Quote Originally Posted by Origin_Unknown View Post
i'm already doing that my mate H1ghlander recommended it im shorting JP2 and JP12 (bios and backup RTC), tbh i hope my e8500 is ok

Good job my board is at work so i can leave it here overnight and see how it gets on.


did you need to RMA the e8400?
Im gona do the same while im waiting, leave it till 2morow morning and try again. I took battery out too. Im shorting CMOS and Secondary reset. (The 2 next to each other in bottem right corner) Isnt the J12 thing to do with CPU fsb?