Comments on: Use PC Alert 4 if you have an AMD CPU

By: jim nall

jim nall — Tue, 19 Feb 2008 22:01:39 +0000

Confused - I’ll probably need to go to MSI to get help….bios 1.A0 update still has CMOS checksum bad….i’m assuming the bios caused the CMOS checksum error….if it did NOT cause it, and the CMOS was bad prior to the bios update, then i’ll try clearing CMOS before trying the update again. BUT first i’ll go to MSI. for now i’m fried and going to shower and take this up later.

By: Marcvill

Marcvill — Tue, 19 Feb 2008 21:59:54 +0000

@JIM NALL: Usually after flashing the BIOS, the “checksum error” may appear. Normally, after the 2nd reboot, this “checksum error” should disappear. If not, then chances are, the BIOS may have gotten corrupted or maybe settings in the BIOS.

In rare cases, if the “checksum error” appears ever time you restart the PC, even if it’s cold reboot, this may mean that the actual CMOS battery got drained for some reason and needs to be replaced.

By: jim nall

jim nall — Tue, 19 Feb 2008 21:06:59 +0000

i have MSI K9N SLI Platinum motherboard and AMD x2 6400+ CPU and DDR2 800 1Gb RAM. I just downloaded pcalert4 for the first time and got the “5v” on the 10-13v box.
I just updated my bios using MSI liveupdate as well. The reboot after update let XP come up but I had to ‘load default settings’ because the CMOS had a checksum error. I’m going to download and flash the bios again to get rid of the checksum. I’ll let you know if it cures the “5v” problem as well.
I’m not overclocking.
Jim

By: Eric

Eric — Fri, 25 Jan 2008 02:13:03 +0000

Did you ever figure it out??? I have same problem, have on 5Volts instead of the 10 to 12Volts

Thnx

By: Marcvill

Marcvill — Sat, 05 Jan 2008 01:22:58 +0000

First off, PC Alert can and should be only used with MSI mobos. I would try updating the BIOS if I were you but only if you think there’s really a hardware problem at hand.

By: Mike

Mike — Fri, 04 Jan 2008 14:19:28 +0000

I have installed pc alert4 on my AMD system and under Voltage i see 5 screens , one is blanked out and of the 4 that are working the last is flashing red , seemd the voltage should be between 10and 13 volt but my system is only showing 2.14v , how do i trace this and fix it as i can not thell where the problem is

By: lebo motsukunyane

lebo motsukunyane — Fri, 22 Jun 2007 11:21:27 +0000

Ive been using the pc alert 4 the past 2 years is the best ever. i recommend to peeps who are using the AMD CPU

By: marcvill

marcvill — Wed, 25 Apr 2007 22:47:14 +0000

@JACQUE: Usually the problem happens when PC Alert detects a low Voltage. If it reports 2.28 for the +12V rail, then chances are, PCAlert is just misreporting this. Try updating the bios. If you have reason to believe that PCAlert is reporting correctly, then you may have a shorted motherboard or failing power supply.

@MARKOFF: Unfortunately, PCAlert has been taken out from the MSI website. It’s nowhere to be found there. It can be downloaded from other sites like Major Geeks.

By: MARKOFF

MARKOFF — Wed, 25 Apr 2007 00:12:26 +0000

Sup, For AMD’s i recommend PCAlert4 to monitor your system. You can download it using your MSI digicell UPDATES. Or visit MSI or AMD webs.

By: Jacque

Jacque — Wed, 25 Apr 2007 00:07:51 +0000

Hi,
how do you use PCAlert4 if it alert you about your Voltage? Do you need to adjust something ? I need some help.

Thank you