by me 12 months ago and has not been changed since.

My CPU temp is normal

I have not run memtest.

This all happened at midnight last night and I had to come into work today so I could not spend a lot of time messing with it
so I took a few valiums so I would not be up all night worrying over it.

I plan on running more tests today after work

Last edited by prototype (2009-02-24 07:32:47)

2009-02-24 07:29:01

#8

FFLink: There is.; +1,380|6955|Devon, England

GC_PaNzerFIN wrote:
max wrote:
Asus is a good manufacturer. Nforce chipsets are just a huge pain
yeah Asus is my fav manufacturer... they make excellent boards. Its damn gayforce chipset that is epic fail

I see what you did there...

2009-02-24 07:37:03

#9

prototype: Member; +52|6575

so you guys think my system is ok or should I worry all day at work about it?

I think im gonna take another valium

2009-02-24 07:38:45

#10

GC_PaNzerFIN: Work and study @ Technical Uni; +528|6678|Finland

prototype wrote:
so you guys think my system is ok or should I worry all day at work about it?

I think im gonna take another valium

Like said, I wouldn't worry much before you get BSOD again... if it does... blame it on the nforce as it is capable of doing anything funky...

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2009-02-24 07:49:38

#11

prototype: Member; +52|6575

im gonna take a valium anyway and I am never gonna buy an Nforce board ever again.

2009-02-24 08:57:29

#12

Peter: Super Awesome Member; +494|6666|dm_maidenhead

Valium is too weak. Just go straight for the cyanide.

2009-02-24 09:15:08

#13

prototype: Member; +52|6575

Peter wrote:
Valium is too weak. Just go straight for the cyanide.

I think I might if this stupid board keeps acting up

2009-02-24 09:37:54

#14

Freezer7Pro: I don't come here a lot anymore.; +1,447|6461|Winland

prototype wrote:
Peter wrote:
Valium is too weak. Just go straight for the cyanide.
I think I might if this stupid board keeps acting up

Give the Valium to the board.

The idea of any hi-fi system is to reproduce the source material as faithfully as possible, and to deliberately add distortion to everything you hear (due to amplifier deficiencies) because it sounds 'nice' is simply not high fidelity. If that is what you want to hear then there is no problem with that, but by adding so much additional material (by way of harmonics and intermodulation) you have a tailored sound system, not a hi-fi. - Rod Elliot, ESP

2009-02-24 09:48:30

#15

prototype: Member; +52|6575

Freezer7Pro wrote:
prototype wrote:
Peter wrote:
Valium is too weak. Just go straight for the cyanide.
I think I might if this stupid board keeps acting up
Give the Valium to the board.

Freezer pro, glad you chimed in man.

what do you think caused this error?

Should I even worry about it?

Last edited by prototype (2009-02-24 09:50:01)

2009-02-24 10:03:16

#16

Freezer7Pro: I don't come here a lot anymore.; +1,447|6461|Winland

prototype wrote:
Freezer7Pro wrote:
prototype wrote:

I think I might if this stupid board keeps acting up
Give the Valium to the board.
Freezer pro, glad you chimed in man.

what do you think caused this error?

Should I even worry about it?

It's an nF board. Get used to it.

The idea of any hi-fi system is to reproduce the source material as faithfully as possible, and to deliberately add distortion to everything you hear (due to amplifier deficiencies) because it sounds 'nice' is simply not high fidelity. If that is what you want to hear then there is no problem with that, but by adding so much additional material (by way of harmonics and intermodulation) you have a tailored sound system, not a hi-fi. - Rod Elliot, ESP

2009-02-24 10:09:24

#17

GC_PaNzerFIN: Work and study @ Technical Uni; +528|6678|Finland

I had random BSOD on 5 nforce boards. Nforce board also killed two of my PSUs. Corrupted 500GB files, twice. Integrated network adapter corrupts downloads randomly. Unbelievable ram compatibility issues (one board didn't even work at all with 4 sticks. two sticks was unstable at best. PWM squeals on one mobo. FSB holes in BIOS that hardly let me oc much. Chipsets running goddamn hot, one even fried.

so you tell me... One BSOD seems pretty reasonable to me compared to my experience with nforces....

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2009-02-24 10:18:53

#18

prototype: Member; +52|6575

point taken.

so what is the best MOBO/chipset to buy next time I get one?

2009-02-24 10:20:04

#19

max: Vela Incident; +1,652|6831|NYC / Hamburg

P45 is awesome for Core 2

_{once upon a midnight dreary, while i pron surfed, weak and weary, over many a strange and spurious site of ' hot xxx galore'. While i clicked my fav'rite bookmark, suddenly there came a warning, and my heart was filled with mourning, mourning for my dear amour, " 'Tis not possible!", i muttered, " give me back my free hardcore!"..... quoth the server, 404.}

2009-02-24 10:26:04

#20

GC_PaNzerFIN: Work and study @ Technical Uni; +528|6678|Finland

P45 will do for you. the best you asked is X48 of course.

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2009-02-24 15:29:52

#21

TopHat01: Limitless; +117|6168|CA

max wrote:
P45 is awesome for Core 2

P5Q PRO

Check out my YouTube channel

2009-02-24 15:37:25

#22

Scorpion0x17: can detect anyone's visible post count...; +691|7029|Cambridge (UK)

when did nForce's start being shit then?

my nForce2 is sweet.

2009-02-24 15:52:27

#23

Brasso: member; +1,549|6894

Scorpion0x17 wrote:
when did nForce's start being shit then?

my nForce2 is sweet.

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ASUS is da bomb

Last edited by haffeysucks (2009-02-24 15:52:46)

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2009-02-24 15:58:02

#24

Freezer7Pro: I don't come here a lot anymore.; +1,447|6461|Winland

nF3 was bad in the essence of (basically) being a rebranded nF2, which was a rebranded nF1, which often had some really bad RAM issues.

nF4 was the first of the hot-buggy-unstable chipsets. Went on from there.

The idea of any hi-fi system is to reproduce the source material as faithfully as possible, and to deliberately add distortion to everything you hear (due to amplifier deficiencies) because it sounds 'nice' is simply not high fidelity. If that is what you want to hear then there is no problem with that, but by adding so much additional material (by way of harmonics and intermodulation) you have a tailored sound system, not a hi-fi. - Rod Elliot, ESP

2009-02-24 15:59:13

#25

Scorpion0x17: can detect anyone's visible post count...; +691|7029|Cambridge (UK)

Freezer7Pro wrote:
nF3 was bad in the essence of (basically) being a rebranded nF2, which was a rebranded nF1, which often had some really bad RAM issues.

nF4 was the first of the hot-buggy-unstable chipsets. Went on from there.

Oh yeah... RAM issues... I'd forgotten about those... but I then I have 2x1GB now...

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