quicky008
Technomancer
I have a system comprising an intel core 2 quad q9400 cpu,msi g31 tm p21 motherboard (bios version 4.2) and 2+2=4gb 800 mhz ddr2 memory,the psu is a Corsair VS450.I bought this motherboard from a reseller recently to replace my previous motherboard that was on the verge of dying.Sometimes while starting up it displays an error that says "previous overclocking has failed and the system will now restore its default setting" and then prompts me to enter the bios.This is really odd as i have never attempted to overclock this pc and the cpu has always been run at stock speed.
Initially i thought that the problem was possibly being caused by some incorrect bios setting and so i tried to remedy the situation by entering the bios and selecting "Load optimized defaults"-however that was of no use and i continued to get the dreaded "overclocking has failed" error even after this.Then i tried selecting "load fail-safe defaults" option in the bios but the problem still persisted.
The only way i could get rid of that error was to clear the cmos by removing the battery and putting it back on after some time(attempting to clear the cmos by using the onboard jumper didn't work).However this error still crops up randomly from time to time while booting and to resolve it i have to remove the battery and put it back on all over again,which is really a frustrating and cumbersome process.
What strikes me as odd is that why does the bios display an overclocking failed error when the CPU has never been OC'd! What could be the possible cause for this?Is the motherboard defective?Can anyone shed some light on this rather peculiar problem?Any assistance in resolving this issue will be greatly appreciated,thanks.
Initially i thought that the problem was possibly being caused by some incorrect bios setting and so i tried to remedy the situation by entering the bios and selecting "Load optimized defaults"-however that was of no use and i continued to get the dreaded "overclocking has failed" error even after this.Then i tried selecting "load fail-safe defaults" option in the bios but the problem still persisted.
The only way i could get rid of that error was to clear the cmos by removing the battery and putting it back on after some time(attempting to clear the cmos by using the onboard jumper didn't work).However this error still crops up randomly from time to time while booting and to resolve it i have to remove the battery and put it back on all over again,which is really a frustrating and cumbersome process.
What strikes me as odd is that why does the bios display an overclocking failed error when the CPU has never been OC'd! What could be the possible cause for this?Is the motherboard defective?Can anyone shed some light on this rather peculiar problem?Any assistance in resolving this issue will be greatly appreciated,thanks.
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