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« on: Friday, January 07, 2011, 17:44:29 PM »
Since the next step will be squeezing performance out of the computer, here's what I suggest:
The following spots of code are BIOS templates, it's stuff that you enter in your BIOS. Before entering settings, always load optimized defaults. The first will test to see if your CPU can do 400MHz FSB. I only thought this was a limitation of the motherboard but after researching, it seems like a lot of people say your CPU (E5200) has a FSB wall of 360-370MHz FSB. I suggest 400 so that your FSB & RAM can be in a 1:1 ratio and run the best that way. So test this code (if it's not listed, leave it default/auto):
MB Intelligent Tweaker(M.I.T.)
Robust Graphics Booster ...[AUTO]
CPU Clock Ratio ...........7X
Fine CPU Clock Ratio.......0.0
CPU Frequency .............2.8 GHz (400x7)
Clock Chip Control
>>>Standard Clock Control
CPU Host Clock Control.......[Disabled]
CPU Host Frequency (Mhz) ....400
PCI Express Frequency (Mhz). 100
DRAM Performance Control
Performance Enhance..............[STANDARD]
Memory Frequency (Mhz) ..........800
Motherboard Voltage Control
Voltage Type
>>>CPU
CPU Vcore...............1.3v..[1.25v]
>>>MCH/ICH
MCH Core.........1.100v...[1.200V]
>>> DRAM
DRAM Voltage ........1.800v...[1.900v]
After saving settings, it should reboot. If your screen stays blank, then maybe you don't have a golden CPU. Since it failed, you can most likely aim for 300x10 with a 2.66 memory ratio. This will mean a 3GHz CPU and 800MHz RAM. It's less optimal but limited to your CPU. You might even be able to get away with 310x10 for 3.1GHz CPU and 824MHZ RAM.