After overclocking, the system crashes during BSOD and stops responding afterward.
After overclocking, the system crashes during BSOD and stops responding afterward.
The PSU has proven to be extremely dependable, a model APEVIA 500W from roughly 2006 to 2009. I've attempted various actions that should have damaged it, yet it continues to operate smoothly.
I experimented with a 450W Rosewill unit I received directly, but when trying to overclock the RAM, it failed immediately. It doesn't even respond when I connect a ground pin to the green pin using a paperclip. After replacing it with the APEVIA model, everything functioned properly again, until I encountered this issue. The BIOS indicates all voltages are normal, though I'm uncertain about the .860 value on the vcore. Perhaps adjusting the multiplier to 9, disabling turboboost, and setting max cores to 1 could explain the reading. Could it be beneficial to switch to recovery mode by removing the jumper and using a BIOS file from my flash drive?
It won't boot the BIOS recovery (???)
I checked the BIOS mode pin and it seems to behave differently after POSTing, displaying another generic Intel logo instead of the usual hotkey list. When trying to flash the .BIO from my flash drive, it freezes in the exact same way! WTF...
Lol, it looks like I have some issues.
.860v is typical voltage during CPU idle at low load. As CPU speed reaches its rated maximum, voltage should increase accordingly. If your BIOS is damaged and the .BIO recovery isn't helping, I'm uncertain about other solutions. Hard drives are being read correctly in BIOS but not booting. Do you have images of BIOS settings or a boot process video to help identify the issue?
Here's an imgur album of the computer in its current state:
https://imgur.com/a/ubWlX
I also have a picture of the board from before I installed it:
https://imgur.com/iNJlw3K.png
Sorry it took so long; I was stressed all week and slept through all of my free time. I did get my copper cabling certification, though, so that's good.
No worries about the wait. But I'm still confused about this. It's strange that you can post fine, yet nothing starts up at all. Still think it's a BIOS issue, but it only affects booting. It could also be a hardware problem. If it were related to RAM, PSU, or GPU, you wouldn't have passed POST initially. This will need more investigation, since I've never seen anything like this before.
It might be helpful to have someone well-reviewed to take a look.
The SR-71 Blackbird could be relevant,
I also like that person's avatar image.
I still believe it relates to the observation that, according to the photos, adjusting the voltage by +50 or +100 mV in overvoltage readings results in 0.0000V. Not that it doesn't work with the standard dynamic setting either, but...
It might be useful to reach out to SR-71 via email if they are open to it. I also discovered an old forum post from 2008 about a similar issue: http://forums.majorgeeks.com/index.php?t...ce.160896/ Turned out one of the CPU cores failed.
But that could be fine for me since my 212 EVO was only spinning the fan around 850 rpm when it reached 78C, then dropping back down to about 60C and slowing to roughly 750 RPM, occasionally reaching 79C before the fan increased again. The thermal performance is okay.
And I'm configured to use just one core, which should align with the BIOS's pre-boot settings, reducing the chance of issues from bad cores.
I don't know if this is progress or not, but I removed the processor, cleaned the contact points on both ends with a toothbrush soaked in isopropyl alcohol, and when I reassembled it, I tried it again. Now I'm receiving the three beeps of memory error. I attempted to reorganize the RAM and swap them out, but the issue persists—three beeps every time. Could it be related to the motherboard contact pins?
EDIT: I misplaced the pins, but I managed to fix them, yet the same problem continues.