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jedihobbit · 25-February-08, 11:56 PM

Sunday all day

Now trying to get down to the business of oc'ing DreamCatcher v2.0's mobo / CPU I managed to learn several lessons that caused a lot of frustration........

I had finished flashing to Bios 15 and everything seemed to be working "normally" that was until I went into the bios to start setting up for oc'ing!

SoftMenu Setup:

Set CPU Operating Speed to User Defined. Went into CPU External Clock (MHz) and the up/down arrows don't respond nor can I change any values with the keyboard. The screen shows the min and max setting plus the line with the red box that I assumed is where the new value should appear.

Advanced Chipset Features:

HT Spread Spectrum doesn't even show (as illustrated in the manual).

It was then brought to my attention that I forgot to reset the CMOS after flash so did so and still no joy. At another site it had been mentioned by someone that they had problems flashing their nView with Winflash and things went better when Abit's FlashMenu was used, so off to do that??..still no joy.

Anyway when it was all said and done I spent several hours Sunday re-flashing (both Bios 14 & 15), pulling out what little hair I have, and being generally puzzled. Then inspiration (desperation?) hit and I was left feeling like an idiot.

DOH!!!!! Anyone ever hear of the num lock key!?!?

I could then type in the clock values! Also it turns out the HT Spread Spectrum is a none issue

This particular wireless k'board doesn't have an idiot light for cap or num lock so one has to be "aware". Also it doesn't help to ass_u_me because bios has num lock "set" for normal operations that it would be set IN the bios operations!

Well at least I won't be such a woose at flashing as I've done Bios 15 with Winflash and Bios 14 & 15 with Abit's FlashMenu (super simple!).

By the time I had most of it figured out, the wife wanted to do some road running, then time for a nap before work so I'll have to wait ?till later Monday to see what I can screw ? err setup and run.

So remember, clear the cmos after flashing and num lock isn't a given when changing bios settings!

25-February-08, 11:56 PM		#1 (permalink)
jedihobbit Apex Advanced Techie	OC'ing nView / 4000+ Brisbane (DreamCatcher v2.0) Sunday all day Now trying to get down to the business of oc'ing DreamCatcher v2.0's mobo / CPU I managed to learn several lessons that caused a lot of frustration........ I had finished flashing to Bios 15 and everything seemed to be working "normally" that was until I went into the bios to start setting up for oc'ing! SoftMenu Setup: Set CPU Operating Speed to User Defined. Went into CPU External Clock (MHz) and the up/down arrows don't respond nor can I change any values with the keyboard. The screen shows the min and max setting plus the line with the red box that I assumed is where the new value should appear. Advanced Chipset Features: HT Spread Spectrum doesn't even show (as illustrated in the manual). It was then brought to my attention that I forgot to reset the CMOS after flash so did so and still no joy. At another site it had been mentioned by someone that they had problems flashing their nView with Winflash and things went better when Abit's FlashMenu was used, so off to do that??..still no joy. Anyway when it was all said and done I spent several hours Sunday re-flashing (both Bios 14 & 15), pulling out what little hair I have, and being generally puzzled. Then inspiration (desperation?) hit and I was left feeling like an idiot. DOH!!!!! Anyone ever hear of the num lock key!?!? I could then type in the clock values! Also it turns out the HT Spread Spectrum is a none issue This particular wireless k'board doesn't have an idiot light for cap or num lock so one has to be "aware". Also it doesn't help to ass_u_me because bios has num lock "set" for normal operations that it would be set IN the bios operations! Well at least I won't be such a woose at flashing as I've done Bios 15 with Winflash and Bios 14 & 15 with Abit's FlashMenu (super simple!). By the time I had most of it figured out, the wife wanted to do some road running, then time for a nap before work so I'll have to wait ?till later Monday to see what I can screw ? err setup and run. So remember, clear the cmos after flashing and num lock isn't a given when changing bios settings! Last edited by jedihobbit; 26-February-08 at 12:01 AM.. Reason: That " & ' xfer issue