Overclocking problems

Hi i'm new to the forum
i have a pc with intel pentium 4 530 (3.0, oem, 775) processor. I inherited the computer from my brother in law. It had 512mb ram which i recently upgraded with a further 2gig. Everything was fine for a couple of days then i noticed the computer would switch itself on an off for no reason. I noticed on a couple of occassions there would be a message on boot up "overclocking failed". I was told that if i removed the 2032 battery for a minute this would rectify the fault and select default settings on rebooting. It did work at first, but now the computer freezes and when i restart i get the same old stop start problems with the overclocking failed message. How do i resolve this. Ideally i would like the system without the overclocking and processor restored to factory default.

Any advice on how to disable overclocking would be greatly appreciated.

I look forward to your replys

best regards
susan

 

Go to the BIOS and then set the default FSB.

 

Thank you very much for your prompt reply, but i do not understand fully what you mean by default FSB? i would be very greatful if you could explain what it is to me in a bit more detail

your help is greatly appreciated

Best Regards
Susan Wappat

 

Try clearing the CMOS. Unplug the computer from the power, look for a CMOS jumper, usually in the lower right hand side of the motherboard. Should be 3 pins, with a jumper on pins one and two. Move the jumper (small plastic peice) to pins 2 and 3 for a few secs. Move the jumper back to one and 2 and reboot.

Well, actually, before you reboot, now is a good time to clean any dust and stuff from the heatsinks and fans. When you crank it back up, leave the side panel off and make sure all the fans are spinning. Clearing the CMOS sets your BIOS back to factory default settings. (default Front Side Bus settings.)

If you are still having problems, try booting with the old RAM. There is a chance you may need to manually set some settings in the BIOS to use the new RAM.

And welcome to MajorGeeks! LOL