What shouldn't you do while OC'd?

Tipycol · Jan 18, 2003

I know you shouldn't install operating systems or flash the bios but are there other things as well?

Also, will those problems occur if the only the processor is overclocked (if i had a 1600+ and just changed the multi to 12.5 and make it a 2000+)? Or should I just be at stock fsb and stock multi?

walldow · Jan 18, 2003

i disagree with the installing the operating ssytem to an overclocked system.

if the system is 100% stable o-c than you should install the os under the oc to let the os set the needed perameters for the system.

is this not correct?

i have always installed my os once i have established the max stable o-c. never had any problems!

CPFitz14 · Jan 18, 2003

I install my OS while overclocked, as long as your stable it should be okay.

As far as flashing the bios, i'm too much of a chicken to do that even at stock

-CPFitz-

Terryb47 · Jan 18, 2003

why would you be afraid of flashing your bios, usually you benefit from the update, so it's worth the try

and you can save your old bios.

Deathknight · Jan 18, 2003

Terryb47 said:
why would you be afraid of flashing your bios, usually you benefit from the update, so it's worth the try and you can save your old bios.

The fear comes from the fact that if something goes wrong while flashing you basically have a dead board until you replace the bios chip.

As for installing the oc while oced I have done that plenty of times. Ofc I install at what I consider to be a stable oc.

Tipycol · Jan 18, 2003

So that's good news. Don't know if I'll install at my max stable OC, but I think I'll install it with at least the multi overclocked

Terryb47 · Jan 18, 2003

ok...so flashing your bios requires balls now?

those poor manufacturers make all those biosupdates for nothing when everyone is scared to flash ;p but hey, at the same time the same people complain about bugs n stuff..

cozmo_d · Jan 18, 2003

CPFitz14 said:
I install my OS while overclocked, as long as your stable it should be okay.

As far as flashing the bios, i'm too much of a chicken to do that even at stock

-CPFitz-

flashing the bios is a piece a cake

-=A][A=-cazman · Jan 19, 2003

dead board

The fear comes from the fact that if something goes wrong while flashing you basically have a dead board until you replace the bios chip.

Hehe so where would I pick up a BIOS chip from? I tried flashing my bios on my I-will KA266 mb and it's dead now. I looked for the BIOS chip and didn't see anywhere where I could buy it. The chip is an

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I would really love to find that chip and try and flash the BIOS to it again......anyone know where I could get it?

DaveSauce · Jan 19, 2003

you can get them from manufacturer.....i dunno how easy they are to take out, so you might have to send the board back to get it replaced....

diggingforgold · Jan 19, 2003

Dont fix whats not broken. I avoid flashing, unless theres something that I have noticed that wrong with the one I have currently.

You never know what this new BIOS will do.

Is it possible to flash a overclocked system- wouldnt the flashed bios reset the chip to stock? I've never flashed a oc'ed system.

BoonieRat · Jan 19, 2003

Yes it'd reset it, but the flash would happen while OCed'. with mobo manufacturers releasing boards before their time BIOS flashing is a necessity, most mobos are beta rather than omega

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maxima88 · Jan 19, 2003

You can do anything while overclocking as long as it's 100% stable .

ChillPhatCat · Jan 19, 2003

Many bios updates are quite tasty in fact... My last one upped the max FSB to 250... of course I could never run the HD's at 50 MHz... If you're flashing it doesn't really matter, all the overclock is is a bios setting... you reset bios when you flash anyhow. SOme boards don't have removable bios chips... so you should be sure what your board has... mine has two bios chips that are hard wired... redundant, but irreplacable.

walldow · Jan 19, 2003

BoonieRat said:
Yes it'd reset it, but the flash would happen while OCed'. with mobo manufacturers releasing boards before their time BIOS flashing is a necessity, most mobos are beta rather than omega ......

this is quite correct. most of youre motherboards when they are first released are still in the bios beta stage. the boards are released ealy do to compotition. on the other hand some mobo manufatures chose not to release a product till the final glitches are out of the system. for instance shuttle diddn't introduce there version of the kt 400(SHUTTLE AK37GT) onto the market until almost two months after most other mainstream manufactures had already released thier's. shuttle boards are not good o-clockers but they are exelent boards.(i have owned two) and after release of each board no bios updates were needed (in exception for introducing stepping codes for new processors).

BLoop · Jan 19, 2003

Re: dead board

-=A][A=-cazman said:
Hehe so where would I pick up a BIOS chip from? I tried flashing my bios on my I-will KA266 mb and it's dead now. I looked for the BIOS chip and didn't see anywhere where I could buy it. The chip is an

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70P
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I would really love to find that chip and try and flash the BIOS to it again......anyone know where I could get it?

Maybe the folks at BadFlash.com can help you out.

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