Problems booting!!!! Help

[travis bickles]

i am in need of help, i tried to over clock my pc with ai booster, and have had no problems with it before how ever this time the computer froze which it had done before but, this time it didnt revert to its previous settings, now i cant get past the motherboard graphics screen and when i try to go to the bios it freezes in the menu, does anyone have any advice or is my motherboard been damaged?

 

[jasonn20]

Try resetting your bios manually on the MB... do you have the manual to the MB?

 

[travis bickles]

do you mean reseting the cmos, ive jst dl the manual and thats the only thing i can see

 

[jasonn20]

yes the cmos... follow those directions for your board closely or you could damge the board...

 

[travis bickles]

ive just read the manual i havent needed to do a cmos reset for a long time, it doesnt really explain it very well in the manual do i move the jumper accross from 1 and 2 to 2 and 3 and then turn the power on or do i need to move it back to 1 and 2 before turning the power on?

 

[travis bickles]

it doesnt really explain it very well in the manual and i havent had to perform this procedure for some years, do i move the jumper from 1and2 to 2and3 and turn the power on or move it back to 1and2 and then turn the power on?

 

[jasonn20]

NO you need to disconnect the power cord.. press the ON switch to discharge any current left then swtich the jumper for a few seconds then place it back then reconnect the power and turn ON.. DO not press the power button with the jumper in the wrong place or it will damage the motherboard... your manual should state something on these lines...

 

[travis bickles]

sorry didnt mean to post it twice

 

[travis bickles]

doesnt seemed to have worked i`ve tried it twice but its still doing the samething do you have any other thoughts?

 

[jasonn20]

well if resetting the cmos did not help the only other thing would be is the fan working on the heatsink and not clogged with dust..?? What are the specs on your machine?

 

[travis bickles]

theres a bit of dust on the fan but it seems to be working ok

cpu intel core 2 duo 6600
mb asus p5n32e sli
mem 4bg corsair twin xms 800mhz
gpu nvidia 7950gt 512mb
psu enermaz 660w
hdd seagate 7200rpm 160 gb
hdd maxtor 7200rpm 1tb

 

[travis bickles]

ive had a look at the fan and its not that dirty to stop it from working anyway my spec it

cpu intel core 2 duo 6600
mb asus p5n32e sli
mem 4 gb corsair twin xms 800 mhz
gpu nvidia 7950 gt 512 mb
psu enermax 660w

 

[jasonn20]

so you were OC'ing the cpu it froze shutdown and now it will not get past the splash screen ...

 

[travis bickles]

thats right, i`ve tried moving the jumper i`ve even tried taking the battery out but it doesnt seem to do anything

 

[jasonn20]

do you remember what your overclock was that cause it too crash or were you doing a stability test

try one stick of ram at a time

 

[travis bickles]

the over clock was fsb 330.00 voltage was 1.38 and the multiplier was x9

 

[jasonn20]

have you tried swapping around your ram using one stick at a time??

 

[travis bickles]

i`ve solved the problem i scoured the internet and found a few other people had the problem, the bios chip can come loose and there for not make a good connection, so all i had to do was push on the chip gently to put it back

 

[El Gappo]

Looks like a ram issue to me. Follow this guide http://www.computerforum.com/168053-no-p-o-s-t-trouble-shooting-guide-step-step.html