I have my 2400+ on Gigabyte 7N400Pro2 (yeah, i didn't know about the dipswitch deal between Pro & Pro2 back then). Fresh XP Pro install and everything was happy until I started messing with the multiplier & FSB.
At some point during my search for my rig's limit, Windows failed to boot and it shows some kind of disk error which I don't remember exactly what it was. Well then, I went back to stock multi & FSB and it actually boot into Windows. However, the system became very unstable and powers off itself in a matter of hours running S@H. The situation gets worse and worse and even Norton AV and Outlook starts giving me critical errors and prompts for reinstallation.
Before I go ahead and do a clean reinstall, which I think is the only option I have. I am wondering if overclocking would actually corrupt system files? If so, is there a safer way for you all OC'ers out there to find the sweet spot? This time, I am sure I'll make some kind of a ghost image before I tweak.
Thanks in advance for any ideas.
At some point during my search for my rig's limit, Windows failed to boot and it shows some kind of disk error which I don't remember exactly what it was. Well then, I went back to stock multi & FSB and it actually boot into Windows. However, the system became very unstable and powers off itself in a matter of hours running S@H. The situation gets worse and worse and even Norton AV and Outlook starts giving me critical errors and prompts for reinstallation.
Before I go ahead and do a clean reinstall, which I think is the only option I have. I am wondering if overclocking would actually corrupt system files? If so, is there a safer way for you all OC'ers out there to find the sweet spot? This time, I am sure I'll make some kind of a ghost image before I tweak.
Thanks in advance for any ideas.