another CUSL2 cold boot bug question...

[Sunny129]

i have a P3 700 cC0 running @ 938 mHz. now i have done a cold boot, and when i got back into windows i ran WCPUID, and it says i am still running @ 938 mHz. now i went back and reviewed my original post about the CUSL2 cold boot bug and i must have overlooked the reason for why my system didnt reset to BIOS defaults after a cold boot. dont get me wrong...if WCPUID is working correctly and my system stayed OCed after a cold boot, then i'm thrilled that the cold boot bug hasnt effected me. can anyone explain?

 

[Valvoline6]

If your cpu is able to post at your FSB setting at default voltage you will not have the cold boot problem. On cold boot the board will post at default voltage and then when the BIOS information is read it changes the voltage to your specification.

 

[ogn]

I had the strangest thing with my CUSL2. Even though I shut down the machine, the keyboard light was still on. I didn't have the cold boot problem. If I unplug the power and watch the keyboard light go off, then plug it back in and power it up, the cold boot problem would be there.

 

[Sunny129]

ogn, that is strange. when i was first setting up my system, i was skimming over the jumper section in the CUSL2 manual, and i came across one jumper located near the top left corner of the board called the "keyboard power up" setting. it allows you to power up the system by pressing the space bar on the keyboard (as opposed to pressing the power switch on the front of the case). its default position is "enable" (in which the jumper covers pins 1 and 2). so if you didnt play with any jumpers when you first installed your CUSL2, then this feature is enabled. i disabled the setting by capping pins 2 and 3 b4 i even powered up my CUSL2, so i dont know what things look like with that setting enabled. maybe that is causing the keyboard light to stay on even when your system is off. try hitting the space bar and see if your system powers up. well thats my two cents...just a possibility...

 

[AndyHui]

Sunny129: The cold boot bug does not affect you as your processor has no problems booting up at default voltage at your overclocked speed.

The cold boot problem only manifests itself when your processor will not boot up at default voltage at overclocked speed.

Some people need more than 1.65 volts (1.70 volts in your case) to boot up at overclocked speed. These people will be affected by the cold boot bug.