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I overclocked my RAM too high
Name: spiffytech Date: February 11, 2006 at 18:31:03 Pacific OS: Puppy Linux (N/A CPU/Ram: P4 2.4GHZ/ 256MB Product: My own
Comment:
I was poking around in the BIOS, and saw the RAM (I think it was RAM) speed at ~210MHz. I thought that was slower than my RAM could handle, so I changed it to 310MHz. Now I cannot power on my computer. I've tried using different RAM sticks with no luck
Name: spiffytech Date: February 11, 2006 at 19:00:29 Pacific
Reply:
I fixed it. I tracked down a PDF of the motherboard manual and reset the "clear cmos" jumper, so now it works.
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Response Number 2
Name: jam Date: February 11, 2006 at 19:16:53 Pacific
Reply:
Once you ClearCMOS, the BIOS settings reset to their defaults, & defaults rarely provide the best performance. Run thru ALL your BIOS settings & tweak them as necessary.
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