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[Marvellus]

I'll try to make it brief. I'm a newbie and have just had my Blackops mobo for just over a month.
I just upgraded my CPU to an Intel Q9550 2.83GHz
The problem was the mobo kept showing it as 2267MHz. I had the latest P05 firmware. I wrote to Foxconn support reporting this issue and some clown there instructed me to DOWNGRADE to 7A3F1G32. BIOS downgrade went fine but didn't solve the wrong frequency. The downgrade totally stuffed my system. The bigger issue now is:
1. it won't even see the RAID array
2. it does not even present the option to create a RAID array
In the BIOS, it is set to:
SATA Mode = RAID
Onboard IDE/SATA Chip = RAID+IDE Mode
Now at the completion of the POST boot the following messages appear:
Warning! Have Option ROM can not be invoke (sic)
(Vendor ID:8 86h, device ID:2822h)
and then stops at this message:
DISK BOOT FAILURE, INSERT SYSTEM DISK AND PRESS ENTER
Any idea on how to solve the 2 problems i.e. fix the RAID and get the mobo to recognise and report the right CPU frequency?
Once fixed, can anyone please advise in as much detail as possible (since I'm a novice) what settings I should use to OC it (CPU & RAM) to a stable not too extreme say 25% - 30% over standard? Below is my hardware config.

1. Intel Q9550 2.83GHz
2. 8GB Corsair TWIN3X4096-1600C7DHXIN (Corsair DOMINATOR Airflow Fan mounted)
3. BFG 280 H20C
4. 2 x 300GB WD Velociraptors in RAID-0
5. Zalman LQ1000 watercooled case

Thanks in advance.

[Wotcher]

There was a thread here by saaya about the G32 and not using it if you are running a RAID array.

Try the G30 bios or go back to the P05

CPU frequency won't be Speedstep because 333.25*6=1999.5 so it would appear to me that your multi is set to 8, 333.25*8=2666, set it to 8.5 manually.

[Marvellus]

Thanks for the tip. I got the G30 from the UK support which fixed things. Could you please take a look at the attachments and any help with overclocking the RAM would be much appreciated.
Marcellus

[Marvellus]

The current BIOS OC settings you see from these screenshots are rock stable.

[Marvellus]

Thanks in advance to anyone who can help.