Hey all, I'm not sure where to put this but since I was fiddling with the overclocking stuff I thought I would put it here.
I recently built a rig with the MSI 970A-G46 motherboard. I actually built the November 2012 USA gaming rig that razetheworld put up on YouTube. It was working great until I messed with the OC Genie II on it. I changed the DRAM Frequency from 1066 (for some reason it was set to this even though my Ram is 1600) to 1866 accidentally. I thought my Ram was 1866 but it was really 1600. So I saved and exited the BIOS and restarted the comp. Then the wierd stuff happend...right before the Msi logo popped up right after I turned on the computer (where you hit Delete to go to the BIOS) a wierd message popped up super fast, I was only able to read part of it but it was basically saying "don't fuck with the OC Genie 2 shit" so I was like alright, I hit Delete to go to the BIOS and went to the OC Genie 2 settings to change it back, and RIGHT before i could change it back, the comp froze, and my mouse froze. I couldn't do anything so I reset the computer, but now the computer won't work period, I can't even get to the BIOS.
I turn it on, the light comes on but the monitor it's plugged to is black and won't come out of power save mode, there are no beeps, and I checked the manual, the LED lights are telling me that everything is peachy, but the display won't come up whatsoever, I tried different monitors, I tried unplugging and plugging back in the RAM, I tried to use the jumper to reset the CMOS and reset the BIOS to what it was, hoping that would work. I even tried different connecting cables to the monitor. Nothing is working, and I can't do anything with this computer now.
I tried Google, but apparently this is a brand new problem with computers for humanity and nobody has this issue. I fucked up by putting 1866 mhz instead of 1600 mhz, did I fry my motherboard? Did I fry my RAM? Somebody help me out here, what could possibly have gone wrong so that I can reset it maybe and fix it, or just replace something.
go into your system, look for somthing similar to the picture, remove it (I suggest leaving it on one pin so you dont lose it) unplug your system (you may want to press the power button to make sure there is no power at all) and leave it for about half an hour, upon restarting it should give an error message at which point you should be able to get back into the bios
Hmmm...interesting, is this the jumper prongs? cuz I did fiddle with those, though I didn't do what you said with them. Thanks so much for getting back to me with an idea, and with pictures. What more could I ask for?? I guess pop up pictures would be the next step, but you know they don't make those for computer manuals? sheesh, how else am I supposed to figure out what thermal paste is? That kentucky installation video really helped me out though!
...but yeah I'll try this in the morning, and repost if it works/doesn't work. Thanks again!
I tried what you suggested. The screen still won't come on. Black screen, it won't POST still. I'm suspecting that it could have been that my Video Card bit it. I've been using a DVI cable connected to my video card. Maybe my video card is dead and the computer runs just fine. Although my mouse which is connected to the motherboard won't start up either (there are lights and sounds on it when I start up the computer) could my power supply have gone out? I can't think of any reason why my video card or my power supply went out because I just messed with the DRAM frequency in the BIOS.
I talked to the Geek squad, the guy there was fairly sure that it's the video card that fried with what happend. But I've been screwed by the Geek squad before.
instead of trying to figure out which jumper is right, unplug the computer, take out the battery, hold the power button to fully discharge the componnents, put the battery back in, plug the computer in, bam all settings reset, so you need to turn achi back on, set time date and the correct OC genie settings
I'll be trying pulling the battery out very soon. The resetting of the CMOS using the jumper was unsuccessful. I took the computer into the Geek Squad and the guy there said that he believes it's the video card because the monitor will not come on whatsoever when the computer is turned on. However, I've been bullshitted by the Geek Squad before. I find it hard to believe that my messing with the ram frequency would do anything to the video card, though I'm relatively ignorant of the BIOS settings obviously. I'm inclined to believe the same though because the CMOS did nothing, and I believe that should have worked if it was anything else.
If it turns off by itself or if you hear a buzing in the audio port (headsets or speakers) you simply OCed too high.
If your jumper does not work, do as said above, remove the battery and unplug your PC. Press the power button and leave it overnight. Leave the CLRCMS jumper in normal operating position (usually pin 1-2).
If that does not work, try an other video card (or remove this one and plug on the mobo itself if there is a connector).
Thanks for the tip TikiTiki. I actually got my new video card in, and it didn't help in the least, so it's not the video card that went bad like the Geek Squad guy said. I didn't think it would be. He also said that if the motherboard fried, than everything would have fried. Is this true? If it does end up being the mobo, will I need to replace the CPU, Ram, Video Card, Hard Drive, or a variation of them? I know it's an iffy question, but is that typically what happens when a MOBO is fried?
Typically, the mobo fries. I only saw a total system failure once. And the customer forced the PCI-E plug and ATX plug from his modular PSU to fit in each other.
Then again, the CPU was not dead. HDDs, MOBO and GPU died.
If you fry your mobo, again, the mobo does not work, but it is rare that anything on it breaks at the same time.
