Overclocked too hard :(

[Domestic]

Hi I wasn't sure if this belonged here or in the Overclocking Forum so I hope this is OK.

Basically I was messing around trying to boost my CPU and I seemed to have pushed it too hard. Now when I try to turn it, it is a lot louder and continuously beeps. Nothing is displayed on my monitor so I am unable to change it back to its stock settings.

What are my options?

Thanks

 

[KurrentEweser]

Try turning off the power supply pulling the battery out for a few minutes.

 

[Domestic]

Ok I will.
My battery seems to be under my video card, so ill have to take them both out. Is this common by the way?

Thanks

 

[joowan]

yes, refer to your mobo manual as of how to clear CMOS. i have a nifty button on my mobo that clears out cmos for me w/o moving jumpers and batteries.. problem is i have to remove my video cards and sound card to get to it as well

 

[Domestic]

yes, refer to your mobo manual as of how to clear CMOS. i have a nifty button on my mobo that clears out cmos for me w/o moving jumpers and batteries.. problem is i have to remove my video cards and sound card to get to it as well

Ah I see I'll check out my manual out and see if I have one of those buttons.
Thanks for the tip.

 

[Lexluethar]

I don't think you have many options. If resetting the cmos batter doesn't fix the issue then you'll probably need a new chip (whatever one you were overclocking).

I believe you are going to need a new one anyways, it can't be a BIOS settings since you aren't even getting to the POST screen at startup. Which would lead me to believe you burnt up one of your chipsets.

 

[Domestic]

So I took the battery out and put it back in and everything was OK.

Thanks KurrentEweser, Joowan and Lex.

 

[95BlackGA]

I don't think you have many options. If resetting the cmos batter doesn't fix the issue then you'll probably need a new chip (whatever one you were overclocking).

I believe you are going to need a new one anyways, it can't be a BIOS settings since you aren't even getting to the POST screen at startup. Which would lead me to believe you burnt up one of your chipsets.

When I overlclock, if I set the FSB up too high, it will not post, just beep. I clear the CMOS, and it's fine. Not trying to offend you, but I don't know where you get that logic from.

 

[Nick]

He said 'If resetting the cmos battery dosn't fix the issue you'll probably need a new chip' which is good logic if the only way of clearing overclock settings dosn't work.

 

[35g700]

Even if the CMOS didn't work he could have probity taken the chip out and put it back in the board it it would have probably worked.