New PC Constantly Restarting

majypoo · 21 Jan 2011 at 16:22

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This PC came today but wasn't overclocked, it was running at default settings. It was running fine but was expecting it to be overclocked, so I went into bios where you have the 3 settings, eco/normal/performance. It was on normal, so I decided to use performance. Now the computer won't start up and is constantly resetting before it gets the bios screen, the mobo has a clock that gets to about 79 and then it resets again. I have tried the reset button on the mobo but I maybe doing it wrong? please don't tell me i've fudged up the pc by doing this and voided my warrenty? any help pls ppl before I cry lol!

spleenharvester · 21 Jan 2011 at 16:25

Try clearing the CMOS.

Tealc · 21 Jan 2011 at 16:34

Clear the CMOS and start again.

The overclock has probably reset so you will need to load the profile from BIOS once you get it reset.

The digit display on the motherboard is the POST diagnostic readout. If it consistently fails on one code look it up. I couldn't find anything for 79 apart from something about a BIOS parity check. Still the advice at the start of this post stands.

QuackPot · 21 Jan 2011 at 16:37

You have an Asus P8P67 motherboard. 99% change that's the cause of the problem.

majypoo · 21 Jan 2011 at 16:55

Restarting the CMOS worked thanks lads, took me a while to find a pin! looks like I wont be able to overclock it then?

well taking a look at it in the Windows System it said 5.8Ghz before I thought that was far to high so I checked the Bios and it said 3.4, now after restarting my CMOS it says 3.4 in Bios and 3.7 in Windows whats going on haha!

Just loaded the OCUK profile in Bios and now its back to 5.8ghz in Windows, I'll just leave it at that.