OC didn't work

itld · 23rd Dec 2002, 12:18 PM

howdy,
i haven't messed much with OC so this may be a stupid newbie question.
i went to one of my other boxes:
ASUS A7M
AMD Athlon 750
256md ram (dont know what kind)

and set the system freq up from 100 to 105.

it booted OK and id'd the proc at 800mhz win 2K came to life but as soon as i touched the mouse it went blue screen, the most interesting part is when it booted back up it errored with something like this

Quote:

overclock condition detected check BIOS settings

when i went back to the BIOS it was back to 100

this is my first time messing with OC, is there something i missed in the BIOS? or is this setup just incapable of being OC'd??
M.R.

Chai · 23rd Dec 2002, 12:51 PM

Is that A7M a dual processor motherboard?

Dual processor motherboard usually doesn't overclock well. But 105MHz shouldn't be a problem even if it's dual processor.

PY 222 · 23rd Dec 2002, 01:03 PM

True that dual proc mobos don't overclock very well because they are built for stability, well atleast for Tyan boards.

I have my Tyan board cranked up to 139Mhz from 133Mhz using stock cooling. I dare not go any higher because I would rather have more stability than speed.

itld · 23rd Dec 2002, 01:28 PM

howdy,
The ASUS A7M is a single proc slot A board. maybe it just isn't capable?

M.R>

PY 222 · 23rd Dec 2002, 01:51 PM

Are you sure it is Asus A7M?

I do not think that Asus came out with a single processor A7M. It could be the A7N if I am not mistaken.

Chai · 23rd Dec 2002, 02:06 PM

I'm not too familiar with AMD chipsets. It could be your RAM not able to handle higher clockspeed. If you set to agressive timings in the BIOS, try higher latency settings.

Adrian Wong · 23rd Dec 2002, 07:56 PM

Hey itld,

Sounds like maybe you have the Speed Error Hold BIOS option enabled. I'm not sure about ASUS motherboards but ABIT motherboards have a Speed Error Hold BIOS option that's enabled by default. If you overclock your processor without disabling said BIOS option, the motherboard will halt the boot-up process with an error message and revert the processor settings back to default.

Check your BIOS and see if there's a similar BIOS option. It's usually in the same screen as your processor multiplier + clock speed settings.

Hope that helps you some!

Chai · 23rd Dec 2002, 08:01 PM

I doubt it's the Speed Error Hold because it manages to boot into Windows before crashing.

Adrian Wong · 24th Dec 2002, 01:47 AM

Oops... Missed that part!

Was that "Overclock Condition Detected, Check BIOS Settings" error message from WinXP or the BIOS? I've never seen Windows XP showing such an error message.

peaz · 24th Dec 2002, 04:11 AM

Adrian, he did mention it's from the BIOS

Anyway, I think it could be some sort of Speed Error Hold messege. Mayb it detected that the PC rebooted due to a crash, then checked the CPU Speed and gave the warning????

23rd Dec 2002, 12:51 PM	#2 (permalink)
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PY 222 DF King Join Date: 10 Oct 2002 Location: Look behind you! Posts: 3,080 Reputation: 24 Rep Power: 11	True that dual proc mobos don't overclock very well because they are built for stability, well atleast for Tyan boards. I have my Tyan board cranked up to 139Mhz from 133Mhz using stock cooling. I dare not go any higher because I would rather have more stability than speed. __________________ Signature is currently disabled. Please contact the Administrator for more information.

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PY 222 DF King Join Date: 10 Oct 2002 Location: Look behind you! Posts: 3,080 Reputation: 24 Rep Power: 11	Are you sure it is Asus A7M? I do not think that Asus came out with a single processor A7M. It could be the A7N if I am not mistaken. __________________ Signature is currently disabled. Please contact the Administrator for more information.

23rd Dec 2002, 02:06 PM	#6 (permalink)
Chai Administrator Join Date: 6 Oct 2002 Location: Maranello Posts: 27,884 Reputation: 4630 Rep Power: 81	I'm not too familiar with AMD chipsets. It could be your RAM not able to handle higher clockspeed. If you set to agressive timings in the BIOS, try higher latency settings. __________________ Chai (Contributor & Forum Admin) http://www.techarp.com/

23rd Dec 2002, 07:56 PM	#7 (permalink)
Adrian Wong Da Boss Join Date: 10 Oct 2002 Location: In front of my ASUS F8V notebook! Posts: 32,303 Reputation: 3574 Rep Power: 75	Hey itld, Sounds like maybe you have the Speed Error Hold BIOS option enabled. I'm not sure about ASUS motherboards but ABIT motherboards have a Speed Error Hold BIOS option that's enabled by default. If you overclock your processor without disabling said BIOS option, the motherboard will halt the boot-up process with an error message and revert the processor settings back to default. Check your BIOS and see if there's a similar BIOS option. It's usually in the same screen as your processor multiplier + clock speed settings. Hope that helps you some! __________________ Dr. Adrian Wong Tech ARP \| Blog @ Tech ARP \| The Free Trade Zone DYKT : The only offshore account I have is at the sand bank? We need PROGRAMMERS and TECHNICAL WRITERS! Contact us if you are a hot shot programmer or technical writer! My items for sale : 50x SD Card \| Memory Stick PRO \| Cyclone Energy Saver \| Seiko SS watch \| Tiger/Carlsberg beer jugs \| Travel Speakers \| Motorola V600 \| Nokia N90 SOLD! \| New Lowepro Mini Trekker AW Other items for sale @ the FTZ : Zalman CNPS9500 LED @ $20 \| Zalman CNPS7700 Cu @ $20 \| Zalman CNPS7000 Cu @ $20 \| Swarovski bracelet watches \| Dell 17" LCD \| Hi-Fi speakers \| English DIVX movies \| HP LaserJet toners! \| Office chairs

23rd Dec 2002, 08:01 PM	#8 (permalink)
Chai Administrator Join Date: 6 Oct 2002 Location: Maranello Posts: 27,884 Reputation: 4630 Rep Power: 81	I doubt it's the Speed Error Hold because it manages to boot into Windows before crashing. __________________ Chai (Contributor & Forum Admin) http://www.techarp.com/

24th Dec 2002, 01:47 AM	#9 (permalink)
Adrian Wong Da Boss Join Date: 10 Oct 2002 Location: In front of my ASUS F8V notebook! Posts: 32,303 Reputation: 3574 Rep Power: 75	Oops... Missed that part! Was that "Overclock Condition Detected, Check BIOS Settings" error message from WinXP or the BIOS? I've never seen Windows XP showing such an error message. __________________ Dr. Adrian Wong Tech ARP \| Blog @ Tech ARP \| The Free Trade Zone DYKT : The only offshore account I have is at the sand bank? We need PROGRAMMERS and TECHNICAL WRITERS! Contact us if you are a hot shot programmer or technical writer! My items for sale : 50x SD Card \| Memory Stick PRO \| Cyclone Energy Saver \| Seiko SS watch \| Tiger/Carlsberg beer jugs \| Travel Speakers \| Motorola V600 \| Nokia N90 SOLD! \| New Lowepro Mini Trekker AW Other items for sale @ the FTZ : Zalman CNPS9500 LED @ $20 \| Zalman CNPS7700 Cu @ $20 \| Zalman CNPS7000 Cu @ $20 \| Swarovski bracelet watches \| Dell 17" LCD \| Hi-Fi speakers \| English DIVX movies \| HP LaserJet toners! \| Office chairs

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