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Too tight timings... system not BOOTing! Some help needed!

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HarleQ   04-16-2006 at 03:50:03 PM

I lowered some DRAM timings to get better perfomance from my 2X Kingston DDR400 512MB ValueRAM, but this time i went too far. I cant remember which setting it was, but there was only two options 1T and 2T and i set it to 1T.

When i turn my computer on, it just starts to beep ('long, short, short' or something), but it doesnt matter cause i already know what the prob is.

So i just wanna know how can i get the default settings back or even get to BIOS? The RAM works just fine with my other PC...

System:

ASUS A8N-E
AMD Athlon 64 3500+
Club 3d 6600gt
Samsung SpinPoint P120 160GB

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fishmahn   04-17-2006 at 11:42:29 PM
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Check the mobo manual and short the BIOS reset (sometimes called CMOS reset) jumpers. Lacking the exact jumper to short, remove the battery for 15 min or so.

Mike.

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knupxfon   04-18-2006 at 12:19:05 AM
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or you could just remove the CMOS battery for a few seconds.

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dorion   04-18-2006 at 12:49:42 AM
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My system has an almost unreachable bios reset jumper. When I set my memory to 1T accidently, I pulled a stick and it booted in single-channel, got into my bios and changed it back. You can try that. :)

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ara   04-18-2006 at 02:22:17 AM
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a little idea for you... i have a similiar problem (my jumper is behind my hard disks...) so i rigged up some of the cd to sound card analogue audio cable (cut one cable off) slipped it over the pins and hooked up a toggle switch/push button. (make sure it has a center one, and 2 sides) with some soldering (on the switch side) you can make it work...(don't forget to mount it somewhere)

i have a red button on the back of my case that i can use to reset my cmos if something doesn't work

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ProdigyMS   04-18-2006 at 05:07:43 AM
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Yep, as others said, resetting your CMOS, or taking the battery out for a few seconds will do the trick. It will clear your BIOS settings back to default, just remember to change them back.

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