PianoMan
Senior member
In my Main Rig below, I got my Q6600 up to 3.0GHz stable, stock voltage. Memory running at 800MHz with tight timings (4-4-4-12 @2.1V - per its EPP profile).
Everything's running fine. But just several weeks ago I started to have problems when I inserted USB flash drives (just those - media players, my Palm Treo, etc. have no issues). It would lock up Explorer/My Computer, and then just slow up/lock down the PC and force a reset.
I first thought it was a Vista update push or software glitch. I reinstalled drivers to no effect. I then toyed with a few USB settings in the BIOS, disabling then re-enabling - to no effect.
Then I put my OC back to stock, now the USB problem's gone.
Anyone else run into this issue? I know the USB controller runs off the southbridge, so maybe there's an instability there? Temperatures, maybe?
Fishing for some thoughts. Thanks!
Everything's running fine. But just several weeks ago I started to have problems when I inserted USB flash drives (just those - media players, my Palm Treo, etc. have no issues). It would lock up Explorer/My Computer, and then just slow up/lock down the PC and force a reset.
I first thought it was a Vista update push or software glitch. I reinstalled drivers to no effect. I then toyed with a few USB settings in the BIOS, disabling then re-enabling - to no effect.
Then I put my OC back to stock, now the USB problem's gone.
Anyone else run into this issue? I know the USB controller runs off the southbridge, so maybe there's an instability there? Temperatures, maybe?
Fishing for some thoughts. Thanks!
