Urgent Help needed please....................

[ady199]

Guys,

I have an Intel Q6600 Quad Core and I've just overclocked it in the bios (AwardBios) by setting the FSB to 1333 - on the post screen it now show's the proccessor speed at 3.00GHz

The proplem I have is that it doesn't get past the post screen and doesn't enable the keyboard to alow me to get back in to the bios

Help!! something is wrong - I've rebooted a number of times but it just sits there at the post screen.

What can I do???

Thanks in advance

[_bobcat_ Veteran]

Try a CMOS reset.

Look for the little CMOS battery and there should be some jumpers next to them. You might do better to Google it to get the exact info.

What you would be trying to do is get the motherboard to forget the settings and return to default values.

By the way, when over clocking, did you do it in one big jump or small incremental steps? It's always safer to go in small steps...

[+shift. MVC]

Post all system specs including the CPU cooler you are using (stock or otherwise).

[ady199]

Try a CMOS reset.

Look for the little CMOS battery and there should be some jumpers next to them. You might do better to Google it to get the exact info.

What you would be trying to do is get the motherboard to forget the settings and return to default values.

By the way, when over clocking, did you do it in one big jump or small incremental steps? It's always safer to go in small steps...

Thanks that worked - I've now reset the FSB back to auto and all working fine again.......

My current info is now:- (Stock Cooling)

Current CPU Freq, MHZ Setting 2400.0 Current value 2400.0

FSB - Memory Clock Mod - Auto

FSB - Memory Ratio - Auto

FSB (QDR), MHz - Auto - 1066.7

Mem (DDR), Mhz - Auto - 800.0

Memory Timing Setting - Optimal

CPU Clock Ratio Unlock - Enabled

CPU Clock Ratio - 9 x

CPU Voltage - 100%

DDR Voltage - 1.85V

NB Voltage - 100%

VTT Voltage - 100%

I've just tried to put the FSB up to 1100 & 1200 it now gets passed the post screen but windows now doesn't want to load!

Again I've just put it back to Auto and all working again.

I think I'm going to leave it as it is.........................

[gwai lo]

lol you make it sound like this isn't what's supposed to happen when overclocking...

[+shift. MVC]

Probably something to do with your RAM with relation to your FSB and your voltage all combined that's causing these problems.

Or maybe you just got a really picky chip that doesn't want to hit 333MHz FSB.