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Please HELP!!! :(

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Jibby

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I tried to overclock my 1800+ Thoroughbred on my Epox 8RGA+ just then, and it doesn't want to boot up anymore! Doesn't show a single thing on the computer. Floppy drive makes noises every now and then. What's going on??

I did try a few OC settings before, but it at least started up but crashed on going to Windows if they're too high. THen all I do is reboot, and change the settings to when they're stable again.

Here are the settings I changed in the BIOS under chipset features:

System Performance: Expert
CPU Clock Ratio: 12
FSB Frequency: 166MHz

It worked before when I had those settings as:
System Performance: Expert
CPU Clock Ratio: Default
FSB Frequency: 150 MHz


Argh!!! I'm freaking out. Did I just kill my mobbo and CPU??

Please, please help.
 
reset the cmos jumper. You should then be able to startup with default settings. If that doesn't work remove the CMOS battery (little watch battery) for about 3 minutes and turn the power off at the PSU or unplug it. Leave it alone then reseat the battery and turn the power back on and try to startup.
 
sorry, how do you reset the cmos jumper?

I may have to bring this into the store tomorrow and get a new 8RGA+. Sorta need to use that computer urgently. If the old 8RGA+ gets fixed, I can always use it in the gaming rig which needs an upgrade anyway. Keep the help rolling in, it's really appreciated.
 
Reading the manual now, says something about clearing the cmos data. Is that it? It involves setting tje JCMOS pins 2 and 3 to On, wait for a few seconds, and set the JCMOS back to its default setting pins 1 and 2 on, while the power is off. Then, power on the system.
 
Originally posted by: Jibby
Reading the manual now, says something about clearing the cmos data. Is that it? It involves setting tje JCMOS pins 2 and 3 to On, wait for a few seconds, and set the JCMOS back to its default setting pins 1 and 2 on, while the power is off. Then, power on the system.
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Do that.

 
Holy smokes, it's back on. Thanks guys. Really, you have no idea how relieved I am. Maybe I should stop doing things I don't fully understand. 😉
 
Strange, my logitech MX700 mouse isn't working anymore. Did some drivers got cleared or something?

[Edit] don't worry about the mouse thing. fixed that.
 
Originally posted by: Jibby
Strange, my logitech MX700 mouse isn't working anymore. Did some drivers got cleared or something?
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You may have to re-enable USB support in the bios.

 
oh... still not working. I'm actually using PS/2 with the MX700... still, I'll go see what I can do with what you suggessted.
 
Hmm... that's odd. I rebooted after not finding what minendo suggested, came out here, refreshed the page, went back to the other computer, and the mouse is working fine now. Dunno what happened.

Is there anything else I should look for? I have never done anything like this before (as you can tell). What is the cmos anyway?

lol kinda reminds me of the start of unreal 2, when the survivor kept talking er... 'excitedly' over the microphone... "geez, John, were we ever that green?"

Thanks again. I know I'm pretty "green" when it comes to this sort of stuff, but I'm learning.
 
Cheers, ScrapSilicon. Yeah, looks like I finally had a good read of the manual. Well, the first 2/3 of it anyway (ie the installation stuff).

I'm kinda wondering what went wrong in the first place. I should have sufficient cooling, and since things are working fine now, it isn't as though the CPU got fried. Perhaps the thoroughbred is locked? Thought it was a tbredB, but maybe not. *sigh* Bad first day trying to OC through the bios, huh?

So tempted to learn to OC though... since I'll be trying to quieten down that rig, and it turns out the components I'll be getting will be more than sufficient to cool it, even at low noise levels. That's why I thought I'll try OCing with the epox.
 
Originally posted by: Jibby
Cheers, ScrapSilicon. Yeah, looks like I finally had a good read of the manual. Well, the first 2/3 of it anyway (ie the installation stuff).

I'm kinda wondering what went wrong in the first place. I should have sufficient cooling, and since things are working fine now, it isn't as though the CPU got fried. Perhaps the thoroughbred is locked? Thought it was a tbredB, but maybe not. *sigh* Bad first day trying to OC through the bios, huh?

So tempted to learn to OC though... since I'll be trying to quieten down that rig, and it turns out the components I'll be getting will be more than sufficient to cool it, even at low noise levels. That's why I thought I'll try OCing with the epox.
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How far did you push the chip? What kind of power supply? Ram? Mobo? What core is on the chip?

There are many different factors to consider when overclocking.

 
PSU = AOpen 350W
CPU = I think it's a tbredB due to that being what they were advertising when I first bought it. I didn't know about the differences then, so I just said I wanted an 1800+, but looking back at it now, I thought it was a tbred B. I can't check the L1 (?) bridge for that connection that would say that the chip's unlocked, since the hsf in on top of it (I will find out in the coming hols though, when I'll be changing the hsf, with my friend's assistance who knows what he's doing, unlike me 🙂 ). I may very well have been given a tbred A, since I never asked for a B. From what I've read, the tbread Bs are the ones that are unlocked, no?

RAM = 2 x 512MB Samsung/Hyundai PC2700

Mobbo = Epox 8RGA+

How far did I push the chip? Well, I tried the settings I mentioned in the first post. That's when things go wrong. The settings that worked before was pretty similar, I reckon, except for the clock ratio, which I changed from default to 12. The FSB frequency I thought should be ok. This is what makes me think that I don't have an unlocked chip, and that's probably why things screwed up, perhaps?
 
XP1800+ rus at 1533 MHz default. (11.5 x 133). Your initial overclock had it at 1725 MHz (11.5 x 150), adjusting the multiplier and ram pushed you to 1992 MHz (12 x 166). 400+ MHz overclock is a lot to expect from an 1800+.
 
Gotta sleep now. I'd very much appreciate any advice or clarification on what I've done wrong. Wouldn't want to make the same mistake again. Definitely a very nervy first OC experience (only OCing I've done before was using the EasyTune program on Gigabyte motherboards, never done it through the bios).

Thanks again for all the help. Very quick responses = me freaked out for shorter amount of time. 🙂 Also means I can get that second epox board later if I want to.

Cheers.
 
Originally posted by: Jibby
Gotta sleep now. I'd very much appreciate any advice or clarification on what I've done wrong. Wouldn't want to make the same mistake again. Definitely a very nervy first OC experience (only OCing I've done before was using the EasyTune program on Gigabyte motherboards, never done it through the bios).

Thanks again for all the help. Very quick responses = me freaked out for shorter amount of time. 🙂 Also means I can get that second epox board later if I want to.

Cheers.
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Basically just keep working with adjusting the multiplier and FSB until you reach instability. Once instability is reached moved it down and notch and keep it there.

 
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