Abit KT7A Raid Softmenu and Overclocking

[deadkenny]

Hi,

I can't consider wether I should buy an Asus A7V133 or an Abit KT7A. I prefer the Abit one because it has one more PCI Slot and an ISA Slot, which would prevent me from buying a new ISDN Card.
My main concern against the Abit Board is that I fear what happens if I overclock my System so far, that it won't even boot up. Is it possible to reset the Softmenu settings with some kind of jumper or dip switch? Or wouldn't I be able to use my System any more after I overclocked it too far...

Thanks for your help!

Stefan

 

[FaceOff]

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Got the aswer for you...

Also i´ve o.c. over the limit... but you Reboot to the default CPU settings (FSB & Multiplier) just by PRESSING "INSERT" AT THE SAME TIME YOU TURN ON THE PC!!! Don´t worry about it...

The Abit BIOS is more User Friendly... i´m very happy about mine!!!

:>

 

[RobHW]

It's always possible to permanently damage something by overclocking, especially by changing the voltages. But if you tweak it up slowly then it's unlikely.

The ABit KT7/KT7A motherboards let you reset the BIOS to its default settings by holding down the Insert key while the system is booting. In extreme cases, this won't work. There is a jumper on the motherboard that can be used to manually reset the BIOS settings when the Insert key doesn't work. It's very easy to do.