Asrock 4CoreDual-SATA2

[cpmee]

Yeah, those are my temps without even an hour of seating in time.

Ive been a fan of AS Ceramique for over 5 years. Its easy to work with, batches are consistant and a little goes a long way, and its very safe in that its non conductive. Also its cheaper than AS5.

From what Ive seen of AS5, it must vary greatly from batch to batch. Also its conductive, so care must be taken not to accidently get it in the wrong places. And AS5 should not be applied thickly or on concave surfaces, otherwise it dries into a dusty mortar like substance. :Q


Overall on reviews, they are both close. Some have AS5 as being thermally better, others have Ceramique as better. The last review I saw had Ceramique better for cpu's, and AS5 better for gpu's.


On another note, I just received my RMA to Seagate back. I sent them my head crashed 120gb drive and got back a 160gb drive. That was nice. :beer:

 

[brokencase]

Originally posted by: fritzfield1234
Would SOMEONE else who is Oc'ing this board WITHOUT problems, PLEASE POST information.

It's kind of difficult because everybody is using different CPU/Memory combinations.
You can see the various things that others have tried by reading through the earlier portions of this thread.

I have a quadcore and DDR-667 memory and I can't boot into XP any higher than about 279 fsb. I can go higher with the softfsb (about 295), but I would prefer not having to do that.

Obviously the BSEL mod is not relevant to me, but I might consider the cpu volt conductive ink alteration some day when I am more desperate.

I found the memory benchmarks to be better at the 266mhz (1:1 ratio) setting rather than the 333 mhz setting (4:5 ratio). This is counter intuitive but is consitent to the Anandtech article where they explore DDR memory in this board.

I too would also like to hear from others with a Q6600 oc'd in this board, but I think they are few and far between. Anybody who spent the bills for a Q6600 also bought a P35 chipset board where they were guaranteed good overclocking.

 

[XBoxLPU]

I had no problems OCing an E4400 (everything stock) to 2.8GHz with a 280 FSB with a 4:5 memory ratio

Setup as follows

E4400
2GB of value PC3200 meomory (one stick)
6800 Ultra AGP

It is known the board has a max FSB limit at 290 or higher. If you have a board that can hit 300 FSB you are lucky. I have tried above 280 FSB but couldn't stay stable. I don't think it is the E4400 but the Asrock 4Core SATA holding me back

I have a P35 board and DDR2 4gb of PC6400 memory on the way and I will see how far the E4400 will reach

 

[fritzfield1234]

In response to CPMEE:

CPU-Z says:

Core Voltage = varies between 1.280 to 1.296V, then to 1.312, with 1.296 showing most often.
Intel Core 2 CPU 6600@2.40GHz

Clocks:
Core Speed = 2796
Bus Speed = 310.7
Rated FSB = 1242.6

Memory:
DRAM FREQ = 155.3
FSB : DRAM = 2:1
Timings are 2.5 3 3 6


? What does all this mean?

I really don't understand anything of this, being a layman, but I know the system is stable at 310. I haven't tried higher, although I might try 315 just to see what happens.

Also you should know that

1. the eSATA doesn't play nice with my VANTEC enclosure that has a Seagate SATA II 500GB HD. I had to change it back to USB,

2. If something is downloading in the background, many times my wireless PS-2 Logitech mouse freezes up. I thought that Dual Core was supposed to be able to manage multiple ops.

3. Running Vista Ultimate 64.

4. Game, midi, and serial ports are disabled.

5. AGP Radeon 9600 video card, DDR 333 RAM, 400 WATT ANTEC PSU from 2003.

6. HP Laserjet 5 Parallel Port printer set to EPP.

Any other ?s.

 

[cpmee]

Originally posted by: fritzfield1234
In response to CPMEE:

CPU-Z says:

Core Voltage = varies between 1.280 to 1.296V, then to 1.312, with 1.296 showing most often.
Intel Core 2 CPU 6600@2.40GHz

Clocks:
Core Speed = 2796
Bus Speed = 310.7
Rated FSB = 1242.6

Memory:
DRAM FREQ = 155.3
FSB : DRAM = 2:1
Timings are 2.5 3 3 6


? What does all this mean?

I really don't understand anything of this, being a layman, but I know the system is stable at 310. I haven't tried higher, although I might try 315 just to see what happens.

Also you should know that

1. the eSATA doesn't play nice with my VANTEC enclosure that has a Seagate SATA II 500GB HD. I had to change it back to USB,

2. If something is downloading in the background, many times my wireless PS-2 Logitech mouse freezes up. I thought that Dual Core was supposed to be able to manage multiple ops.

3. Running Vista Ultimate 64.

4. Game, midi, and serial ports are disabled.

5. AGP Radeon 9600 video card, DDR 333 RAM, 400 WATT ANTEC PSU from 2003.

6. HP Laserjet 5 Parallel Port printer set to EPP.

Any other ?s.

OK, first off on your freezing problem. Have you downloaded/updated all the M$ dual core patches ?

Memory:
DRAM FREQ = 155.3
FSB : DRAM = 2:1
Timings are 2.5 3 3 6


Thats where your bottleneck is. (That and of course Windows Vista, which is much more of a hog than WinXP :laugh
Your memory's running at half speed. For really snappy performance, you want to have that at 1:1 instead of 2:1. That would mean buying DDR2 ram, which is presently cheap. Sounds like you have a pretty good 4CoreDual-SATA2 board to be running at 310fsb right off the bat. Win some, lose some, this time it looks like a winner. :thumbsup: Luck of the draw.

 

[xfezz]

Originally posted by: XBoxLPU
I had no problems OCing an E4400 (everything stock) to 2.8GHz with a 280 FSB with a 4:5 memory ratio

Setup as follows

E4400
2GB of value PC3200 meomory (one stick)
6800 Ultra AGP

It is known the board has a max FSB limit at 290 or higher. If you have a board that can hit 300 FSB you are lucky. I have tried above 280 FSB but couldn't stay stable. I don't think it is the E4400 but the Asrock 4Core SATA holding me back

I have a P35 board and DDR2 4gb of PC6400 memory on the way and I will see how far the E4400 will reach

Is that with or without the BSEL mod?

I have an E4500 and cant boot past 236fsb, so I just left it at stock. Haven't a clue why either. I have tried different combinations of bios settings but with no avail. I even flashed to the newest 1.70 bios by ASrock. I'm happy at stock. It runs circles around my old P4 2.8b but I was hoping I would be able to squeeze a bit more out of it. Maybe later on if I get more desperate i'll try the BSEL mod but not until then.

Could you be kind enough to post what bios you are using and what settings?

 

[XBoxLPU]

Without bsel mod. Latest bios (2.10). Everything pretty much stock besides FSB at 280 and memory set at DDR400.

What type of memory do you have? FYI, if you are still using DDR you would still at a 1:1 ratio at 236 FSB. If it was me, I would try to boot above 240 FSB and try to find a spot where you can your memory in spec of what is expected to run. With my FSB at 280 I am running memory at 210MHZ or DDR420

This information has been posted before:

At 200MHz FSB (quad-pumped 800MHz for an E4300), the motherboard will give the following memory speeds for its stated 'DDR' speeds when used with DDR memory...

'DDR400' = 1:1 = 200MHz = DDR400,
'DDR333' = 6:5 = 166.7MHz = DDR333,
'DDR266' = 3:2 = 133.3MHz = DDR266.

These dividers hold true until the we reach an FSB of 240MHz where a new set of dividers are invoked as shown below. Now, suppose that we take the FSB straight up to the level that most unmodified Dual-VSTA motherboards will reach. This seems to be around 290MHz. The dividers and memory speeds will then be as follows...

'DDR400' = 4:3 = 217.5MHz = DDR435,
'DDR333' = 8:5 = 181.25MHz = DDR362.5,
'DDR266' = 2:1 = 145MHz = DDR290.

These new dividers make perfect sense when you consider that at an FSB of 266MHz, the memory speeds are actually DDR400, DDR333 and DDR266 again. This gives the correct memory speeds for processors running at a quad-pumped speed of 1066MHz, ie, the E6300, etc.

So, we don't have precise control over the memory speed achieved for a given FSB, but we can predict what it will be and select the appropriate 'DDR' setting in the BIOS for a given FSB.

Good DDR memory with slackened timings should manage at 290MHz FSB on the new dividers. If it doesn't, then knock the setting in the BIOS down to the 'DDR' setting below the one that matches your memory's actual DDR speed and try tighter timings to compensate for the underclock.

I hope this makes sense.

Cheers, Slipstreem.

 

[Blast PE]

Originally posted by: XBoxLPU
I had no problems OCing an E4400 (everything stock) to 2.8GHz with a 280 FSB with a 4:5 memory ratio

Setup as follows

E4400
2GB of value PC3200 meomory (one stick)
6800 Ultra AGP

It is known the board has a max FSB limit at 290 or higher. If you have a board that can hit 300 FSB you are lucky. I have tried above 280 FSB but couldn't stay stable. I don't think it is the E4400 but the Asrock 4Core SATA holding me back

I have a P35 board and DDR2 4gb of PC6400 memory on the way and I will see how far the E4400 will reach

My setup
4Coredual bios 1.50A
E4400
2x512 twinmoss pc3200
x800GT AGP

At first I wasn't able to get my system higher then 285. Anything higher then 285 was a no go. That was with bios default, only set cpu/pcie to async and vddr + vagp to normal.
So at 1 time I cleared the cmos, then loaded optimal bios setting (F9) in the bios. after that I could run 300 (not stable but that was due to the cpu). It was stable at 300x9=2700MHz.
So:
clear cmos -> in bios cpu/pcie async -> 285 max
clear cmos -> get in to bios and press F9, reboot, in bios cpu/pcie async -> 300 max

I've raised the cpu voltage a bit to get it stable above 2900MHz with the conductive paint mod. I the meantime I've exchanged the 2x512 DDR with 2x1GB DDR2. it's running @ 300x10 for some time now, with no lockups or crashes

 

[xfezz]

Originally posted by: XBoxLPU
Without bsel mod. Latest bios (2.10). Everything pretty much stock besides FSB at 280 and memory set at DDR400.

What type of memory do you have? FYI, if you are still using DDR you would still at a 1:1 ratio at 236 FSB. If it was me, I would try to boot above 240 FSB and try to find a spot where you can your memory in spec of what is expected to run. With my FSB at 280 I am running memory at 210MHZ or DDR420

This information has been posted before:

At 200MHz FSB (quad-pumped 800MHz for an E4300), the motherboard will give the following memory speeds for its stated 'DDR' speeds when used with DDR memory...

'DDR400' = 1:1 = 200MHz = DDR400,
'DDR333' = 6:5 = 166.7MHz = DDR333,
'DDR266' = 3:2 = 133.3MHz = DDR266.

These dividers hold true until the we reach an FSB of 240MHz where a new set of dividers are invoked as shown below. Now, suppose that we take the FSB straight up to the level that most unmodified Dual-VSTA motherboards will reach. This seems to be around 290MHz. The dividers and memory speeds will then be as follows...

'DDR400' = 4:3 = 217.5MHz = DDR435,
'DDR333' = 8:5 = 181.25MHz = DDR362.5,
'DDR266' = 2:1 = 145MHz = DDR290.

These new dividers make perfect sense when you consider that at an FSB of 266MHz, the memory speeds are actually DDR400, DDR333 and DDR266 again. This gives the correct memory speeds for processors running at a quad-pumped speed of 1066MHz, ie, the E6300, etc.

So, we don't have precise control over the memory speed achieved for a given FSB, but we can predict what it will be and select the appropriate 'DDR' setting in the BIOS for a given FSB.

Good DDR memory with slackened timings should manage at 290MHz FSB on the new dividers. If it doesn't, then knock the setting in the BIOS down to the 'DDR' setting below the one that matches your memory's actual DDR speed and try tighter timings to compensate for the underclock.

I hope this makes sense.

Cheers, Slipstreem.

I am using the 4CoreDual-SATA2 with the latest bios of 1.70 which I think gives a bit different bios options. I'm using 2gb of DDR2 667.

link

Also I have no SATA drives installed. All are IDE. x2 hard drives and x2 dvd-roms. I'm beginning to think its either the memory or the combination of both the memory and IDE channels.

EDIT:

Could it be my ram? I noticed when I bump up the fsb to around 230 my ram is running over 300mhz? I presume its upping the frequency from 266. Is there a way to get my ram running at 200 to match my fsb at stock and then try bumping up the fsb? in the bios theres only an option for DDR2 533 / 667. 266mhz / 333mhz respectively.

 

[fritzfield1234]

Any higher than 310 = no boot, just a black screen after post. I will try some DDR2 RAM.

 

[cpmee]

Originally posted by: fritzfield1234
Any higher than 310 = no boot, just a black screen after post. I will try some DDR2 RAM.

Yep. Keep in mind the DDR2 wont get you any higher than the 310, but it will allow you to run the FSBRAM ratio at 1:1, which will make your system much snappier than at 2:1.

Dont buy the high voltage DDR2, get the 1.8v or 1.9v stuff.





On another note, has anyone else noticed that 3Dmark01se (which is more sensitive to cpu and fsb than the others) scores are LOWER with Vlink set to FAST as opposed to NORMAL ??
Kind of counter-intuitive.

 

[brokencase]

Originally posted by: xfezz

Originally posted by: XBoxLPU
Without bsel mod. Latest bios (2.10). Everything pretty much stock besides FSB at 280 and memory set at DDR400.

What type of memory do you have? FYI, if you are still using DDR you would still at a 1:1 ratio at 236 FSB. If it was me, I would try to boot above 240 FSB and try to find a spot where you can your memory in spec of what is expected to run. With my FSB at 280 I am running memory at 210MHZ or DDR420

This information has been posted before:

At 200MHz FSB (quad-pumped 800MHz for an E4300), the motherboard will give the following memory speeds for its stated 'DDR' speeds when used with DDR memory...

'DDR400' = 1:1 = 200MHz = DDR400,
'DDR333' = 6:5 = 166.7MHz = DDR333,
'DDR266' = 3:2 = 133.3MHz = DDR266.

These dividers hold true until the we reach an FSB of 240MHz where a new set of dividers are invoked as shown below. Now, suppose that we take the FSB straight up to the level that most unmodified Dual-VSTA motherboards will reach. This seems to be around 290MHz. The dividers and memory speeds will then be as follows...

'DDR400' = 4:3 = 217.5MHz = DDR435,
'DDR333' = 8:5 = 181.25MHz = DDR362.5,
'DDR266' = 2:1 = 145MHz = DDR290.

These new dividers make perfect sense when you consider that at an FSB of 266MHz, the memory speeds are actually DDR400, DDR333 and DDR266 again. This gives the correct memory speeds for processors running at a quad-pumped speed of 1066MHz, ie, the E6300, etc.

So, we don't have precise control over the memory speed achieved for a given FSB, but we can predict what it will be and select the appropriate 'DDR' setting in the BIOS for a given FSB.

Good DDR memory with slackened timings should manage at 290MHz FSB on the new dividers. If it doesn't, then knock the setting in the BIOS down to the 'DDR' setting below the one that matches your memory's actual DDR speed and try tighter timings to compensate for the underclock.

I hope this makes sense.

Cheers, Slipstreem.

I am using the 4CoreDual-SATA2 with the latest bios of 1.70 which I think gives a bit different bios options. I'm using 2gb of DDR2 667.

link

Also I have no SATA drives installed. All are IDE. x2 hard drives and x2 dvd-roms. I'm beginning to think its either the memory or the combination of both the memory and IDE channels.

EDIT:

Could it be my ram? I noticed when I bump up the fsb to around 230 my ram is running over 300mhz? I presume its upping the frequency from 266. Is there a way to get my ram running at 200 to match my fsb at stock and then try bumping up the fsb? in the bios theres only an option for DDR2 533 / 667. 266mhz / 333mhz respectively.

XBoxLPU is talking about an Dual VSTA board which is similiar but a different animal. As he stated the bios on that board is up to rev 2.something
In any case I would not rely on that info. I say this because these two boards are known to use different PLL clock chips.

 

[Blast PE]

Originally posted by: brokencase

XBoxLPU is talking about an Dual VSTA board which is similiar but a different animal. As he stated the bios on that board is up to rev 2.something
In any case I would not rely on that info. I say this because these two boards are known to use different PLL clock chips.

That info is correct. Checked it om my own board (4coredual-sata2)
all 3 boards are almost identical:
775dual-VSTA
4coredual-VSTA
4coredual-SATA2

difference is the 4coredual-VSTA has newer stepping northbridge, the SATA2 has newer stepping north and southbridge. On the SATA2 Asrock used 2 differend PLL's: Realtek and ICS. the Realtek ones are also used on the other boards (775dual-VSTA and 4coredual-VSTA). Because Asrock doesn't have differend bioses for SATA2 with PLL Realtek or PLL ICS one can asume that Both PLL should function simular. Besides that, it's the bios that sets the PLL, not the other way around. I know that there are problems with the ICS and M0 stepping c2d 21XX but these regard the fsb. Not at which fsb the memory divider should be changed.

@xfezz
try setting the CPU freq. at 250. (CPU-PCIE async) and leave memory @ 533

 

[cpmee]

Update:

Finally got my $18.99 a gig ddr2-800 stick in, due to the Chistmas shipping delay. Its a stick of Adata pc6400 5-5-5-15 at 1.8v, model VDQVE1A16R and uses the BrainPower PCB. Runs Orthos stable at 3-3-3-9 2T ddr2-533 which lets me run at a 1:1 fsb/dram ratio.


My 3DMark01se (which is more sensitive to fsb/cpu changes than the newer 3Dmark benchmarks) scores went up approx 4% at 2800mhz, 3-3-3-9 2T 1:1 ratio, compared to the previous ddr1-400 at 2800mhz, 2.5-3-3-8 1T 4:3 ratio. Which while not earth shattering, its still a good increase. The biggest thing DD2 has going for it right now is that it is dirt cheap.:beer:

 

[Tedtalker1]

New BIOS up today 12/21/07 = BIOS 1.80
"Patch ATI HD3850/HD3870 PCIE VGA card for XP."

 

[fritzfield1234]

In reply to cpmee from 18 DEC 07:

I bought 2 sticks of DDR2 - 800 Corsair TWIN2x2048-6400C4 G from Newegg.

I'm running 4-4-4-12 at "high" voltage with FSBRAM at 4:5. DRAM FREQ is 388.3

I can't find any vcore adjustments for the CPU voltage. Are there any?

Still at 310 stable.

 

[dmarook]

Originally posted by: Tedtalker1
New BIOS up today 12/21/07 = BIOS 1.80
"Patch ATI HD3850/HD3870 PCIE VGA card for XP."

Does that mean these cards will not work in Vista? Any news on 8800GT?

 

[cpmee]

Originally posted by: fritzfield1234
In reply to cpmee from 18 DEC 07:

I bought 2 sticks of DDR2 - 800 Corsair TWIN2x2048-6400C4 G from Newegg.

I'm running 4-4-4-12 at "high" voltage with FSBRAM at 4:5. DRAM FREQ is 388.3

I can't find any vcore adjustments for the CPU voltage. Are there any?

Still at 310 stable.

Good to hear you are still at 310 stable. :thumbsup: Your system is much snappier with the ddr2 at 4:5 than the ddr1 at 2:1 , isnt it ?
You probably have the PT880ultra chip on your 4CoreDual-SATA2, whereas my 4CoreDual-SATA2 is using the PT880pro chip. Thats why Im at the 280-290fsb wall. Oh well, win some, lose some.

Nope, no vcore adjustments in bios as of yet. We can only hope that they would be included later. As of now. the only way to increase vcore is to do a vcore mod on the processor.


Benchmark at your current timings, then try setting to the lower 266(ddr2 533) and tighter timings of 3-3-3-9 2T. That will give you a 1:1 ratio. Then benchmark again and see if it is faster for you.

 

[cpmee]

Originally posted by: dmarook

Originally posted by: Tedtalker1
New BIOS up today 12/21/07 = BIOS 1.80
"Patch ATI HD3850/HD3870 PCIE VGA card for XP."

Does that mean these cards will not work in Vista? Any news on 8800GT?

Check the Asrock 775 VSTA / 4CoreDual-VSTA threads. (Same basic motherboards) IIRC, you have to flash the 8800GT so its a Gen1 so it will work on these boards.

 

[Tedtalker1]

Originally posted by: dmarook

Originally posted by: Tedtalker1
New BIOS up today 12/21/07 = BIOS 1.80
"Patch ATI HD3850/HD3870 PCIE VGA card for XP."

Does that mean these cards will not work in Vista? Any news on 8800GT?

I am running XP but maybe someone running Vista will chime in.

EDIT Whoops someone already has.

 

[xfezz]

Originally posted by: Blast PE

Originally posted by: brokencase

XBoxLPU is talking about an Dual VSTA board which is similiar but a different animal. As he stated the bios on that board is up to rev 2.something
In any case I would not rely on that info. I say this because these two boards are known to use different PLL clock chips.

That info is correct. Checked it om my own board (4coredual-sata2)
all 3 boards are almost identical:
775dual-VSTA
4coredual-VSTA
4coredual-SATA2

difference is the 4coredual-VSTA has newer stepping northbridge, the SATA2 has newer stepping north and southbridge. On the SATA2 Asrock used 2 differend PLL's: Realtek and ICS. the Realtek ones are also used on the other boards (775dual-VSTA and 4coredual-VSTA). Because Asrock doesn't have differend bioses for SATA2 with PLL Realtek or PLL ICS one can asume that Both PLL should function simular. Besides that, it's the bios that sets the PLL, not the other way around. I know that there are problems with the ICS and M0 stepping c2d 21XX but these regard the fsb. Not at which fsb the memory divider should be changed.

@xfezz
try setting the CPU freq. at 250. (CPU-PCIE async) and leave memory @ 533

I couldnt find a CPU-PCIE async setting in my bios but I do have the PCIE set at 100mhz and the agp/pci bus set at 66/33mhz respectively. It doesn't matter what cpu frequency I set. Anything higher than 236 the system just wont boot. I get a black screen and have to restart the system a few times before I can get into the bios and change everything back to stock.

I presume thats the boot failure feature. Could that be causing a problem? What if I disable that?

 

[chemchris]

Im very sorry for making such a large post, im still unable to get my board to recognize my 2nd stick of ram. Its in the right physical slot, i downloaded cpu-z which tells me my 2nd slot is emtpy, but when i use it to run a diagnostic, this is what i get. Can anyone please help me? Thanks......

------------------------------------------------------------------------------

Northbridge VIA PT880 Pro rev. 00
Southbridge VIA VT8237S rev. 00
Graphic Interface AGP
AGP Revision 3.0
AGP Transfer Rate 8x
AGP SBA supported, enabled
Memory Type DDR2
Memory Size 2048 MBytes
Channels Dual
Memory Frequency 266.0 MHz (3:4)
DRAM Interleave 4-way
CAS# 4.0
RAS# to CAS# 4
RAS# Precharge 4
Cycle Time (tRAS) 12
Command Rate 1T


Memory SPD
------------------------------------------------------------------------------

DIMM #1

General
Memory type DDR2
Module format Regular UDIMM
Manufacturer (ID) Kingston (7F98000000000000)
Size 1024 MBytes
Max bandwidth PC2-5300 (333 MHz)
Part number 99C5316-010.A00LF
Serial number 541DDB4C
Manufacturing date Week 25/Year 07

Attributes
Number of banks 2
Data width 64 bits
Correction None
Nominal Voltage 1.80 Volts
EPP no
XMP no

Timings table
Frequency (MHz) 200 266 333
CAS# 3.0 4.0 5.0
RAS# to CAS# delay 3 4 5
RAS# Precharge 3 4 5
TRAS 9 12 15
TRC 12 16 20

DIMM #2

General
Memory type DDR2
Module format Regular UDIMM
Manufacturer (ID) Kingston (7F98000000000000)
Size 1024 MBytes
Max bandwidth PC2-5300 (333 MHz)
Part number 9905316-005.A04LF
Serial number A838C313
Manufacturing date Week 27/Year 07

Attributes
Number of banks 2
Data width 64 bits
Correction None
Nominal Voltage 1.80 Volts
EPP no
XMP no

Timings table
Frequency (MHz) 200 266 333
CAS# 3.0 4.0 5.0
RAS# to CAS# delay 3 4 5
RAS# Precharge 3 4 5
TRAS 9 12 15
TRC 12 16 20

Dump Module #1
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[brokencase]

chemchris

Pretty strange, looks like CPU-Z can read the SPD data from the second dimm, but the system can't see the memory.

I think there is something wrong with the actual dimm connector or the soldering between it and the board. I am assuming you can swap the two sticks around and you can still only see 1 gig, right?

You could also look at the offending dimm connector on the board closely to see if there is any crude in it. Other than that I think you'll have to return the board.

I once had a dimm connector break a solder joint on a Thinkpad T30. I actually repaired it myself using a microscope and a soldering iron with a real fine tip. I would not try to attempt this yourself unless you are good at that kind of thing and have the right tools.

 

[chemchris]

thanks so much. at least i know its time to return the board now. ive been going nuts......

 

[fritzfield1234]

To cpmee:

The 3-3-3-9 really f#@&ed my system!!! I'll have to stay at 4-4-4-12 and be happy with my 310 FSB.

Sayonara.