Mach2 Controller Issues

[BluD]

Hi, could anyone help me with mach2 controller plz, im just having a problem with my new intel chipset been a bit oversensitive and double booting everytime i change sumthing in my bios. This causes the mach to shut down and power down my PC.

I don't have a clue how these controller boards work so i dont know if theres a way i can stop it from shutting down the mach everytime theres a quick loss of 12v power.

I only really need it to stay on while im overclocking, i wanna just get a nice stable top speed for the CPU and mem, then i can have it as normal again.

Any ideas are appriciated,

Cheers.

 

[weescott]

I'm guessing you are using the P35 board in your spec. If so, try updating the Bios as Mach2's don't like S775 boards. It's in the stickies....somewhere.

 

[BluD]

Yeah, ive done that, it did help a little, but it still restricted me to changing a couple of bios settingsat a time, and cant change the mem fsb or cpu by any large degree without it resetting the power.

It means it its takes about 10 times as long to make any progress in overclocking.

 

[FragTek]

You'll find this problem with pretty much any controller based phase unit. I had the same problems with my LS on a P5B and a DFI board.

I would just run it without the controller TBH.... Hard wire it to be on or off at the flick of a switch.

 

[BluD]

Yeah, i think your right, i took a look and the wires look easy to get to, so i think ill just extend them, and run it through a switch, so i have hte option to have it on, or running throug hte controller, so when i settle on a stable o/c i can just flip it back to the board.

I need to find a way to get power to the molex connector then though, cause i think that proberbly supplies the fans and heats with power.

 

[BluD]

sorted it just gonna plug a old psu into it and wire it up to the same switch.

 

[kitfit1]

sorted it just gonna plug a old psu into it and wire it up to the same switch.

That is the way to go. In the end i wired up an old Enermex 350watt i had lying around. You can still leave the USB connector on as well, so you can alter the fan speed in Windows and watch your Evap temp. Once you've found you best clock, just wire it up as normal and your good to go

 

[BluD]

Cool, glad to hear it works. Im still waiting for my new PSU so i can do it, had 2 faulty Enermax 1000ws in a row now, i said dont send another out unless its been tested first.

 

[FragTek]

Glad you decided to give it a shot with the hard wire. IMO it's the best way to go with any controller based unit as they all seem to have the same on/off problems when changing BIOS settings that requires a mobo power cycle.