Oh how appropriate that as I tried to post a reply to this thread my computer froze...
Sorry to rez this thread, but I am having the exact same issue as the author and was wondering if the author has had any success in RMAing the board. If not, have you done anything else to resolve the problem? I bought my P5VDC-MX board around the same time as well as my Intel 920 processor.
I had this written out so well before it froze...haha.
But if the author still active on this board, would you please post your results and conclusions?
All the people Ive talked to have come to the concensus that my power supply is giving insufficient power. But it is a 400w PS and I fail to see how merely running the necessities could cause it to freeze like it did.
So. When my computer freezes, as it inevitably does and is doing so now as I write this, the motherboard LED as the well as the fan and power button LED stay lit. If I attempt to shut down the computer by pressing the power button, it does nothing and just sits there. If I attempt the reboot button, it does reboot but I get a "no signal input" on the monitor. So the only way I can shut it down is my pressing the power switch on the back of the case.
I've removed the battery to clear the RTC ram but that doesnt seem to affect in any way when or if the computer will deign to boot. And when I do boot after having taken out and replaced the battery, I will get the, like he did
"Overclocking failed!"
But I've done no such overclocking, obviously. I went into BIOS and set the overclocking thing from [Auto] tp [manual] and set it to 200 but that doesnt seem to affect the freezing at all, as far as I can tell.
As I do not have a local store that supplies computer parts, I cannot tell you that I have another PS to try or another HD to try or anything like that, I'm afraid. My BIOS is updated.
I would really very much appreciate any help and especially if the author, if still active, could provide additional computer specifications.