Go 2100+ w/ Corsair Memory!! YEAH! - Oh no...it died... :-\

Sean · Post by **Sean** » Wed May 14, 2003 12:23 am

Ok, I have kept on bumping up the FSB. Right now I'm at 220, yes, that's 440 MHz DDR. Holy crap. I have Corsair PC3200LLPT TwinX. Damn sweet stuff. I have raised the DDR voltage to 2.8 v to make it boot at 220. I have the multiplyer at 9.5 (current;ly at 220X9.5 - 2.09 GHz). I'm just checkin the limit on my FSB, then I'll raise the vcore, and get this beast to 2.4 GHz!!

All I have is an AX7 too!

I am VERY impressed. Oh, and for those that are wondering, it's on an A7N8X Deluxe Rev2 The FSB goes up past 270 (I just kept scrolling down). Amazing, absolutely amazing.

Had to share my excitement, I'll keep you all updated as my ocing progresses. I'll also post all my specs really soon!

Fun, fun!>?

Also, I plan on running Memtest86 as soon as I reach my FSB limit.

Update: I just bumped it to 225.. No go.. :-\ Bummer, I would have loved 450MHz DDR.

I'll probably end up backing down to 215, but we'll see...

Sean · Post by **Sean** » Wed May 14, 2003 12:45 am

OK, well, shit. This isn't good. I went ahead and bumped the FSB down to 221, and put the multiplyer to 7. Is that too low? I bumped the multiplyer there to illiminate any possible vcore limitations (cause it's still at 1.6v. I mean, what the heck is wrong? I've reset the CMOS (got rid of the bettery, switched jumper and back). processor couldn't be dead, it wasn't even overclocked. Motherboard's fine, it came back to life after trying 225mhz, so, what could be wrong here? Guess it's time I go to bed, maybe it'll work in the morning?

Even if 7x was too low, why would it matter?

Please reassure me here... :-\

Guess I didn't state what the computer does, it just doesn't post. it sits there, fans running, cdrom's opening/closing (when i press the buttons) and HDD spinning....

wvjohn · Post by **wvjohn** » Wed May 14, 2003 6:29 am

unplug, clear cmos, eat a sandwich, try again

Sean · Post by **Sean** » Wed May 14, 2003 8:24 am

No boot this morning..

I'll see what it does after a day of no CMOS battery and have the clrcmos jumper on 2-3.

<sigh>

blade · Post by **blade** » Wed May 14, 2003 10:19 am

Whooaaa Sean, man what a bummer.

Weird that it didn't start giving you some kind of warning, like no boot or a bsod.

I'm not familiar with the nforce mobo settings so I don't know if the settings you tried added to the problem or not. I'd try one stick of ram that you know for sure works. If no go then I'd try another cpu and maybe video card too, if you have one. And be sure everything is seated well.

Good luck

BillyGoat · Post by **BillyGoat** » Wed May 14, 2003 11:14 am

yep, i suspect the ram stick try swapping it out for another, even if you have to borrow one

Sean · Post by **Sean** » Wed May 14, 2003 12:05 pm

I just hope its anything bu the processor. Cause this is the 0248 stepping, kick ass stuff. The previous owner has it running at 1.9v (he had water cooling, said it never got above 40C). Thankfully, I have more ram, another video card to try, and, if need be, another processor. I don't really want to try a different processor though, but I may have to. I have all the parts from my last system, which is nice.

here's what I posed at the AMDMB forums, since they seem to have lots of A7N8X Deluxe users:

Anyways, I decided to have some fun with my 2100+ on my A7N8X Deluxe (rev 2) last night. I have 1 GB total of Corsair PC3200 TwinX (2x 512MB sticks). The very odd thing is, I tried 225*9.5 before 221*7. Of course, it didn't boot when at 225*9.5. So, after I shut it off and turned it back on, it booted at 100*13, which is its default. The settings were still in the CMOS (which is normal). So, I tried 221*7. No go. Didn't work, so I'll try somethin else. Now it won't boot. I followed the directions in the manual to reset the CMOS (take out bettery (after unplugging), move jumper, wait a few minutes, move jumper back and replace bettery), still no go.

Here are my exact specs:

I flashed from BIOS 1003 to 1004 last night, before I oc'ed.
AMD Athlon 2100+ (133*13 by default)
ThermalRight AX7 w/ Enermax Adjustable 80mm Fan (at max - temps around 95-100*F) (used AS3)
Asus A7N8X Deluxe (Rev2)
Corsair XMS TwinX 1GB PC3200 Low Latency Platinum (2x 512MB)
Retail Radeon 8500 64MB (default speeds and agp voltage)
USB and Game Port Connected
SATA DISABLED
I put ASII under my NB Heatsink

I'm not sure what else would be needed. I have my HDD unhooked, cause I don't want it spinning up soo many times.

Now, what I plan on doing when I get home is to take out of ram, first, and replace it with one stick of my Crucial PC2100 (256MB). If that doesn't do anything, I put my ram back in, and try a GeForce 2 MX, instead of my Radeon. If that doesn't work, I'll try both the ram and the GF2 MX together. If that doesn't work...well, something better work.. :-\

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Right now, as we speak, my computer is sitting at home, unplugged and without a CMOS battery. The CMOS jumper is set on 2-3 as well, so the CMOS SHOULD BE CLEARED. I mean, why wouldn't it? 8 hours without a CMOS battery should empty the CMOS.

One other idea. Could this have something to do with the updated BIOS? I wouldn't think so, as I have rev2 and 1004 ran fine. (the fsb options also go up past 270). The board itself says Rev 2.00 near the name. It booted to windows numbers of times on the 1004 bios, it just won't post now.

If there is anything else I may have missed, let me know. I can send pictures too, but i don't think that would do anyone any good.

Thanks for the help and reading my very long post!

Yeah, I know, it's long. But, I think it covers a lot.

Blade, seating, that's something I didn't even think about. I'll be doing a lot as soon as I get home today. I just hope its something simple. Anything but the processor. Ram can be RMA'd, as well as my video card, and, if I have to, my motherboard. Processor is just something that I don't really wanna lose. :-\

I'll keep you guys posted. But, this just doesn't make any sense, that's why I'm thinkin it may be my video card. Maybe that really bad fan caused some problems. SOmething I noticed about that was that when the computer is first turned on, the fan wobbles. But after about 20min to 45 min is becomes stable (I think it still makes more noise than usual).

Anyways, we'll see..

Here's the thread over at AMDMB: http://www.amdforums.com/showthread.php ... did=225092 . I already got one reply, he says I have the same symptoms as his 1.06..

wvjohn · Post by **wvjohn** » Wed May 14, 2003 2:48 pm

make sure you unplug the atx connector from the mobo as well when you clear cmos - not sure why but it seems to make a difference

Sean · Post by **Sean** » Wed May 14, 2003 3:54 pm

Ok, I'll give that a shot. it actually makes sense, cause the PSU usually has lots of power in it before it drains.

Thanks for the suggestion. I'm going to go do that, and go have some snack. I'll let you guys know what happens.

Sean · Post by **Sean** » Wed May 14, 2003 5:00 pm

Nothing, nada, nope. not one thing different.

I changed the Video card, and changed the ram. I unhooked the ATX connector as I waited for the CMOS to clear. I've unhooked everything from the motherboard. Only things I am using right now:

Mobo, Ram, Processor, heatsink/fan, and videocard. Nothing else is attached.

I did notice one odd thing as I restarted a few times when my computer DID work. Whenever I restarted, it seemed to take longer than usually to post. Thinking this was normal, I just ignored it. Sometimes it took 6-8 secons to post. other times it did it in 1-3 seconds.

Also, my box didn't have 400mhz fsb on it, it just said 333mhz FSB ready. But, the 1004 bios worked fine until it did this.

I'm thinkin its the motherboard. Something killed it..

Not sure if my 7DXR even supports thoroughbreds... So much for bein the huge talk at the LAN party this friday...

Yep, this sucks...

Sean · Post by **Sean** » Wed May 14, 2003 7:11 pm

YAY!!

No, don't jump to conclusions! For your information, my board is officially dead. i just tried my 1.33GHz tbird in there, NO BOOT. I've tried everything imaginable. It isn't worth the time I DONT have. I got other things to do than troubleshoot some motherboard.

So, anyways, newEgg will be hearing from me shortly. Maybe I can say, "Please make sure I get the 400MHz version, as I believe this may have caused my problems"

Maybe I'll give them a call.

Anyways....yeah...

PreDatoR · Post by **PreDatoR** » Wed May 14, 2003 8:08 pm

the Nforce2 without some mods doesn't handle over 200 fsb well. there is a new batch of chips out not sure of the stepping but they are a lot better than what first came out. i got stuck with a shitty NB chip on my 8RDA and it will only do 197 then craps out...

Sean · Post by **Sean** » Wed May 14, 2003 9:10 pm

Yeah, I'll see what i can do about that.

The newest Asus A7N8X has the newest NB. I might be able to either a: get my mobo returned or B: get newegg to ship me the newest mobo they have. The newest Asus A7N8X has the 200MHz FSB ready sticker on the front.

I think I may have gotten rev 1.06, I read Asus called them the rev 2 for a while, then changed the name to rev 1.06. We'll see. Hopefully I can get something nice outta this.

Sean · Post by **Sean** » Wed May 14, 2003 10:33 pm

Ok, here's the plan:

1. Send that faulty mobo BACK!
2. Get my 7DXR updated to run my 2100+ (done

)
3. Get the 2100+ in my 7DXR
4. Get it runnin at (hopefully) 150 FSB, we'll see. i don't think I wanna blow this board to..

I'm going to put my 1 gig of ram in this.

Sounds likea good plan. I'm really glad I kept this board.

I'll keep you all posted...if you're interested.

Sean · Post by **Sean** » Wed May 14, 2003 11:45 pm

I really am surprised. This Gigabyte 7DXR actually supports the 2100+ thoroughbred. 1733 Mhz. it says Unknow CPU Type though, bah, who cares. it runs!

AMD 761 with 2100+. VERY odd match.

I'll see how it oc's with my ram tomorrow.