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Man With Nothing To Lose
Hard Locking Issues
So far, I've clocked my XP2100+ to 2.35GHz (don't want to try any higher because my temps are getting close to 50 C). Anyway, it seems like the computer just doesn't want to actually boot at 2.35GHz but it runs perfectly stable in Windows. Weird.
Here the details:
When I cold boot my machine @ 2.35GHz, it will not POST. If I boot the machine at 2.25GHz, it runs fine and I can even go back to the BIOS and change it back to 2.35GHz and it will run fine after that. 2.35GHz is perfectly stable after running many 3DMark loops and several hours of testing with 3D games. I think it may be a BIOS issue, since I am using a fairly old Epox 8RDA BIOS (12/16/2002 I believe). I do remember a similar problem with the Epox 8KHA+, maybe this is the same problem.
Anyone got any ideas? Outside of it being a BIOS issue, I don't know what's up.
"If everything you try works, then you are not trying hard enough." - Gordon E. Moore
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Laptop:
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SharkyExtreme 3DMark Team
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My vision is improving!
it could be the chipset itself and wow man nice overclock!!!!!!!! what voltage are you using
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Sleeps with the Fishes
it's a bios issue. It has been fixed a while ago. I suggest you go and grab this bios:
http://www.epox.nl/english/support/bios/socketa.htm
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Man With Nothing To Lose
Originally posted by Thunderbird1GHz
it could be the chipset itself and wow man nice overclock!!!!!!!! what voltage are you using
Thanks  . I plan to get some better aircooling before I'll overclock anymore. I'm running at 1.90 Volts. It might work at 1.8775, but I haven't tried.
"If everything you try works, then you are not trying hard enough." - Gordon E. Moore
Desktop:
AMD Athlon XP [email protected] (11.0x210) | EPoX EP-8RDA+ | 512MB Crucial PC3200 | VisionTek GeForce4 Ti4600 | nVidia SoundStorm 5.1 | 160GB 7200RPM Western Digital | 48x/12x/48x Lite-On CD-RW | Lite-On 16x DVD-RW | 19" NEC AccuSync 90
Laptop:
Intel Pentium-M 1.4GHz ULV | 512MB Nanya PC2700 | ATi Mobility Radeon 9200 | 60GB 4200RPM Toshiba | 8x/16x/10x/24x Matshita DVD/CDRW | 12.1" Sony XGA TFT
SharkyExtreme 3DMark Team
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Man With Nothing To Lose
Thanks a ton . It's not as easy as finding information on the 8RDA as the 8RDA+  (since they don't share the same BIOS file AFAIK).
Is the latest official 8RDA BIOS the best performing and/or have the best overclockability?
"If everything you try works, then you are not trying hard enough." - Gordon E. Moore
Desktop:
AMD Athlon XP [email protected] (11.0x210) | EPoX EP-8RDA+ | 512MB Crucial PC3200 | VisionTek GeForce4 Ti4600 | nVidia SoundStorm 5.1 | 160GB 7200RPM Western Digital | 48x/12x/48x Lite-On CD-RW | Lite-On 16x DVD-RW | 19" NEC AccuSync 90
Laptop:
Intel Pentium-M 1.4GHz ULV | 512MB Nanya PC2700 | ATi Mobility Radeon 9200 | 60GB 4200RPM Toshiba | 8x/16x/10x/24x Matshita DVD/CDRW | 12.1" Sony XGA TFT
SharkyExtreme 3DMark Team
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Great White Shark
You might want to check out this site www.8rda.com it has a lot of information.
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