Interesting Problem, need help!

Xazax · Jun 15, 2008

So a few days ago i got an IP35-PRO and an Q9450 to play with for a while(took it back and was using a friends E6600) it was perfectly fine for 2-3 days with the Q9450 then just last night i popped in the E6600 OC'ed it to 3.5Ghz no problems. Well i goto sleep wake up in the morning get on the computer to check my E-Mail and well it froze up, a complete lock-up. Wouldn't response to CTRL-ALT-DELETE, or even the power/reset switch! i had to turn the switch off from the PSU just to get it to turn off. Well now it doesnt power on i look at the LED on the motherboard to see the error code but it says "CC"(Clear CMOS) which i didnt even touch, perplex i took out the CMOS jumper to reset it but its still stuck on CC, even with the CMOS jumper removed it still shows CC, so i power down completely, take out the battery while its powered down leave for 1-2 mins, put the battery back in turn it on still reading CC. Well hell now im totally lost why is wont get of off CC i even take the battery out while its still powered and no matter if the battery is in or not the LED shows CC and the computer wont boot.

Any ideas? i mean it was doing wonderfully for the past few days.

Luke · Jun 15, 2008

take the battery out and leave for a few hours and make sure you unplug it

PaulieG · Jun 15, 2008

Did you set things back to default settings before you installed the e6600?

Xazax · Jun 15, 2008

@luke a few hours!?

@Paulieg Yes i reset CMOS before i did so.

erocker · Jun 15, 2008

Do you get any beep codes? Sound like your motherboard just bit it.

Xazax · Jun 15, 2008

@Erocker nope no beep codes just the LED showing CC

PaulieG · Jun 15, 2008

erocker said:
Do you get any beep codes? Sound like your motherboard just bit it.

Yup, probably did..though I would try leaving the battery out overnight. I once had a 939 DFI LP board that took 18 hours with the battery out to fix itself.. :laugh:

Luke · Jun 15, 2008

taking the battery out for a few hours has worked for me before on some of my old motherboards

erocker · Jun 15, 2008

Try a different psu if possible. Leaving the battery out for more than ten minutes is overkill, by then there should be nothing left in the board. Lucky you, the board has a replacable bios chip, which may be the culprit.

Xazax · Jun 15, 2008

Ah so is there a way i can get a replacable one?

Namslas90 · Jun 15, 2008

Get BIOS chips here, pre-programed with your BIOS;

http://biosman.com/

btarunr · Jun 15, 2008

Unfortunately P35/X38/X48 boards don't have replaceable BIOS ROM chips. The BIOS is stored on an EEPROM that's incorporated into the ICH9 series southbridge.

Namslas90 · Jun 15, 2008

btarunr said:
Unfortunately P35/X38/X48 boards don't have replaceable BIOS ROM chips. The BIOS is stored on an EEPROM that's incorporated into the ICH9 series southbridge.

Just downloaded his manual...and YES his BIOS chip IS in a socket. SO, I believe he can replace it!

(Read the Manaual)LOL

erocker · Jun 15, 2008

btarunr said:
Unfortunately P35/X38/X48 boards don't have replaceable BIOS ROM chips. The BIOS is stored on an EEPROM that's incorporated into the ICH9 series southbridge.

I think you are correct about X38/X48, but I've deffinitely seen (including his Abit) that has a removeable bios chip. I wish they were all removable...

btarunr · Jun 15, 2008

erocker said:
I think you are correct about X38/X48, but I've deffinitely seen (including his Abit) that has a removeable bios chip. I wish they were all removable...

AMD SB600 has a similar EEPROM. Sad.

Maybe that Abit board is an exception but I've used a P35 board (GA-P35-DS3R), no ROM chip. Majority of P35 boards don't.

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