Quote Originally Posted by zaina View Post
Oh btw, when I pulled all the rams out (video and cpu intact), the mobo beeps 3x. So it gives a signal and is not dead???

I did swap with working CPU, RAM and video..... and even PSU.
You have two options:
3 short beeps
- Base 64K memory failure: A memory failure has occurred in the first 64K of RAM. The RAM IC is probably bad

1 long, 2 short
- Failure in video system: An error was encountered in the video BIOS ROM, or a horizontal retrace failure has been encountered

As you removed the RAM, it is the base 64K memory missing alert

Try removing the bios battery fo some mn, and test with one stick of RAM each time, but sounds as your mb is dieing...


Quote Originally Posted by serious1 View Post
I decided to start playing with my OC again and now that there are new bioses out for this board I was wondering what the best one is? I am currently on 0804 running an E6400 at 3.0GHZ with 1.2v. Thanks in advance.
1004 was fine for me for a long time. 1216 has same OC potential as 1004 for me, 1221 too, but 1223 lost my OC.

Once you update to anything 12xx and above, no way to downgrade, even using AFUDOS 2.07: you'll get a CMOS checksome error all the time + OC failure, So, be advised. In any case, if you're looking for only OC potential, give 1004 a try before upgrading above, as they won't give you more headroom