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   From: "Dariusz Piatkowski"    
      
   Hi Paul,   
      
   On Sat, 21 Jan 2012 16:24:25 UTC, Paul Ratcliffe    
    wrote:   
      
   > On 20 Jan 2012 04:26:10 GMT, Dariusz Piatkowski    
   > wrote:   
   >    
   > > As it happened I somehow wanted to see if overclocking the hardware would   
   help    
   > > out with the issue I was seeing. Not really knowing what was causing the    
   > > problems I was seeing I had nothing else to try.   
   >    
   > It's blindingly obvious that overclocking something is NEVER going to help   
   > anything. It's also pretty pointless, as well as all the other potential   
   > consequences... as you found out.   
      
      
   Hmm...given the symptoms I was seeing, namely intermittent no-problem boot   
   into    
   the 6-core configuration, overclocking certainly had a lot to offer. For    
   starters, CPU frequency as well as memory settings will have direct impact on    
   the behaviour of the system. Not to even mention things like the CPU built-in    
   memory controller, CPU-NB timing, etc, etc...the list goes on, and you know   
   what   
   I'm talking about if you understand any of the AMD Phenom II CPU and chipset    
   architecture. In my case, it appears doing so did improve the boot situation,    
   although at the expense of the hardware itself. As with many other posts on   
   the    
   subject of 'Desktop boot hang', it all appears to be related to some type of a    
   timing issue.   
      
   Bummer??? Umm...perhaps, but this was an el-cheapo MB (total expense $20 when    
   purchased NEW over 1 yr ago...so yeah, I think I got my money's worth out of    
   it). Do I wish that it lived longer? For sure...failure is no fun, no matter    
   when...lol...live and learn though...and other then the obvious    
   challenge/nuisance factor, it's a bit fun after all, how else do you plan on    
   learning and discovering new things?   
      
   Just because I'm an OS2 user by choice I have no plans to bow my head down and    
   accept the OEM supplied settings for my systems. Countless thousands out there    
   play around with this stuff. Can a successfull overclock work? You bet your    
   behind...there certainly is some thrill to being able to run a family DSLR   
   1080p   
   movie encoding, while I'm watching another 1080 video, serving content over   
   the    
   web-server, and pulling down some of my kids' favourite TV comics...so yeah,    
   fun.    
      
   If anything, I wish more folks would do this. Since our community is so small,    
   it's exceedingly difficult to find any real knowledge and insight into these    
   types of problems. The real know-how of the inner-workings appears to be gone    
   and/or moved-on. For instance, quite frankly, your post added absolutely   
   nothing   
   to this discussion...sorry, just being blunt here. I do welcome real    
   contributions that extend our understanding of the problem and hopefully the    
   identification of proper way to resolve the problem. So if you feel up to the    
   challenge, by all means, feel free to re-consider your input and provide a   
   real    
   suggestion worth carrying on with.   
      
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