System specs
IC7 max 3 version 18 of BIOS.
2xcdrom drives
9800pro
presccot 3.0e
1gig giel pc 4000 / ocz pc 4400El.
some fans, etc....
antec 550w
Ok about 3 days ago my problems started...
This is gona be long to get cup of tea / roll up a cig and read up....
About 1 week ago I got a mach 1 unit off Extreme prometia, with that
I bought and 3.0e E0 from Ebay.
I installed all the hardware, and watched the Toms hardware vid on the mach
instliation.
The setup went find. and I was really happy.
tempsrature in windows were -1 idle and 15load.
So I decided to do some otherclocking, I also upgraded the BIOS to version 18, which was "supposed to unlock" certain Multiplyers. which never did work.
I ran my system at 250FSB 1:1, system worked flawlsly, however i was behncmarking at 4 gig core speed with a 5:4 divider running.
as my memory wouldnt go past 255FSB with 2.9v.
I prime tested it and it passed with out any issues.
1 Day ago my problems started with random crashing and freezing, so I decided to run "mem test" windows version.
It said it had detected over 3 errors in my memory which then needed to be replaced. this was at 250 FSB.
So I lowered the FSB to 200mhz / 200FSB and did the mem test and it passed with out errors. :S
So I got intouch with giel support they said it could be "fuxed" memory and they would replace it.
I was happy... really happy.
Then I saw Dales advert of the PC 4400 OCZ EL, I tought 4 gig at 1:1 speed
Yesterday night I met with Dale aka Dazboots and bought the memory from him.
Plugged it in my PC yesterday night and it still gave me the errors. I increased the volts from stock to 2.9v which didnt resolve the issue.
I then swapped the DIm slots over from 1,3 to 2>4. Still memory errors when runing 250FSB.
I sat down thinking and had a little brain wave, It could be the L2 Cache on the prescott CPU which is / Fired and will no longer run over stock.
SO I took my Mach 1 aprt yesterday Carefully and installed my P4 northwood 2.8c, Which I have ran 3.2 on stock on air.
Whilst there i went to inspect the socket, for condenstation / crroision, None whats so ever, The contact was perfect on the CPU.
I put my mach together and it posted went into windows and worked at stock.
I left it priming for 1 hour, worked fine. I then decided to turn up the FSB and overclock the 2.8c to 3.2 ... My nightmare started again.
The PC Froze / crashed and rebooted But wouldnt post.
So I reset the CMOS, and unpluged my extra HDDs and cdroms drives,
just leaving the mobo + 1 hdd + memory + processor + mach plugged into the psu.
It wouldnt post'ed when to the POST screen and said "cpu checksum error press F1" My PC shut down, I then started thinking PSU.
So I took my 9800pro out and put a 8800 GL (AGP no molex powered from AGP port) The PC booted I tought YES All along it was an PSU issue ... but I was wrong... I got into windows loaded up MBM5 and checked the 12+ 5+ lines they the 12+ line was at 11.55> 11.67 and the 5+ was slightly lower...
So I pulled out my multimeter and probed the PSU.
My actuall 12+ line was 11.95 and my 5+ was at 5.03 underload at on a stock 2.8c ....
The only thing I did before was I flashed My BIOS to version 18 .....
so I tried to downflash using abits windows flash manager .. and I got this error message "The BIOS on your motherboad does not support list!
Please see Flash Menu FAQ at abit website for more information."
I was using the current abit flasher ...
So I downloaded the BIOS and manually flashed it. version 17
I plugged all my extras in Hdds / fans / cdroms drive and both my 12+ and 5+ line stated about the same with 0.1 > 0.05 drops underload.
So I set the Mobo divider to 1:1 and memoery pci bus fixed.
rebooted and tried memory test at 250 FSB .. it failed. 240 FSB .. failed ... 230 FSB failed ....
and 220FSB Passed .. but i cant get any higher......
If I go any higher it crashs / Freezes the system / cant benchmark
Where is my problem ..
This IC7 max 3 was replaced by one which died .... with out overclocking, Ive had this mobo about 6 months.. and was bought from Over-clock.
Some one help. I have tried every thing in my book.
I think it is the motherboard, which is dieing a slow death, It doesnt always POST,
and I have to rester the CMOS to get it to work.
(if it crashs whilst ive overclocked when iam behcning / memtest)
:angry2:
Ill really apriciate it if some one can help..
IC7 max 3 version 18 of BIOS.
2xcdrom drives
9800pro
presccot 3.0e
1gig giel pc 4000 / ocz pc 4400El.
some fans, etc....
antec 550w
Ok about 3 days ago my problems started...
This is gona be long to get cup of tea / roll up a cig and read up....
About 1 week ago I got a mach 1 unit off Extreme prometia, with that
I bought and 3.0e E0 from Ebay.
I installed all the hardware, and watched the Toms hardware vid on the mach
instliation.
The setup went find. and I was really happy.
tempsrature in windows were -1 idle and 15load.
So I decided to do some otherclocking, I also upgraded the BIOS to version 18, which was "supposed to unlock" certain Multiplyers. which never did work.
I ran my system at 250FSB 1:1, system worked flawlsly, however i was behncmarking at 4 gig core speed with a 5:4 divider running.
as my memory wouldnt go past 255FSB with 2.9v.
I prime tested it and it passed with out any issues.
1 Day ago my problems started with random crashing and freezing, so I decided to run "mem test" windows version.
It said it had detected over 3 errors in my memory which then needed to be replaced. this was at 250 FSB.
So I lowered the FSB to 200mhz / 200FSB and did the mem test and it passed with out errors. :S
So I got intouch with giel support they said it could be "fuxed" memory and they would replace it.
I was happy... really happy.Then I saw Dales advert of the PC 4400 OCZ EL, I tought 4 gig at 1:1 speed
Yesterday night I met with Dale aka Dazboots and bought the memory from him.
Plugged it in my PC yesterday night and it still gave me the errors. I increased the volts from stock to 2.9v which didnt resolve the issue.
I then swapped the DIm slots over from 1,3 to 2>4. Still memory errors when runing 250FSB.
I sat down thinking and had a little brain wave, It could be the L2 Cache on the prescott CPU which is / Fired and will no longer run over stock.
SO I took my Mach 1 aprt yesterday Carefully and installed my P4 northwood 2.8c, Which I have ran 3.2 on stock on air.
Whilst there i went to inspect the socket, for condenstation / crroision, None whats so ever, The contact was perfect on the CPU.
I put my mach together and it posted went into windows and worked at stock.
I left it priming for 1 hour, worked fine. I then decided to turn up the FSB and overclock the 2.8c to 3.2 ... My nightmare started again.
The PC Froze / crashed and rebooted But wouldnt post.
So I reset the CMOS, and unpluged my extra HDDs and cdroms drives,
just leaving the mobo + 1 hdd + memory + processor + mach plugged into the psu.
It wouldnt post'ed when to the POST screen and said "cpu checksum error press F1" My PC shut down, I then started thinking PSU.
So I took my 9800pro out and put a 8800 GL (AGP no molex powered from AGP port) The PC booted I tought YES All along it was an PSU issue ... but I was wrong... I got into windows loaded up MBM5 and checked the 12+ 5+ lines they the 12+ line was at 11.55> 11.67 and the 5+ was slightly lower...
So I pulled out my multimeter and probed the PSU.
My actuall 12+ line was 11.95 and my 5+ was at 5.03 underload at on a stock 2.8c ....
The only thing I did before was I flashed My BIOS to version 18 .....
so I tried to downflash using abits windows flash manager .. and I got this error message "The BIOS on your motherboad does not support list!
Please see Flash Menu FAQ at abit website for more information."
I was using the current abit flasher ...
So I downloaded the BIOS and manually flashed it. version 17
I plugged all my extras in Hdds / fans / cdroms drive and both my 12+ and 5+ line stated about the same with 0.1 > 0.05 drops underload.
So I set the Mobo divider to 1:1 and memoery pci bus fixed.
rebooted and tried memory test at 250 FSB .. it failed. 240 FSB .. failed ... 230 FSB failed ....
and 220FSB Passed .. but i cant get any higher......
If I go any higher it crashs / Freezes the system / cant benchmark
Where is my problem ..
This IC7 max 3 was replaced by one which died .... with out overclocking, Ive had this mobo about 6 months.. and was bought from Over-clock.
Some one help. I have tried every thing in my book.
I think it is the motherboard, which is dieing a slow death, It doesnt always POST,
and I have to rester the CMOS to get it to work.
(if it crashs whilst ive overclocked when iam behcning / memtest)
:angry2:
Ill really apriciate it if some one can help..
