help alarm is going of

[bigal13]

HI

my system is
windows xp pro
original bios
motherboard epox 8rda+
xp 2400@ 12x 200
crosair memory pc3200@6-2-2-2
agp 9800 pro
vdd 1.8 with heatsinks on all mosfet
v-core 1.872
vdimm 2.624
water cooling cpu 36c/system 27c

now i can run 3d mark 2001se and 3d mark 2003 no problem and have the computer on running games or on internet BUT it has recently started if i switch the computer off then either restart or leave for a 2-3 hours when i next power up the alarm starts and the only way i can get going is clear c-mos set all settings the way they were and then it will run fine again

what do i have to do to slove this problem any idear


Big AL

[bigal13]

hi

i was just wandering is this a problem with high vcore shut off???


big al

[flytek]

slow it down and see

[bigal13]

Originally posted by flytek
slow it down and see

hi flytek

i have slowed my cpu down to 11 x 200 and so far it has started every time so do i have to do the high vcore shutoff mod so my computer will start up so i can gain higher speeds or is this a fast as it will go

big al

[flytek]

so you can leave the Vcore @ 1.872 when running 11x200 but when you move to 12x200 you get cold start issues. does pressing reset instead of insert bypass changing all the settings?

[bigal13]

Originally posted by flytek
so you can leave the Vcore @ 1.872 when running 11x200 but when you move to 12x200 you get cold start issues. does pressing reset instead of insert bypass changing all the settings?

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should i up the vcore settings at 12x200??
not sure what you mean by reset instead of insert??

[flytek]

what i meant is if you leave your Vcore set up @ 1.872 as per your first post when running at 11x200fsb does problem return? or do you have to have 1.872Vcore And 2.4ghz?

sounds like you reset the cmos with a jumper in order to get going again. holding insert when powering up forces your fsb to the fsb jumper's default setting allowing a failed overclock to be booted without opening the case. pressing delete thereafter will get you into the bios where you will be able to reverse any recent changes.

[bigal13]

with the v core at 1.872 and running 11x 200 it starts no problem


i can alter the v core at 2.4 ghz but what should it be??

never new about the insert key at start up i always used the cmos jumper on the board

[flytek]

nice huh. you only have to change the one setting that pushed the system over the edge. how can it be the Vcore shut-off if you can fix the problem without changing the Vcore. it must be a cpu issue. try 11.5x200 and maybe settle there. it should still be faster than any off the shelf cpu for a little while.

[bigal13]

it was just a thought it was high core shut of
i was looking for other peoples thoughts of what the problem was

if i have to leave it at 11x200 then so be it

but how come it runs at 12x200 and benchmarks fine and only when i turn the computer off it does not start and the alarm goes of??

cold start problem

sounds power related to me but i am runing a q tec 550 psu

[flytek]

what about 11.5 multiplier giving 2300mhz? don't know anything about q-teq but a quick search of this forum may reveal something.

[bigal13]

the same thing happed with 11.5x200 benchmark and runs but it will start after shutdown

[bigal13]

ah


her in doors has just remembered this problem only started after windows update

if she remembers correctly there was a driver update for the cpu xp 2400 could this be the problem and if so would rolling back the driver work

i checked the driver and it is not a digital signed driver and the previous driver was

i think i will roll back the driver and see if it works

[flytek]

windows Xtremely Pathetic

[bigal13]

hi

that seems to be the problem the old driver was 5-1-2600
and the new driver is 5-1-2600-1152

i have now rolled the driver back to 5-1-2600 and run 3d mark 2003 switched computer off for 5 min and it started no problem

so its the old saying

IF IT ANT BROKE DONT FIX IT

never thought it was epox fault for one minute