OC Problems

Whenever I overclock with my DS3 I have to format...

I always get some dumb Hal.DLL missing or NTLDR Missing... I only took the FSB from 266 to 325 and I increased my DRAM voltage to 2.3V (Which is what its supposed to run at with DDR2-1000, not DDR2-813) and all other voltages by +.2V and the CPU Voltage to 1.35V...

I have formatted 3 times already, I am sick and tired of doing it...
I have also run CHKDSK....


Specs are:

Core 2 Duo E6300
GEiL DDR2-1000
Gigabyte DS3 REV.2
2xWD800GD Raptors RAID-0 promary
1xWD2500KS backup
CoolerMaster Real Power 450W 12s @ 16+18V
Sapphire ATI Radeon X1950XT

 

If you get an error regarding a missing or corrupt hal.dll file, it might simply be the BOOT.INI file on the root of the C: drive that is misconfigured.

Here's what to do:

1. Insert and boot from your Windows XP CD.
2. At the first R=Repair option, press the R key
3. Press the number that corresponds to the correct location for the installation of Windows you want to repair.
4. Typically this will be #1
5. Type bootcfg /list to show the current entries in the BOOT.INI file
6. Type bootcfg /rebuild to repair it
7. Take out the CD ROM and type exit

concerning NTLDR.dll missing read this article, there can be several reasons.

 

I tried that one time, it said that basically my windows didnt exist...

 

well, it does it every time I try to overclock.... I'm out of ideas except to not overclock...

 

Ocing corrupts data when you make big jumps, try a couple Mhz at a time
After you reach your limit's back off a couple MHz, this should save you from Data coruption

In the OC section there's a OC guide, have a read

I'd replace that PSU, it's a Shame to risk decent hardware on a lame PSU