hi alls,
came here in a deperate mood, tried to get help from my favorite forum (not an english one), no results
a64 3000+, asus k8n (not deluxe!!!), 2*512 ddr4000 hynix, inno6600gt, 400w q-tec, no sata, no raid
here is my problem:
i cannot overcome that damn 2300 mhz barrier, and got no idea, why
things i've tried:
lowering HT (3x), keeping the original HT (4x)
ddr333 mode, timings on auto
variations for the multiplier (9, 9.5 and 10)
variations for "fsb"
vcore 1,6-1,625
etc blabla
well, without letting the story be too long, the result is always the same: when around 2300 mhz (let it be 10*230 or 9,5*242 or anything else) the system (winxp sp1) won't start up: no loading screen, no logo, just a brief bluescreen and restart
now comes the interesting part:
i tried to eliminate the weakest link, changed the vga to another smaller one (thought that the psu is too weak), same results
but deconnecting all the ide drives, the system is starting fairly well at 10*235 with 1,625v and ddr333
i could enter bios and see that the temp/voltage/fan is allright, no problems at all
i even restarted the machine several times, and worked (of course, there was no boot in absence of boot device)
when reconnecting the hard drive, the symptomps appeared again: the os won't boot up ((
what is the problem?
should I manipulate the ram settings (i mean timings/voltage) indeed?
why the ide-hdd is causing headaches?
PS.
sorry for my english, that's not my native one