Scrolling Crash To Weird Clicking On Boot Up??

MrTRiotMrTRiot Northern Ontario Icrontian
edited October 2004 in Hardware
I was on my comp today and I was having my scrolling problem (scroll bar stuck at the bottom of the page) and it was doing it for like 5 min then all of a sudden it logged me out of windows and shut itself off....then when I booted up I had this very weird clicking coming from my comp...it clicked a good 20 times in 5 secs, it sorta sounded like my CPU was having problems
booting up and now my comp is acting really slow and responding really weird to key stokes (aka shift = enter and 0 = space)...it's really messed up
...any help would be greatly appreciated.

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  • primesuspectprimesuspect Beepin n' Boopin Detroit, MI Icrontian
    edited October 2004
    I cannot figure out what is going on here. You defintely have some sort of keystroke problem. If you took a piece of tape and taped down the down arrow or page down key, that's exactly what would happen.

    Do you use wireless devices? Wireless keyboard or mouse?
  • MrTRiotMrTRiot Northern Ontario Icrontian
    edited October 2004
    nope, both are connected by a cord, just your basic keyboard and laser mouse
  • MrTRiotMrTRiot Northern Ontario Icrontian
    edited October 2004
    btw, what the heck is folding@home and the short media team?
  • primesuspectprimesuspect Beepin n' Boopin Detroit, MI Icrontian
    edited October 2004
    Dude, I'm beginning to think that there is something wrong with your keyboard controller or keyboard jack. Try booting with NO keyboard plugged in. Does it still do it? Try booting windows without the keyboard, and then plugging it in after windows boots. If you have PS2, try USB instead. There's something wonky wack with your keyboard controller, I'm convinced. Perhaps your motherboard is bad.

    Folding@Home is a project by Stanford University to simulate protein folding, mathematically. It uses distributed computing (tiny computers like ours help solve gigantic math problems and send pieces of the equation back to the servers) to do this. The research may help eventually find cures for protein-related disorders such as alzheimers and certain cancers. Some people who "fold" join teams, and you get points for folding. The friendly sense of competition helps encourage more folding, and it's fun for everyone involved. We have a very active team and we all love the project.
  • MrTRiotMrTRiot Northern Ontario Icrontian
    edited October 2004
    Alright i'll try booting with no keyboard...

    but I protein folding??? I've read the site and still dont really get it...but im signing up anyways :cool:
  • primesuspectprimesuspect Beepin n' Boopin Detroit, MI Icrontian
    edited October 2004
    That's awesome. All you have to do to join is download the folding program, pick a name, enter "93" as your team number, and away you go. You are a member of short-media's folding team :D
  • MrTRiotMrTRiot Northern Ontario Icrontian
    edited October 2004
    I must admit...watching these atom thingies is kinda trippy...specially on a party night like friday lol
  • MrTRiotMrTRiot Northern Ontario Icrontian
    edited October 2004
    I booted up with no keyboard and it still does it...what now?
  • primesuspectprimesuspect Beepin n' Boopin Detroit, MI Icrontian
    edited October 2004
    damn dude. It sounds like your motherboard is the problem. I would venture to say that something obscure like the keyboard controller went bad. The last thing I can suggest is to clear your CMOS and then try one more time. If it still happens, I think maybe it's time to get a new motherboard. :(

    Chalk this one up to one of the stranger ones I've ever heard of.
  • MrTRiotMrTRiot Northern Ontario Icrontian
    edited October 2004
    well damn....it's a pretty new mother board too, only like 10 months old.....how do I clear my cmos?
  • MrTRiotMrTRiot Northern Ontario Icrontian
    edited October 2004
    TTT

    this is pissing me off so very much..../me needs help....
  • pokesquid808pokesquid808 SO CAL
    edited October 2004
    it it's only 10 months old you still might have warranty on it, i think most manufacturers are a year. so you might be able to rma it. was following up with your posts in the other thread and trying to find something online similar but you had me stumped. hope you can get it worked out man
  • MrTRiotMrTRiot Northern Ontario Icrontian
    edited October 2004
    everyone seems to be stumped with this :bawling: :bawling: :bawling:
  • ThraxThrax 🐌 Austin, TX Icrontian
    edited October 2004
    I agree with Prime. Sounds like your PS2 port, or the controller thereto, has blown. You could always buy a PS/2 -> USB adapter for around $10 USD.
  • MrTRiotMrTRiot Northern Ontario Icrontian
    edited October 2004
    this isnt a constant problem tho, it only does it occationally tho...but when it does it will do it for like 15 min straight
  • ThraxThrax 🐌 Austin, TX Icrontian
    edited October 2004
    The port could be going bad, then. Think of it in terms of a car. Say you need new brakes; one day they don't just.. Quit working (Not generally, anyways), but symptoms begin to manifest before complete failure. Squeaking, grinding, longer distance required to brake, things like that. The problem isn't constant, rather sporadic, and give an indication that the worst is yet to come.
  • MrTRiotMrTRiot Northern Ontario Icrontian
    edited October 2004
    what could possibley be any worse than the scroll bar having a mind of it's own and knowning how to shut down my comp???
  • ThraxThrax 🐌 Austin, TX Icrontian
    edited October 2004
    It could delight in anal tragedy (© mondi).
  • MrTRiotMrTRiot Northern Ontario Icrontian
    edited October 2004
    prime said something about clearing my CMOS...how do I do that?
  • ThraxThrax 🐌 Austin, TX Icrontian
    edited October 2004
    Oh! What motherboard do you have? I'll pull up the manual for it and take a look.
  • MrTRiotMrTRiot Northern Ontario Icrontian
    edited October 2004
    motherboard?? umm...I dont know right off hand...I'd have to go and look for the box it came in....is there an easier way to check??
  • ThraxThrax 🐌 Austin, TX Icrontian
    edited October 2004
    You could open the side of your case and find large white text printed on the board.

    You could run Belarc Advisor, and report the <b>Main Circuit Board</b> information, which is the second entry down in the right column and looks like this:
    Board: http://www.abit.com.tw/ NF7-S/NF7,NF7-V (nVidia-nForce2) 2.X,1.0
    Bus Clock: 220 megahertz
    BIOS: Phoenix Technologies, LTD 6.00 PG 03/24/2004

    You could find the box.

    Or you could download a copy of SiSoft Sandra and run the mainboard information tool.
  • primesuspectprimesuspect Beepin n' Boopin Detroit, MI Icrontian
    edited October 2004
    Thrax, even with all devices unplugged there is still a constant "page down" signal being sent somehow. I really think the motherboard is just blown.
  • ThraxThrax 🐌 Austin, TX Icrontian
    edited October 2004
    Eh, yeah. I suppose that somewhat overrides a PS/2 -> USB adapter. Schucks.
  • MrTRiotMrTRiot Northern Ontario Icrontian
    edited October 2004
    prime, it's not a constant page down...it's just ocationally but still annoying as hell..

    Main Circuit Board

    Board: KM266-8233A
    Bus Clock: 100 megahertz
    BIOS: Phoenix Technologies, LTD 6.00 PG 08/06/2002
  • primesuspectprimesuspect Beepin n' Boopin Detroit, MI Icrontian
    edited October 2004
    Well even if it's not constant, it's still broken.
  • MrTRiotMrTRiot Northern Ontario Icrontian
    edited October 2004
    so I gotta buy a new motherboard???
  • MrTRiotMrTRiot Northern Ontario Icrontian
    edited October 2004
    and If I do have to, what kind should I get?
  • primesuspectprimesuspect Beepin n' Boopin Detroit, MI Icrontian
    edited October 2004
    It looks like you have an Albatron KM266 motherboard:

    http://www.albatron.com.tw/english/it/mb/specification.asp?pro_id=34

    does that look familiar?
  • MrTRiotMrTRiot Northern Ontario Icrontian
    edited October 2004
    *nods*
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