amc11890 Posted December 23, 2005 Author CID Share Posted December 23, 2005 when you set the correct date then turn off the computer then turn it back on and go back into the bios is the date back to like jan 1 2002? No it stays at the same date i set Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
amc11890 Posted December 23, 2005 Author CID Share Posted December 23, 2005 o i see everyone ran out of ideas..great right around christmas when ill be getiin my 6600gt Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
richcornucopia Posted December 23, 2005 CID Share Posted December 23, 2005 Last resort would be to call the motherboard manufacturer and see if you can understand anything from the foreigner. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
amc11890 Posted December 23, 2005 Author CID Share Posted December 23, 2005 i already emailed them Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Indestructable Posted December 23, 2005 CID Share Posted December 23, 2005 No i mean the bios is not blocked but the option to change the fsb amd multipier and so forth is blocked. Meaning, it's locked. duh. He can't change it. The settings are greyed out. duh..omg people!! think!! doesn't anyone around here have an HP or Dell that they can look at the BIOS on and ee what he' saying? my god.. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Curveball1221 Posted December 23, 2005 CID Share Posted December 23, 2005 I have seen this exact same problem before but playing with the bios can get rather tricky. I don't want to suggest any things you would feel uncomfortable doing but here's a list I came up with. 1. Remove the processor and then re install it. 2. Flash Bios 3. Check the procedure for clearing CMOS some of the diff motherboards require a different process ie. hitting the power switch after moving the clip and so forth. 4. Cry and bang the keyboard like a little girl. Note: Please only use step four in EXTREME circumstances. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
amc11890 Posted December 23, 2005 Author CID Share Posted December 23, 2005 i tried flashing my bios but had no luck... I dled the flash utility and new bios but i kept on getting a file error. Im tryin a utility called cpu cool....i ended up settig all the speeds to where they were before with cpu cool but as soona s i applied the setting my monitor went black but my computer was still on and functioning. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Indestructable Posted December 23, 2005 CID Share Posted December 23, 2005 Yea, CPUFSB will probably do the trick if you can find the FSB - try that. Note: Finding the FSB is incredibly easy...don't worry... and Note 2: You don't need cpu cool, get CPUFSB from podien.de, it is just the overclocking part of cpu cool Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
amc11890 Posted December 24, 2005 Author CID Share Posted December 24, 2005 yeah i tried cpufsb...i changed the setting to where they are suppposed and applied them but my monitor just goes black after i apply them and weird thing is the computer is still on and functioning when the monitor goes blank Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Indestructable Posted December 24, 2005 CID Share Posted December 24, 2005 Hmm, sorry, Can't help ya there... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cdf216 Posted December 24, 2005 CID Share Posted December 24, 2005 One question that was never asked, Is this a name brand computer or one you built yourself? It seems kind of weird that FIC would supply a motherboard that has a BIOS incapable of being adjusted by the end user unless it came in something like an E-machines, or HP or compaq etc. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
amc11890 Posted December 24, 2005 Author CID Share Posted December 24, 2005 compaq crap(guess thats why i cant change the fsb but it should not have underclocked in the first place Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cdf216 Posted December 24, 2005 CID Share Posted December 24, 2005 The "underclocking" is the Processor's way of protecting itself from an FSB it could not handle. Which makes me wonder, if you had no access to the FSB settings how did you attempt to overclock in the first place? Software overclocking utilities such as CPUFSB only work in windows, the processor speed is reset when you reboot. Still setting the jumper to 133 (266) should cause it to dectect the processor at the right speed, or at least open the option to manually select the speed in the BIOS. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
amc11890 Posted December 24, 2005 Author CID Share Posted December 24, 2005 That is wat makes me really confused..the jumper setting for the fsb are the same of what they always have been but know the fsb is lower Im not really notcicng a drastic perfromance difference either Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Voltageman Posted December 24, 2005 CID Share Posted December 24, 2005 I think my stepfather had the same problem with a barebone pc he got..All the speeds were way off... He flashed the bios, and that cured the problem.... You said you tried to flash your bios...Did you ever succeed? What file error were you getting? Have you run a benchmark utility, that will give you your pc specs..maybe bios info is incorrect.. http://www.pcpitstop.com -- That test will give you your processor speed, etc... If you have run it in the past, you should have an idea on whether or not its drastically differrent.. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cdf216 Posted December 24, 2005 CID Share Posted December 24, 2005 Hmmm I'm wondering if your motherboard has an automatic BIOS backup. Some have 2 BIOSes a Main one and a secondary one stored on a PROM that kicks in in case the Primary BIOS is corrupted. The Primary can be flashed, secondary can't. Try Updating your BIOS again. Only other thing I can think of is Compaq installed their own crippled BIOS on your computer. if so getting the REAL Award BIOS for that MB should enable all options. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
amc11890 Posted December 24, 2005 Author CID Share Posted December 24, 2005 It says it is the wrong part number but i dont know wat that means because i did not even enter a part number??? Im thinkin that compaq stored there own piece of crap bios and they r not allowing me to update Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
organ_shifter Posted December 24, 2005 CID Share Posted December 24, 2005 Which version of the board do you have? Is it straight from the manufacture or through HP? The HP models have a special castrated BIOS which can't be flashed using FIC's own AM37 flash. There is a company that has a fix for it, but they want $59 for it. Read that here: FIC AM37 from HP -If the above statement is factual, who knows what else is intentionally blocked by this modified BIOS- Overclocking info here: I have a FIC AM37 Read the last sentence. I'll continue to search for a way to reset everything back to default, but I don't think that overclocking is an option for you. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
amc11890 Posted December 24, 2005 Author CID Share Posted December 24, 2005 It is through hp so it cant be flashed Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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