Host clock control

dokko · 2 Sep 2008 at 09:42

Hi people having a bit of a mare this morning.

My overclocked E6600 (3.2. 400x8) for some reason decided to start up at 2.133 (266.67x8) for some bizzare reason.

Having a look in the BIOS everything seemed normal, came back out still the same. Tried changing the clock 410 etc, nothing changes.

So turned the host clock control off and the computer reads 266x8 and gives the 2.13, a underclock.

Any ideas why its disabling itself even though it reckons its on, and how on ewarth do i fix it?

Thanks.

dokko · 2 Sep 2008 at 09:56

I've also just tried a reset, and that worked, setting everything back to norm and getting 2.4, but when i put my OC back in the above happens again.

dokko · 2 Sep 2008 at 16:21

Anyone?

Come on, i'm a toon fan, this has been a bloody bad day. :

Cob · 2 Sep 2008 at 18:14

Some idea of which motherboard and memory you have wouldn't go amiss. Also what your stable overclock was.

Pneumonic · 2 Sep 2008 at 18:18

dokko said:
Anyone?

Come on, i'm a toon fan, this has been a bloody bad day. :

lol...

well as cob says.. some idea of the rigs spec motherboard / BIOS / RAM etc.. would really help

dokko · 2 Sep 2008 at 20:12

Sorry lads, totally head in a vice right now, KK etc...never a dull moment!

E6600 @ 3.2 E6600 (400x8)
Gigabyte P35c DS3R (BIOS F11)
4GB (4x1) GeiL DDR2

Cob · 2 Sep 2008 at 20:14

Does it do the same with just 2 sticks of memory installed?

dokko · 2 Sep 2008 at 20:15

I haven't got round to pulling it apart, i've had failed mem before on me though.

Will take out 3 sticks, do a test etc...

dokko · 2 Sep 2008 at 20:22

Right, tested with one stick in (3 different sticks) still doing the same.

dokko · 2 Sep 2008 at 22:41

This problem is on going, any highly annyoing.

(just like the KK saga, what a day)

SlyReaper · 3 Sep 2008 at 00:33

It could just be age degrading components so that what was once a stable overclock is no longer stable. I know I used to have a motherboard that would automatically reset my host clock control if I tried a speed which was too high.

dokko · 3 Sep 2008 at 10:51

SlyReaper said:
It could just be age degrading components so that what was once a stable overclock is no longer stable. I know I used to have a motherboard that would automatically reset my host clock control if I tried a speed which was too high.

Would that underclock though? Not allow it to ever go to reset stock settings.

Have even taken the battery out of the mobo and no joy, everything resets, but the clock comes in at 100 x8 but thr host is disabled and it restarts at 233 x8 everytime.

It just sounds odd.

dokko · 3 Sep 2008 at 11:49

I'm in shock.

Just tried another computer (a spare built with spare parts to give to someone) and unplugged all my leads at the back, DVI, sound, usbs and of course power to test the other base unit. Test wnet fine, put all these parts back in to my computer, and yep, back to 3.2 just like that.

Amazed.

Bewildered.

Amused? Not sure.

:eek: