messed up when overclocking

jleyens · 02-21-2009, 12:33 PM

So my PC is 7 years old and i decided to have a crack at Overclocking it. I tried it and when restarting the PC the mouse and monitor was kind of gaining power losing power repeatedly. Then shortly after they both seemed dead along with the keyboard too. also when i boot to PC i dont hear a beep meaning it doesnt perofrm POST ? not sure i cnt tell if the PC is running set up as i cant see the screen.

I believe the problem is due to me messing with the voltage settings. It makes sence as the keyboard mouse and monitor arnt receiving power. Maybe i fried the Processor hence the MB but im not sure.

I have reset the CMOS and the battery. Ive taken things apart and put them back to no avail. I believe i have fried something.

I am going to have a look at my friends PC tomorrow which is old and i want to take components out of it to replace with my own.

Question is what component is likely to be in need of replacing?

I would think the Power unit?

As i said b4 I cannot hear a beep so if it isnt runnoing POST maybe it isnt the power supply but the Motherboard?

Thankyou

**linderman** · 02-23-2009, 08:38 AM

when you removed the cmos battery did you unplug the power supply ? otherwise you can not achieve a cmos clear when the power supply has its power cord intact

02-21-2009, 12:33 PM	#1 (permalink)
jleyens Registered User Join Date: Feb 2009 Posts: 1 OS: win xp	messed up when overclocking So my PC is 7 years old and i decided to have a crack at Overclocking it. I tried it and when restarting the PC the mouse and monitor was kind of gaining power losing power repeatedly. Then shortly after they both seemed dead along with the keyboard too. also when i boot to PC i dont hear a beep meaning it doesnt perofrm POST ? not sure i cnt tell if the PC is running set up as i cant see the screen. I believe the problem is due to me messing with the voltage settings. It makes sence as the keyboard mouse and monitor arnt receiving power. Maybe i fried the Processor hence the MB but im not sure. I have reset the CMOS and the battery. Ive taken things apart and put them back to no avail. I believe i have fried something. I am going to have a look at my friends PC tomorrow which is old and i want to take components out of it to replace with my own. Question is what component is likely to be in need of replacing? I would think the Power unit? As i said b4 I cannot hear a beep so if it isnt runnoing POST maybe it isnt the power supply but the Motherboard? Thankyou Last edited by jleyens; 02-21-2009 at 12:35 PM. Reason: missed info

02-23-2009, 08:38 AM	#2 (permalink)
linderman Moderator, Hardware Team Join Date: May 2005 Posts: 20,437 OS: win 2000 pro / Win XP pro My System	Re: messed up when overclocking when you removed the cmos battery did you unplug the power supply ? otherwise you can not achieve a cmos clear when the power supply has its power cord intact __________________ I still know nothing and I respect that fact, striving to improve and, along the way, help anyone that comes from the place that I used to be! Power Supply Selection LEARN TO BACK-UP YOUR DATA FREE & EASY YouTube - Runtime Software DriveImage XML tutorial