I updated the BIOS because it could not hold 3.8GHz together (while it could boot into 500MHz just by adjusting FSB) and I did get 3.8GHz stable but 500MHz was no longer bootable, so yeah... maybe it did overvolt a bit with the original BIOS. Never bothered to check that, though.
It seems reasonable now. I took a multimeter to measure a few spots... and didn't find much. Maybe I'll disassemble the whole thing by Monday, remount some coolers, and try some other points to see where we can measure the exact voltages. Seriously... *beep* to ASUS for making a weird layout for this board. It's not like anyboard I have ever seen. Not that I want to complain... but it makes measuring a bit hard with the board inside the case.
So anyway, those settings are for the new BIOS. The old one didn't have some options.
P.S.: Good luck with the chip. I don't think she died. Maybe the NB didn't have enough voltage to sustain the load on everything... and you did mention unstable SATA lines.
P.S. 2: I won't be able to do anything if the board overvolts, by the way. Every single voltage value is set to their lowest possible, and I can't go lower without modifying something... well, let's see what happens.
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