Can't enter BIOS as a result of overclocking?

[Tzzird]

Hi there. I put together my rig about a summer ago that consisted of a Gigabyte 8IEXP motherboard with an accompanying 1.6 A processor. I wasn't able to get it to overclock at 2.4 Ghz like most others, but I was able to get 2.2 at 1.55 V. It ran perfectly for about half a year. A few months ago though, I booted up the computer and it stopped saying 2.2 anymore... it started registering 1.6. I tried to enter the BIOS to change it back... but it won't let me go in. Could I have fried the chip?

Oh, and I also tried the windows BIOS software that came with the motherboard, Easytune 4 to no avail. That wouldn't even recognize my motherboard!

Needless to say, I am pretty fed up with this right now. Their website was not any help to me. Hopefully someone here will have the expertise and experience with this problem...

Thanks in advance
Regards, Jimmy

 

[deadseasquirrel]

there's a jumper right next to the main and backup bios. set that to clear cmos. and then try to enter bios. just move the jumper to pins 1&2 for a moment and then move it back.

also, do you have the latest bios? ver F9?

deadseasquirrel

 

[bunker]

I've got an AMD Gigabyte board and it's the last GB I'll buy. There web site sucks big time for support.


(no actual help here, just thought I'd vent )

 

[Tzzird]

Wow, why didn't I think of clearing the CMOS before.. thanks a lot! I really appreciate it... always new I could find help from good people on this forum

 

[ChampionAtTufshop]

try this
go into bios
change any old setting from default to wahtever
like change vcore to 1.65v
then restart
go back into bios and see if its still at 1.65v or back at default vcore

if thats the case, its not retaining its data
in that case, try a new CMOS battery

 

[Sunbird]

Originally posted by: bunker
I've got an AMD Gigabyte board and it's the last GB I'll buy. There web site sucks big time for support.


(no actual help here, just thought I'd vent )

On what planet does their site suck, ever try Asus's site, compare it to Gigabyte's and talk again or even worse try EPoX.

Yes, Gigabyte changed their site recently (not for the better perhaps since, now, you easily find just support for their newer stuff) but if you look right all the stuff is there, even BIOS's and manuals for 486 boards - that is impressive.

 

[Sunbird]

Originally posted by: bunker
I've got an AMD Gigabyte board and it's the last GB I'll buy. There web site sucks big time for support.


(no actual help here, just thought I'd vent )

On what planet does their site suck, ever try Asus's site, compare it to Gigabyte's and talk again or even worse try EPoX.

Yes, Gigabyte changed their site recently (not for the better perhaps since, now, you easily find just support for their newer stuff) but if you look right all the stuff is there, even BIOS's and manuals for 486 boards - that is impressive.

 

[Ronin]

BTW, if you can't find the jumper for resetting the CMOS, you can always unplug your computer and remove the CMOS battery to reset it that way. Most mobo's have a default key that you can press on preliminary boot that will reset your settings back to default as a result of trying to put settings too high when overclocking (mine is ctrl).

 

[xSauronx]

Originally posted by: Sunbird

Originally posted by: bunker
I've got an AMD Gigabyte board and it's the last GB I'll buy. There web site sucks big time for support.


(no actual help here, just thought I'd vent )

On what planet does their site suck, ever try Asus's site, compare it to Gigabyte's and talk again or even worse try EPoX.

Yes, Gigabyte changed their site recently (not for the better perhaps since, now, you easily find just support for their newer stuff) but if you look right all the stuff is there, even BIOS's and manuals for 486 boards - that is impressive.

epox' site does suck, and their tech support seems to be
A - not entirely literate or comprehending of anything they read
b - useless

one or the other, they certainly didnt help me any when my board had a problem, only suggesting things that i first stated i had already done *sigh*