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Hi
I ran into this problem some days ago, where i tried to fix it - but no luck...

My frankenpad is restarting, over and over Again. When i try to boot windpws 8, it will restarts during boort pr shortly after the operating system is booted.

I have tried:
Looking for Damaged ports
Looking for Damaged soldering on MB
Taken out everything but the barebone laptop
Static discharge
Booting another OS

It Works fine in BIOS, and can rung the HDD diagnostic software.

My thougths have been:

- A short, somewhere - but BIOS Works
- Overheaing - but BIOS Works
- The SSD - but same error when booting from a USB stick
The processor/Motherboard?

Does anyone know what this is?

Best regards

RAM Test?

Do you have another CPU to test with and verify whether the current one is the culprit?

Have you tried booting into a linux distro from a usb stick? I had this same issue with windows 8 on my T61 after it installed some updates. It would go into an infinite reboot loop. Ended up putting linux back on it...

dude, undervolt your QX9300 can help a bit temporarily
but we still need someone to solve the current limit problem

axur-delmeria wrote:RAM Test?

RAM is tested, it should be strange if both Sticks fail at the sametime?

ajkula66 wrote:Do you have another CPU to test with and verify whether the current one is the culprit?

I have a P8700 i will test next week

brchan wrote:Have you tried booting into a linux distro from a usb stick? I had this same issue with windows 8 on my T61 after it installed some updates. It would go into an infinite reboot loop. Ended up putting linux back on it...

I have tried a Windows 7 install usb.. i same thing

RMSMajestic wrote:dude, undervolt your QX9300 can help a bit temporarily
but we still need someone to solve the current limit problem

I have it undervolted to 1,075V. Bu it is strange it doesnt even boot... Its not overheating - sometimes i can reach TP fancontrol before [censored], and no problems there

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I think it migth be the southbridge failing?

I found the problem, it was the processor

The Core2Quad makes it crash or freeze if it manages to boot - with a P8700 it Works just fine. Looking for another QC then.