ASRock Forums : Failing northbridge? Asrock 960gc-gs fx https://forum.asrock.com/ Copyright (c) 2006-2013 Web Wiz Forums - All Rights Reserved. Sun, 17 May 2026 06:57:50 +0000 Sun, 31 Dec 2017 03:44:15 +0000 http://blogs.law.harvard.edu/tech/rss Web Wiz Forums 12.04 360 https://forum.asrock.com/RSS_post_feed.asp?TID=7122 <![CDATA[ASRock Forums]]> https://forum.asrock.com/forum_images/web_wiz_forums_black.png https://forum.asrock.com/ <![CDATA[Failing northbridge? Asrock 960gc-gs fx : Thanks for letting us know! Now,...]]> https://forum.asrock.com/forum_posts.asp?TID=7122&PID=42061&title=failing-northbridge-asrock-960gcgs-fx#42061 Author: zlobster
Subject: 7122
Posted: 31 Dec 2017 at 3:44am

Thanks for letting us know! Tongue

Now, I'll take a long shot here and I'll assume you need some sort of advice for your situation.

Since my assumption skills are really poor when it comes to figuring what hardware you're running, I'm gonna politely ask you to provide the community with more details about your rig, e.g. what CPU, PSU, GPU, RAM, case, cooler(s), etc. Then, onto software, OS, BIOS version, drivers, etc.

In case you're too lazy to type those, here are few general suggestions you could try:

- try running a live Linux distro from a USB for a few days and see if it's OS-related.
- clean your PC from dust, especially the chipset heatsink;
- re-applying new TIM to the CPU cooler and chipset heatsink is always a good idea;
- flash the latest BIOS (even if you have it) via DOS;
- clear CMOS and then enter any specific settings in BIOS you may want;
- try running a live Linux distro from a USB for a few days and see if it's OS-related, again;
- install your favorite Windoze from scratch, then plop the latest official drivers;

If you're still having this after all, I'd highly recommend you get yourself a whole new PC in 2018. Good luck, keep us posted!


]]> Sun, 31 Dec 2017 03:44:15 +0000 https://forum.asrock.com/forum_posts.asp?TID=7122&PID=42061&title=failing-northbridge-asrock-960gcgs-fx#42061 <![CDATA[Failing northbridge? Asrock 960gc-gs fx : I have had a couple of pc restarts...]]> https://forum.asrock.com/forum_posts.asp?TID=7122&PID=42058&title=failing-northbridge-asrock-960gcgs-fx#42058 Author: AramisEST
Subject: 7122
Posted: 31 Dec 2017 at 3:15am

I have had a couple of pc restarts in the last couple of days. It happened while i was playing and once while browsing the internet. The event viewer shows a WHEA-logger error.

A fatal hardware error has occurred.

Component: AMD Northbridge
Error Source: Machine Check Exception
Error Type: 11
Processor APIC ID: 0

DETAILED XML VIEW:

The details view of this entry contains further information.

- <Event xmlns="http://schemas.microsoft.com/win/2004/08/events/event">
- <System>
  <Provider Name="Microsoft-Windows-WHEA-Logger" Guid="{C26C4F3C-3F66-4E99-8F8A-39405CFED220}" />
  <EventID>20</EventID>
  <Version>0</Version>
  <Level>2</Level>
  <Task>0</Task>
  <Opcode>0</Opcode>
  <Keywords>0x8000000000000000</Keywords>
  <TimeCreated SystemTime="2017-12-30T19:03:23.150436700Z" />
  <EventRecordID>2417</EventRecordID>
  <Correlation ActivityID="{A77CD684-67D7-4BAE-9528-122C8F0EEFF6}" />
  <Execution ProcessID="3580" ThreadID="3812" />
  <Channel>System</Channel>
  <Computer>My PC</Computer>
  <Security UserID="S-1-5-19" />
  </System>
- <EventData>
  <Data Name="ErrorSource">3</Data>
  <Data Name="ApicId">0</Data>
  <Data Name="MCABank">4</Data>
  <Data Name="MciStat">0xf2000010000b0c0f</Data>
  <Data Name="MciAddr">0x0</Data>
  <Data Name="MciMisc">0x0</Data>
  <Data Name="ErrorType">11</Data>
  <Data Name="Length">928</Data>
  <Data Name="RawData">435045521002FFFFFFFF03000100000002000000A0030000080313001E0C11140000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000BDC407CF89B7184EB3C41F732CB57131FE6FF5E89C91C54CBA8865ABE14913BB2316BAD3A081D30102000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000058010000C00000000003000001000000ADCC7698B447DB4BB65E16F193C4F3DB0000000000000000000000000000000001000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000018020000800000000003000000000000B0A03E]]> Sun, 31 Dec 2017 03:15:29 +0000 https://forum.asrock.com/forum_posts.asp?TID=7122&PID=42058&title=failing-northbridge-asrock-960gcgs-fx#42058