Have I broken my system ?????

skronk · 19 Jun 2013 at 15:52

Hi all,

Have Asus F2a85-M-le mobo
AMD A6800k proc.
8 gb Patriot Vipe 3 Mamba 1866mhz

Since build the system has never reached the 1866, always defaulting to 1600mhz. I read that the settings for the Patriot ram should be 9-9-9-24. The board was set for 9-9-10-24, so I changed it...MISTAKE !
Now when I switch on the monitor goes into standby before I can see the F2 screen to enter the BIOS. Feel a right tube !
Is there anything I can to to resolve the situation ?

Thanks anyway.

Admiral Huddy · 19 Jun 2013 at 15:54

Reset the CMOS or pull the CR2032 battery to reset your system back to default settings.

Does the Patriot RAM not have a higher XMP to select?

skronk · 19 Jun 2013 at 16:00

Admiral Huddy said:
Reset the CMOS or pull the CR2032 battery to reset your system back to default settings.

Does the Patriot RAM not have a higher XMP to select?

Thanks for quick reply. Sorry but don't understand your second sentence. Total noobie ! Can you explain ?

Thanks again

skronk · 19 Jun 2013 at 16:04

Yippee, it's on again. Thanks very much !!! Think I should maybe just leave it at 1600, eh ?

Admiral Huddy · 19 Jun 2013 at 16:09

No worries, In the BIOS, you should be able to select the an Extreme Memory Profile (XMP) for overclocking. This should have all the predefined values for 1866MHz including voltages and timings. XMP aren't normally selected by default as these values are outside JDEC specifications so you have to select yourself. Check your motherboard manual on Memory settings.

Martini1991 · 19 Jun 2013 at 16:11

Admiral Huddy said:
No worries, In the BIOS, you should be able to select the an Extreme Memory Profile (XMP) for overclocking. This should have all the predefined values for 1866MHz including voltages and timings. XMP aren't normally selected by default as these values are outside JDEC specifications so you have to select yourself. Check your motherboard manual on Memory settings.

I didn't think AMD supported X.M.P?

Admiral Huddy · 19 Jun 2013 at 16:35

Martini1991 said:
I didn't think AMD supported X.M.P?

You are correct. I forgot the opening post was an AMD set-up but AMD has AMP equivalent does it not?

I thought also you could enable XMP for AMD systems from some Ai Tweakers?

Martini1991 · 19 Jun 2013 at 16:38

Last time I was in the BIOS of an AMD based system there wasn't any X.M.P.
There also wasn't an AMD equivalent, However, I remember some noise being made of an AMD version of X.M.P

Admiral Huddy · 19 Jun 2013 at 17:02

AMP I thought "AMD Memory Profile"?

edit i just found this.. Can't link as there are competitors on the site:

You can enable the XMP performance profile on most motherboards, including AMD boards, directly from the BIOS settings. XMP, also known as Extreme Memory Profile, is a memory overclocking performance technology "designed to take advantage of the mega-gaming features built into Intel technology-based PCs," according to Intel. PC gamers find this type of technology most suitable for game play, as it increases speed and performance.

Step 1
Press the power button on your computer to start the boot process. If you computer is already on, restart it.
Step 2
Press the "F1" function key. Hold down the key until the "BIOS Setup Utility" window appears on the screen.
Step 3
Go to the "Ai Tweaker" section, then highlight the "Ai Overclock Tuner" option and press the "Enter" key to see the different options.
Step 4
Press the down key until you highlight the "X.M.P" option. Press the "Enter" key to select that performance profile.
Step 5
Press the "F10" key to save the setting and exit the BIOS utility. The computer will automatically reboot with the XMP performance profile enabled.

skronk · 19 Jun 2013 at 18:36

Thanks for replies gents.