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GA-X58A-UD3R shutting down after an hour or so

Briody

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GA-X58A-UD3R shutting down after an hour or so
« on: August 27, 2010, 03:43:20 pm »
I just finished building a workstation with these specs -

GA-X58A-UD3R (Rev2)
Kingwin ABT-1000MA1S 1000W PSU
Western Digital AV-GP 1TB SATA
LG 10x Blu-ray drive
24 gig ram G.Skill Ripjaws PC3 10666
PNY Quadro FX4700 X2
Win7 Pro 64-bit

Windows install went well and everything seems to be working.  However the machine just shuts down after an hour or so.  All fans are running and everything will be working then the computer will just shut off.

I haven't touched anything in the bios.  Everything is AUTO and default.

Any ideas appreciated.

Dark Mantis

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Re: GA-X58A-UD3R shutting down after an hour or so
« Reply #1 on: August 27, 2010, 03:50:01 pm »
Have you checked the Windows power settings?
Does it happen even if you are using it at the time?
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Re: GA-X58A-UD3R shutting down after an hour or so
« Reply #2 on: August 27, 2010, 03:50:23 pm »
Hi there,

first thing that springs to mind is have you got your CPU cooler attached properly? You could be shutting down because of high temps.
Remember, when all else fails a cup of tea and a good swear will often help! It won't solve the problem but it will make you feel better.

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Re: GA-X58A-UD3R shutting down after an hour or so
« Reply #3 on: August 27, 2010, 03:58:53 pm »
I have not checked the Windows power settings.  I'll do that!

The CPU cooler seems fine.  It's the stock cooler and doesn't seem really robust.

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Re: GA-X58A-UD3R shutting down after an hour or so
« Reply #4 on: August 27, 2010, 04:02:10 pm »
If it is the stock cooler even more reason to check it. Often they don't fit properly at one corner. Make sure all four feet are attached firmly.
Gigabyte X58A-UD7
i7 920
Dominators 1600 x6 12GB
6970 2GB
HX850
256GB SSD, Sam 1TB, WDB320GB
Blu-Ray
HAF 932

Gigabyte Z68X-UD5-B3
i7 3770K
Vengeance 1600 16GB
6950 2GB
HCP1200W
Revo Drive x2, 1.5TB WDB RAID0
16x DLRW
StrikeX S7
Full water cooling
3 x 27" Iiy

Briody

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Re: GA-X58A-UD3R shutting down after an hour or so
« Reply #5 on: August 27, 2010, 11:22:41 pm »
Solved!  ;D

One corner of the fan was not fully clicked in.  I clicked it in and the machine's been running for 3 hours.

THANK YOU!

Dark Mantis

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Re: GA-X58A-UD3R shutting down after an hour or so
« Reply #6 on: August 27, 2010, 11:28:36 pm »
No problem, just glad to have helped. It is quite a common problem to be honest and didn't take a lot of working out. ;)
Gigabyte X58A-UD7
i7 920
Dominators 1600 x6 12GB
6970 2GB
HX850
256GB SSD, Sam 1TB, WDB320GB
Blu-Ray
HAF 932

Gigabyte Z68X-UD5-B3
i7 3770K
Vengeance 1600 16GB
6950 2GB
HCP1200W
Revo Drive x2, 1.5TB WDB RAID0
16x DLRW
StrikeX S7
Full water cooling
3 x 27" Iiy