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by Topol
Thu Sep 20, 2007 9:09 pm
Forum: Intel Motherboard Forum
Topic: Ready to cry
Replies: 6
Views: 4149

Re: Ready to cry

No, I'm working other posts here as well. See no reason to fold yet. :lol:
by Topol
Thu Sep 20, 2007 3:19 pm
Forum: Intel Motherboard Forum
Topic: D975XBX2 Overclocking
Replies: 7
Views: 6083

Re: D975XBX2 Overclocking

What are your voltages set at? As this is my 1st time, I've been hesitant to play around with those too much. I can't get to the BIOS at the moment (downloading Windows security update), but the only voltage I have touched is the FSB voltage and that one I took it up 1 notch only. I assume to get ma...
by Topol
Thu Sep 20, 2007 11:46 am
Forum: Intel Motherboard Forum
Topic: D975XBX2 Overclocking
Replies: 7
Views: 6083

Re: D975XBX2 Overclocking

I've followed everything everyone is saying on this topic except 1 concept: the estimated real world throughput of the DDR2 RAM. In looking through the formulae used, he took 30% off of one of the two DDR's. Why? This one concept is the difference between sync'ing the RAM and the FSB at 533 (for thi...
by Topol
Thu Sep 20, 2007 10:46 am
Forum: Intel Motherboard Forum
Topic: Ready to cry
Replies: 6
Views: 4149

Re: Ready to cry

As mentioned, I got back to the BIOS screen but it just wasn't right. I rebooted and followed the directions using the .BIO via diskette, reflashed the latest version (2792) and I'm back in the game. Thanks for the offerings. So now that I've conquered that hurdle, I'm off to figure out how to overc...
by Topol
Tue Sep 18, 2007 1:42 pm
Forum: Intel Motherboard Forum
Topic: Ready to cry
Replies: 6
Views: 4149

Re: Ready to cry

In my delirium last night, I missed a posting on THIS forum, no less (only scanned hundreds in the last several days). I tried another setting on the jumper (2+3 w/ power on) and got to a BIOS setup screen. I hit F9, restore defaults. I'm saying my prayers in Latin to myself; however, the defaults w...
by Topol
Tue Sep 18, 2007 1:03 pm
Forum: Intel Motherboard Forum
Topic: Ready to cry
Replies: 6
Views: 4149

Ready to cry

:cry: I HAD the following: MoBo: Intel 975xbx2 Processor: Intel e6300 RAM: GeIL 2 x 1 GB (forget the line, but upper, middle grade) VPU: Saphire ATI x1950xtx 512MB HD's: 2 x Western Digital 320GB RAID 0 Custom case with lots of fans PS: Thermaltake Throughpower 750W OS: XP Pro I had a very stable sy...