Is my Abit KT7A Fried?

[Phokus]

This happened a month ago so my memory isn't so great (shoulda asked earlier but was really busy). Anyway, i overclocked my Duron 700 with my Abit KT7A mobo to around 990 MhZ and it was working fine (i recall i upped both the multiplier and bus speed as well as the memory and core voltage). Now i had my voltage fairly high (not at the max value but close) and when i bumped down the voltage a little bit, suddenly, the computer doesn't boot anymore! Now when i turn it on, it gives me 3 long beeps and then shuts down (it doesnt output anything to the monitor either). What does this mean? And is there anyway to recover it to it's original configuration?

 

[zzzz]

try to clear the cmos using the clear cmos jumper. Also take out the ram from the slot and see if it is burned. If not, reseat it. Try other ram slot as well.

 

[Phokus]

<< try to clear the cmos using the clear cmos jumper. Also take out the ram from the slot and see if it is burned. If not, reseat it. Try other ram slot as well. >>



Thanks for the quick response... uhm... can you describe what the cmos jumper looks like (yes i'm clueless 😛), thanks.

 

[BigMoe]

do you have the manual that came with the board?

 

[Boonesmi]

the jumper is usually right near the battery

but check the manual (if you dont have a hard copy then head to abit-usa.com and download it)

 

[ChemMan]

Are you sure it wasn't one long beep and two short beeps? Looking at Paul's Unofficial ABIT KT7 Motherboard FAQ in the Boot/Restart/Shutdown section mentions three beeps to mean a missing or improperly installed video card. It's possible that the overclocking could have damaged your video card. I hate to ask this question, but did you unoverclocker your processor at the same time you turned down the voltage? To be honest with you, if you don't know what the CMOS jumper is on your mobo, you shouldn't be overclocking.