[Vimpoco2010]

Huh.. red lights on mobo went away but other than that, no changes.

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A shorting out problem. It is a common mistake made by builders. They get a standoff in the wrong place under the motherboard which causes a short between the motherboard and the case.
It is easy to fix by just removing the motherboard and checking the placement of the standoffs under it to make sure there only standoffs where they line up with a hole in the motherboard where it can be connected with a screw. If there is one that is not lined up then remove it.

Edited by rshaffer61, 15 January 2010 - 08:25 AM.

[rshaffer61]

A shorting out problem. It is a common mistake made by builders. They get a standoff in the wrong place under the motherboard which causes a short between the motherboard and the case.
It is easy to fix by just removing the motherboard and checking the placement of the standoffs under it to make sure there only standoffs where they line up with a hole in the motherboard where it can be connected with a screw. If there is one that is not lined up then remove it.

Edited by rshaffer61, 15 January 2010 - 08:25 AM.

[Vimpoco2010]

Huh alright I'll check that, good idea, I was gonna take it all apart and do a tedious bench build but i'll try that first. The only standoffs (gold things, right?) I used were the six that were pre-inserted into the case, though, and I remember putting screws into each one. Worth a shot though.

[rshaffer61]

Bench testing would be a great ideal. That would take the motherboard out of the case completely and there would be no possibility of a short then.

[Vimpoco2010]

I'm making this post on the computer ^^

[Vimpoco2010]

Oooooooohhhhhh right

I forgot I was having a problem before I ever disassembled it in the first place. in september >_>

The screen will black out while I'm in the middle of something. Completely randomly.

Nooooooo idea why. Can't shut off with power button, have to cut off power from the PSU to power down.

Edited by Vimpoco2010, 17 January 2010 - 04:26 PM.

[rshaffer61]

Screen black out try different monitor.
Different monitor same problem video on motherboard.
Power should be able to shut off with power button. If not then you may have a faulty power switch on case or motherboard may be failing.

[Vimpoco2010]

It couldn't be the monitor because of the power not turning off issue :/

[Vimpoco2010]

Oh right and I remember the strangest thing

When I used to play a game that was 100% fullscreen the blackout wouldn't happen. Even if it was for like 6 hours at a time.

But if I'm not playing a game it'll take like 30 minutes on average

[rshaffer61]

It's worth a try at this point. A different monitor would determine if it is a monitor or a system problem.
If system problem then I'm afraid a motherboard video chipset may be the issue.

[Vimpoco2010]

Oh by the way I left out one important detail: the computer wont boot AT ALL if the CD-ROM IDE cable is plugged in.

And it works fine with another monitor (right now the CD-rom is working fine with the power, it comes out and everything. just doesn't read CD's. IDE cable is unplugged right now as im typing this)

Edited by Vimpoco2010, 17 January 2010 - 05:19 PM.

[Vimpoco2010]

I should also add that I didn't have this problem until I replaced my XP/7 hybrid OS with Vista 64 bit(original OS on the system and what im running right now)

[rshaffer61]

XP/7 hybrid OS

What do you mean by hybrid?

[Vimpoco2010]

A long while ago I torrented an OS that was some sorta hybrid. I don't remember anything about it anything other than that I wanted to reformat and Vista was the only hard disc I had

[rshaffer61]

Did you format before you installed the Vista?
That includes blowing away all partitions and starting with a native drive?