Building help

GeorgeM123 · 15 Oct 2012 at 19:20

Ok guys, got the new build on, don't have the gpu or Hdd in yet but got my ssd in. I wanna get into the bios but all that comes up is 'reboot and select proper boot drive or insert boot media in selected boot device And press a key'. How do get into the bios?

.Griff. · 15 Oct 2012 at 19:25

GeorgeM123 said:
How do get into the bios?

Depends on the motherboard/Bios manufacturer. Sometimes you need to press "Delete", sometimes it's "F10".. It depends.

GeorgeM123 · 15 Oct 2012 at 19:31

Which ever key I press it says the same

triggerthat · 15 Oct 2012 at 19:31

If you have to press the key while it is booting (if you've seen that message then you've missed it). Restart and try again.

GeorgeM123 · 15 Oct 2012 at 19:53

Ah thanks I'm in. I've got an i5 3570k running at 3780.15 MHz, is that normal? Also my ram is running at 1330 ghz is that also normal?

triggerthat · 15 Oct 2012 at 19:54

Stock, the processor uses Turbo Boost which gives the extra performance.

I believe it will be a case of disabling these, and slowly increase the multiplier.

As for RAM, I believe there should be an option to select XMP which will run your memory at optimum speed.

GeorgeM123 · 15 Oct 2012 at 20:01

Ive sorted the ram out, thanks.
Turned turbo of but now it's gone up to 3800

Mei · 15 Oct 2012 at 20:05

set ahci and get windows installed before overclocking

GeorgeM123 · 15 Oct 2012 at 20:14

That's the point! I don't want to Overclock! It took me about 3 hours to build this thing and it's decided to overlock it's self! This is my first build so I have idea what to do

GeorgeM123 · 15 Oct 2012 at 20:21

Turned the turbo off, got it down to 3.400 MHz at 30degrees centigrade

GeorgeM123 · 15 Oct 2012 at 20:26

Fixed it! set clock to 3.2ghz, it's now at 28c. Anything else I should do in the bios?

Mei · 15 Oct 2012 at 20:28

its fine with turbo on if not overclocking
you wont know ur normal temps until after you have windows and drivers installed
so just find/set ahci and get that installed first

honosuseri · 15 Oct 2012 at 21:58

The CPU can have turbo on fella. The heatsink is good for 4Ghz anyway. XMP profiles are pre set to give you the best timings and speed for the RAM.

Even at default settings the CPU has speedstep. So the CPU idles at a much lower speed to save power then when needed it is automatically increased for you. If you download CPU-Z later once the OS is on we can show you it in action.

Whilst in the Bios check ACHI is enabled in the sata options. Set the optical drive in the boot priorities for first then you can save and exit.

If installing to a SSD, leave the storage drives sata cable disconnected. You can plug it in once the OS has been installed.

Defy Belief · 15 Oct 2012 at 22:02

What a waste of a cpu, use it to it's potential.

GeorgeM123 · 16 Oct 2012 at 18:51

Changed to ACHI and now my system is asking for a system restore as some files have been corrupted...suggestions?

GeorgeM123 · 16 Oct 2012 at 18:52

Defy Belief said:
What a waste of a cpu, use it to it's potential.

I will. Just need to get it working first

stulid · 16 Oct 2012 at 18:59

GeorgeM123 said:
Changed to ACHI and now my system is asking for a system restore as some files have been corrupted...suggestions?

Did you install windows with the SATA controller set to IDE?

GeorgeM123 · 16 Oct 2012 at 19:01

stulid said:
Did you install windows with the SATA controller set to IDE?

Yes

stulid · 16 Oct 2012 at 19:04

GeorgeM123 said:
Yes

There is a Windows hack to switch to AHCI after, but a re-install with it set to AHCI is hat I would do.

P.S, isn't AHCI the default setting for the board anyways? why did you change it?

GeorgeM123 · 16 Oct 2012 at 19:07

Jheez gonna take ages. How can I wipe my hard drive and start again then? And no, it was set to IDE, it wasn't picking up my hdd so I went it bios and seen in IDE