Explanation needed

jhoop2002 · 08-July-03, 12:22 AM

Ok, so i'm trying to overclock. I lower my multi to 14 and raise my fsb to 136, everything is fine. I go back into my bios and raise my fsb to 139 and then i got an error message right after the memory test. The memory frequency for DDR 400 and then it said my cpu was 1500 mhz, multi was 15 and fsb was 100. My setting in the bios was 14*139. Why did happen??

EDIT :: o, it also said my cpu was unworkable or changed.

This was right after i turn the computer on and its tests the memory.

$SOLID$ Necro · 08-July-03, 12:50 AM

I found this in the Abit forums: Bios
If it doesn't help (not a long thread), there is a ton of info there on bios problems with Abits. The early Abit versions (before Rev2) had bios issues, there might be a updated Bios that would help with it defaulting back to 100 FSB.

jhoop2002 · 08-July-03, 12:52 AM

umm hes talking about v 2 boards i have version 1.

thanks, though. I will go check out the nforce forums and stuff. I just don't understand why this board would do that. The memory and chip have run at 2200mhz before with a kt333.

hawklen · 08-July-03, 01:03 AM

Whats teh default muliplier on that chip? nforce2 boards will allow you to lower the multiplier, but not go higher than the stoick, unless you've unlocked it..

jhoop2002 · 08-July-03, 01:05 AM

15,

I've given up trying to find how high the fsb can go with a 16 multi, right now i have 15x147 and everything seems fine.

I've gone looking throuhg the forums and found that the bios in the abit nforce boards are really touchy, you have to change one thing at a time and in very small increments. I just don't understand why that happened.

edit:: changed fro, 14x147 to 15x147

hawklen · 08-July-03, 01:09 AM

You cant go higher than 15 on an nforce2 board. Unless you physically unlock the chip by connecting the bridges. Then you can go to 16. Nforce2 boards only allow lower multiplier settings. 15,14.5,14,13.5 etc..

that board of yours im not sure about, but asus and msi nforce2 boards work nicely.. And you could have a memory problem too, unless you have fast mem, like pc3700

Hope that point clears it up why you cant go past a 15x multiplier.

On mine I cant go past 12x. But I can use all the lower ones just fine. Right now im running 10.5x200fsb=2100mhz on a 400mhz bus

jhoop2002 · 08-July-03, 01:14 AM

i had it at 16 for awhile. I brought the multi back down to 15 and the fsb to 150 and got that blue screen of death. maybe my memory is bad.

jhoop2002 · 08-July-03, 01:28 AM

since i have corsair memory i can't believe that it would be bad. but i wonder if for some reason since its not dual channel and my mobo has dual channel enabled if that is causing any problems.

jcarkeys · 08-July-03, 01:39 AM

Just because it's corsair doesn't mean it couldn't have been damaged. Run Prime95 and try and find out if there are problems with ram

$SOLID$ Necro · 08-July-03, 02:58 AM

You could run 1stick at a time, that would isolate a bad stick and answer the dual channel question in one shot.
The other thing that comes to mind is some kind of power supply issue maybe??
I am getting ready to buy the same board (rev2 though) so I have read alot about this board to see what kind of problems they have before I buy it , from what I have read so far the 1.0 versions were realy buggy for overclocking.
I'm a new guy here, so I hope I am not telling you anything you might have tried or thought of already

jhoop2002 · 08-July-03, 03:03 AM

i got it before the v2 came out, and because it was like the only one at the time that was nforce2 and sata raid. If its my mobo then fine, i'll bitch to abit, if its my ram then it will rma'd back to corsair.

I'm running this prime95 for 6 hours. Its my understanding that it will tell me if i have a problem or not right??

1000Islamics · 08-July-03, 03:30 AM

You have to run Prime95 in Stress test, not in testing Mersienne Primes or benchmarking. If there's a problem you will get a little message along the lines of answer was off by too much of a percentage of expected result. I forget exactly what it is but it's something like that. If you get that then you have a hardware problem. If you can do it for 24 hours straight then it's generally accepted you're in the clear

08-July-03, 12:22 AM		#1 (permalink)
jhoop2002 Apex Tech Maniac Supreme	Explanation needed Ok, so i'm trying to overclock. I lower my multi to 14 and raise my fsb to 136, everything is fine. I go back into my bios and raise my fsb to 139 and then i got an error message right after the memory test. The memory frequency for DDR 400 and then it said my cpu was 1500 mhz, multi was 15 and fsb was 100. My setting in the bios was 14*139. Why did happen?? EDIT :: o, it also said my cpu was unworkable or changed. This was right after i turn the computer on and its tests the memory.

08-July-03, 01:05 AM		#5 (permalink)
jhoop2002 Apex Tech Maniac Supreme	15, I've given up trying to find how high the fsb can go with a 16 multi, right now i have 15x147 and everything seems fine. I've gone looking throuhg the forums and found that the bios in the abit nforce boards are really touchy, you have to change one thing at a time and in very small increments. I just don't understand why that happened. edit:: changed fro, 14x147 to 15x147 Last edited by jhoop2002; 08-July-03 at 01:13 AM..

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08-July-03, 12:50 AM		#2 (permalink)
$SOLID$ Necro Mastah Overclocker	I found this in the Abit forums: Bios If it doesn't help (not a long thread), there is a ton of info there on bios problems with Abits. The early Abit versions (before Rev2) had bios issues, there might be a updated Bios that would help with it defaulting back to 100 FSB.

08-July-03, 12:52 AM		#3 (permalink)
jhoop2002 Apex Tech Maniac Supreme	umm hes talking about v 2 boards i have version 1. thanks, though. I will go check out the nforce forums and stuff. I just don't understand why this board would do that. The memory and chip have run at 2200mhz before with a kt333.

08-July-03, 01:03 AM		#4 (permalink)
hawklen PCApex's Mouthy Stepchild	Whats teh default muliplier on that chip? nforce2 boards will allow you to lower the multiplier, but not go higher than the stoick, unless you've unlocked it..

08-July-03, 01:09 AM		#6 (permalink)
hawklen PCApex's Mouthy Stepchild	You cant go higher than 15 on an nforce2 board. Unless you physically unlock the chip by connecting the bridges. Then you can go to 16. Nforce2 boards only allow lower multiplier settings. 15,14.5,14,13.5 etc.. that board of yours im not sure about, but asus and msi nforce2 boards work nicely.. And you could have a memory problem too, unless you have fast mem, like pc3700 Hope that point clears it up why you cant go past a 15x multiplier. On mine I cant go past 12x. But I can use all the lower ones just fine. Right now im running 10.5x200fsb=2100mhz on a 400mhz bus

08-July-03, 01:14 AM		#7 (permalink)
jhoop2002 Apex Tech Maniac Supreme	i had it at 16 for awhile. I brought the multi back down to 15 and the fsb to 150 and got that blue screen of death. maybe my memory is bad.

08-July-03, 01:28 AM		#8 (permalink)
jhoop2002 Apex Tech Maniac Supreme	since i have corsair memory i can't believe that it would be bad. but i wonder if for some reason since its not dual channel and my mobo has dual channel enabled if that is causing any problems.

08-July-03, 01:39 AM		#9 (permalink)
jcarkeys Key Hoe	Just because it's corsair doesn't mean it couldn't have been damaged. Run Prime95 and try and find out if there are problems with ram

08-July-03, 02:58 AM		#10 (permalink)
$SOLID$ Necro Mastah Overclocker	You could run 1stick at a time, that would isolate a bad stick and answer the dual channel question in one shot. The other thing that comes to mind is some kind of power supply issue maybe?? I am getting ready to buy the same board (rev2 though) so I have read alot about this board to see what kind of problems they have before I buy it , from what I have read so far the 1.0 versions were realy buggy for overclocking. I'm a new guy here, so I hope I am not telling you anything you might have tried or thought of already

08-July-03, 03:03 AM		#11 (permalink)
jhoop2002 Apex Tech Maniac Supreme	i got it before the v2 came out, and because it was like the only one at the time that was nforce2 and sata raid. If its my mobo then fine, i'll bitch to abit, if its my ram then it will rma'd back to corsair. I'm running this prime95 for 6 hours. Its my understanding that it will tell me if i have a problem or not right??

08-July-03, 03:30 AM		#12 (permalink)
1000Islamics Apex Techie II	You have to run Prime95 in Stress test, not in testing Mersienne Primes or benchmarking. If there's a problem you will get a little message along the lines of answer was off by too much of a percentage of expected result. I forget exactly what it is but it's something like that. If you get that then you have a hardware problem. If you can do it for 24 hours straight then it's generally accepted you're in the clear