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Testing
Even though you have configured your overclocking options and have successfully booted to your
, it doesn’t mean that you have successfully overclocked your system. Testing is an
n, it is not within the scope of this document to
can find additional information on the Web.
e the most important aspects of overclocking. Cooling refers to the cooling fans,
are used. When overclocking, it is highly recommended
with a heavy duty heat sink. Also make sure that you
een the CPU and heatsink. It is also recommended that you
at cable clutter within the casing is kept to a
explain cooling equipment in detail so we
r ormation. CPU manufacturers may also have a list
f re ommended, certified cooling equipment.
ble and hang. Even after a reboot,
y e B Se your settings. The
y case and res OS jumper on the
th rig ch be tivity when testing.
imer e ost recent r POST (Power On
t POST status was “not
l be assum tio ob system will automatically
sys to
operating system
equally important aspect of overclocking and you must stress your configurations thoroughly to
ensure stability. It is better to discover that your system locks up during testing rather than
experiencing the same while editing valuable information.
There are several utility programs designed specifically for intensive hardware configuration testing
such as 3Dmark2001SE and Winstone. With every configuration adjustment you should rerun your
. Agaiutilities. Testing is a time consuming procedure
discuss testing utilities in detail. You
Cooling the components on your mainboard.
Proper cooling is on
heat sinks, and thermal material/grease that
ling fanthat you acquire a large powerful coo
apply certified thermal material betw
make use of all of the fan attachments and make sure th
minimum. It is beyond the scope of this document to
ecommend that you consult the Web for more inf
co
The Watch Dog Timer
Some mainboards come with a special feature called the Watch Dog Timer used to simplify the
process of experimenting with overclocking. When you go too far with your overclocking
configurations there is a chance that your system may become unsta
the system ma hang befor you can even reach the IOS tup Utility to lower
Musual procedure with most Mainboards is to open up our et a C
mainboard to restore e o inal default settings whi can a cumbersome ac
The Watch Dog T how ver, will monitor the m boot information o
Self Test) status to determine if the system booted successfully. If the las
successful”, it wil ed there were configura n pr lems and the
reset the BIOS configurations which will allow your tem boot again.