I upgraded my CPU from E6420 to E8400 (E0) on the Asus P5B. According to Asus the P5B supports this CPU from BIOS version 2001 so I updated my BIOS beforehand. I had no manual settings on the BIOS for FSB/Mem speed, etc. (all Auto).
After plugging in the CPU on restart the system booted fine...
After reading many threads on overclocking the E6420 I tried it on my aging PC.
I just set AI Tuning to Manual and increased the FSB from 266 to 333. After restarting my Avast Home Edition was disabled and when I clicked 'My Computer' the window kept showing the torch and Searching.
Thinking...
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