FSB Limited to 240mhz....

[lestat0521]

I have an amd 64 3500+ venice core E3, msi neo 2 platinum and 1gb patriot xlbk ram.

I have problems booting to windows once i raise the fsb past 240, it reboots fine just freezes on windows load.

Is this caused by unlocked sata ports?

Or is it a mobo/cpu problem?

And if it is sata can it be fixed?

Or what can i do to lock the sata ports?

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FOR ANYONE WITH A NEO 2 CHECK THIS OUT...........

http://www.xtremesystems.org/forums/showthread.php?t=43033&highlight=neo

 

[robertk2012]

What are your other settings? Ram divider? Htt multiplier? Cpu multiplier?

 

[Walternowi]

Originally posted by: lestat0521
I have an amd 64 3500+ venice core E3, msi neo 2 platinum and 1gb patriot xlbk ram.

I have problems booting to windows once i raise the fsb past 240, it reboots fine just freezes on windows load.

Is this caused by unlocked sata ports?

Or is it a mobo/cpu problem?

And if it is sata can it be fixed?

Or what can i do to lock the sata ports?

Try using the SATA-3 and SATA-4 ports. They are locked. I don't think you can manually locked the SATA-1 and SATA-2 ports.

 

[lestat0521]

i took them out of the eqution when doing the oc, divider for ram set to 100, multi at 6, htt at 3.

 

[spamsk8r]

I am interested in this as well as I am having the same problem, albeit on an Abit KN8, but with the same processor (3500+ Venice, I think mine's E6 though, not sure)

 

[lestat0521]

Try using the SATA-3 and SATA-4 ports. They are locked. I don't think you can manually locked the SATA-1 and SATA-2 ports.

Already on the sata 3-4 and set video to 67 to try and lock it.

 

[RallyMaster]

same problem here as well. no matter how much power i provide the chip and NB, it won't POST above 240Mhz.

 

[robertk2012]

Sounds like that could be solved with a different bios.

 

[RallyMaster]

I'm using the newest BIOS, and Abit's utility won't let me go back to previous BIOS.

 

[robertk2012]

What about a modded bios?

 

[lestat0521]

im currently using a modded bios. Its the top on on this website.

http://www.msi.sploitz.com/

note: also a great site for neo 2 bios!

I have also heard the 1.8 bios OC's better.

 

[furballi]

Some chips will max out around 2.4GHz.

 

[F1shF4t]

Originally posted by: furballi
Some chips will max out around 2.4GHz.

Its not his chip its the mobo, he set his cpu multi to 6.

Also maybe try to raise the chipset voltage, i donno if that will change anything, but might be worth trying.

 

[StrangerGuy]

240x11 = 2640MHz max. Considered pretty good IMO.

 

[lopri]

Some boards/CPUs don't work well in certain settings. I don't know who to blame but it happens. For instance, my A8N32-SLI and an Opteron 165 boots fine @9x340, but it refuses to boot @8x330, not to mention 8x340. When I lower the multi to x7, it works again @7x340 and goes all the way up to 7x400.

 

[Gronich]

You say you have taken the memory out of the equation but have you tried looser timings than 2,2,2,5 like say 2.5,3,3,8 perhaps?

Another thing I found was setting the AGP to 67 was unstable in certain circumstances and is unnessary (i.e. I ran 280htt with both my Winnie and X2 no problems).

And another thing a GOOD, stable power supply does help when you are overclocking.

 

[lestat0521]

Well i have a fortron 450w psu i think its stable enough. I will try and set the agp back to 66mhz not 67. I loosened the timings to 3-4-4-8 during my OC.

 

[Tweakin]

Originally posted by: lopri
Some boards/CPUs don't work well in certain settings. I don't know who to blame but it happens. For instance, my A8N32-SLI and an Opteron 165 boots fine @9x340, but it refuses to boot @8x330, not to mention 8x340. When I lower the multi to x7, it works again @7x340 and goes all the way up to 7x400.

I have found this to be true also. Certain board/chip configurations like to be at "special" multi's as in lopri's case. I hade the exact same issue with my NEO2, did not like 10, 9 was fab, 8 wasn't worth the time and 7 was beyond the limits of the board. I also ended up using one of Sideeffect's modded bios, from the 1.8 batch and then the board was good on 10 and 9, but 8 went out the window...go figure.

Point is try another bios and keep playing....YMMV

 

[lestat0521]

Any chance you remember what bios out of the batch worked the best?

 

[lestat0521]

Bump, speed at 66 still did not fix it nor multi at 9 and 10..

 

[Gronich]

I don't think you have told us the voltage you are using for the CPU? I would try 1.55v for testing to find your limit and then backing off (hopefully below 1.5v).

As my signature I'm using BIOS 1.9 which seems very good (I've had it up to a HTT of 343Mhz).

 

[lestat0521]

I used a volt of 1.55 on my core.

 

[eljaye925]

Originally posted by: lestat0521
I used a volt of 1.55 on my core.

How are you getting 1.55? Are u you using CPU-Z to verify voltages? I ask because the newer Neo2 MSI bios' are locked at 1.5 and you need to use the overvolt option to up your voltages. +10% over will give you 1.5

Did you disable SATA 1&2 in bios?

 

[lestat0521]

did not diable sata 1 and 2, do i need to?

Also i dunno about the volt thing

Stock volt 1.55 then over by 5% seems to stick it at 1.55 volts.

I think its reading the voltage incorrectly.

 

[eljaye925]

Originally posted by: lestat0521
did not diable sata 1 and 2, do i need to?

Also i dunno about the volt thing

Stock volt 1.55 then over by 5% seems to stick it at 1.55 volts.

I think its reading the voltage incorrectly.

Yes, disable them.

IIRC, you only have 5 diff voltage settings. Stock, +2.5, +5, +8.3, and +10. Setting the voltage manually doesn't do anything. I think you have been overclocking on stock voltages. Verify you voltages with CPU-Z and use the overvolt option.