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[-Sky-]

Hey guys.

I need some help. I sort of "over-over" clocked my computers CPU a little too much and now it wont even boot. I am having to write this on my Laptop fornow. I'm not sure what to do as I cant even get onto my computer, it just overheats in seconds of booting up! I use:

AMD Athlon 64 3200+ Processor
Memory: 1.25GB

Could I get support with this computer related issue please?

Thank you.

[mra550]

just a question ok? what do you mean by over clocked? sorry does it do somthing about the computer clock? or maybe you mean cloak? I am not a geek in computer sorry what does it mean? I want to learn more terms thank you if you wouldn't mind to tell me what

[-Sky-]

When overclocking (otherwise known as OC'd) you are like..pushing your CPU CLOCK to a point where it can speed up your system (sort of) but it increases your Ghz amount.

I overclocked it by 3 levels, it is at 4.02Ghz atm when originally it's 2.01Ghz.

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Overclocking a computer's processor or memory causes it to go faster than its factory rated speed. A processor rated at 2.4GHz might be overclocked to 2.5GHz or 2.6GHz, while memory rated at 200MHz might be pushed to 220MHz or higher. The extra speed results in more work being done by the processor and/or memory in a given time period, increasing the overall computing performance of the PC.

Source: http://www.pcstats.c...?articleID=1804

[mra550]

waaa can that be made? wow I didn't know that you can do that... can that trick be applied in a laptop? or in desktop only? how did you did it? that sure is fast you make a 2ghz into 4ghz processor mm, you overspeed? why not roll it back?

[-Sky-]

I cant if I cant boot onto my computer...I need another way to reset the CMOS. (CMOS is what controls the overclocking settings). I cant even get into the BIOS CMOS setup..

[mra550]

wow so thats how it is I never knew that you can raise up that GHZ thing using that technique all I know is to buy a new processor to speed it up,

[Zagubadu·]

Are these setting based on your HD? If so why not just take out your HD and put it into another working computer then change the setting from there? If not I'm assuming its in the BIOS or something like that. Have you done any searching online there must be someone else who has done this same thing.

[bluedragon]

Hi -Sky-

1. What were you trying to do ? Overclocking is generally done only upto a certain limit. I haven't seen anyone overclock more than 10% of stock speed. Anyways. Did you have a fan modification installed or something when you attempted this ? coz If not , your processor might have been damaged.

2. Overclock settings are based on bios generally. Can you please elaborate how you achieved this overclocking ? I mean did you manually change the clock and clock multipliers from bios or changed voltage settings ? or Did you use a tool from your OS ? and Do mention you motherboard's model

3. You can try removing the battery on your motherboard and then starting up the PC. Chances are it'll boot normally.

[-Sky-]

agubadu, I have disconnected the heatsink from on my CPU (on my PC) and the CPU chip seems, feels and looks fine. There's absolutely no markings on it of where it could have fried or even melted. The CPU seems to be in good condition. I read on overclock.net that if I took out the CMOS battery and put it back in, it'd reset to factory settings..should I try this?

[Zagubadu·]

Ok I've just found out that over clocking can be a bit dangerous depending on the CPU's speed, and type. In some cases it can just slow your computer down a bit, but in other cases it can fry your cpu leaving it useless and broken for good. I believe this may have happen as you cannot even start it up properly. Still I'd try and look for other options before buying a new CPU.