Strange Overclocking 'Failure'

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Alright, to start off this thread, here is my computers specs.
ATi Rage 128 Ultra (AGP 4x/32MB)
2 x 512MB DDR400 OCz Dual-Channel Kit
120GB Western Digital IDE 7200 RPM 8MB HDD
ASUS P4P800SE
Intel P4 2.4 GHz 533 MHz S478 CPU
ISO-500D 450W PSU
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I HAVE NEVER ATTEMPTED OVERCLOCKING ON THIS PC OR ANY OF IT'S PARTS BEFORE.

Alright, I have recently loaded my bios to default and reformatted my computer... and my computer will 'beep' on startup and a message coming up will say 'overclocking failed.' :S What's going on?

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Well to put it simply. Your overclocking failed. :D

I have never even heard of this error before and that actually astonishes me that it would say that. I figured you would get blue screens or random crashes before that happened.

I'm very curious to know why this happened so I'm going to go research this and see what I can find.
 
i used to get that with my old barton. after resetting cmos, and entering in my settings again , it would succesfully clock. dont know why it would happen, but i never bothered to research it, because it wasnt a big deal.
 
Well, I found a few things so far with people having the exact same problem having never overclocked. It seems that the majority this has happened to has been on a P4 chip. I don't know if that has anything to do with it.

When you boot, try entering BIOS Setup. Load Optimal Defaults and try again.

If that doesn't work, shut the system down and refer to your motherboard manual to manually reset CMOS. If that doesn't work, post back and I'll keep looking.
 
I looked a little more and it seems that alot of people have this problem on ASUS motherboards.

ASUS has a feature that will force a system reboot if an overclock will not allow the system to boot. It will automatically reboot the system and load defaults in BIOS.

Now, I also found out that on a prebuilt system, most people don't check the FSB jumper on the mobo before trying to boot. The FSB jumper has to be in the correct postion for the chip you are using otherwise it will appear to be an unstable overclock at a bad FSB.

Consult your manual and check this jumper. This seems like your best bet because it solved one guy's problem that I just found.
 
Alright, thanks alot you guys it's really appreciated. Just how do I reset my CMOS? Thanks.
 
There is a jumper on the motherboard labeled "Clear CMOS". You need to change that jumper from position 1&2 to position 2&3 for about 5-10 seconds and then move it back.

MAKE SURE THE PC IS OFF AND UNPOWERED

I know you probably aren't a n00bie but I want to make i clear for those that are n00bies.

If the jumper isn't labeled, consult your owners manual. It will be in there. Same goes for the FSB jumper.
 
I don't think youi should have to. Its basically the same thing as changing BIOS settings. You aren't changing hardware so you really should not have to.
 
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