N2N-SLI Deluxe Not Starting

I purchased the components for a new system and assembled it last September.

ASUS M2N-SLI Deluxe AM2 NVIDIA nForce 570 SLI MCP ATX AMD Motherboard;
AMD Athlon 64 X2 5200+ Windsor 2.6GHz Socket AM2 89W Dual-Core Processor Model ADA5200CSBOX;
ASUS EAH2600XT D4/HTDI/256M Radeon HD 2600XT 256MB 128-bit GDDR4 PCI Express x16 HDCP Ready CrossFire Supported Video Card;
LITE-ON 20X DVD±R DVD Burner with LightScribe Black SATA Model LH-20A1L-05;
CORSAIR XMS2 DOMINATOR 2GB (2 x 1GB) 240-Pin DDR2 SDRAM DDR2 800 (PC2 6400) Dual Channel Kit Desktop Memory Model TWIN2X2048-6400C4D;
Thermaltake toughpower W0105RU ATX12V / EPS12V 700W Power Supply;
OS MS Windows Vista Home Premium

I had my system running well and I'm trying to do some conservative overclocking. I used the 10% ASUS NOS overclocking settings safely.

I noticed that the ram settings were on auto and was showing 5-5-5-18. I kept the voltage the same and changed it to 4-4-4-12. Check the Corsair data sheet at http://www.corsair.com/_datasheets/TWIN2X2048-6400C4D.pdf. I rebooted. Now I get a screen that show a check vedio connection and then shortly a shutting down.

I cannot get into setup to change the setting back. What do you advise that I do to get myself out of this mess?

Thanks,
Bill

Sounds like just for starters you need to clear the CMOS to get you back up and running again at stock clocks. Next to the battery is a jumper labeled CLRTC. With the computer unplugged from the wall, press and hold the power button down a couple of times for a few seconds (this will drain any residual power from the power supply). Take that jumper, move it over 1 pin (from pins one and 2, to two and three). Leave it for a minute, then put it back to where it was. Plug the computer back in, hit the power, and cross your fingers!!

Hope This Helps,

Mark

Thanks! Your suggestion did the trick!

Everything is back to normal except internet access. I confirmed that my router is connected to the internet by connecting the cable to my laptop and accessing the internet. I suspect that I must also reset my PC to connect to the internet. All my attempts to connect to my Linksys WRT54GS router utility have been fruitless. Any suggestions are welcome.

Thanks for your speedy reply

Glad you're at least up and running now. As far as the router goes, clearing the CMOS shouldn't have done anything to your connection, unless you're using an add-on nic card. If that's the case, then you need to go back and disable the onboard lan card in the bios.

You've tried the 192.168.1.1 password admin (default for the router) and can't get in to the utility?

(I'm not a network guy by any means)

Mark

Yes, I tried 192.168.1.1, 192.168.2.1, and 192.168.3.1 as I had a conflict with my dsl modem. The result I get is that the browser can't display the webpage.

Should I post this question in a different forum?

Thanks,
Bill

Sorry, I forgot to address your question. No, I do not have an add on card - just the M2N.

Bill

Here is fine with me

Anyways... are you using an add-on nic card? If not, i'd go back into the bios and make sure the onboard nic is enabled. If this is the case, i would reboot everything. From what I remember, you shut (unplug) everything down, router, modem, computers hooked to the modem. Then in this order, boot back up.

#1-Modem
(wait a few minutes for it to initialize)
#2-Router
(wait another minute or so)
#3-Computers

As long as you are using the onboard lan, and it's enabled, AND it shows "good" in Device Manager, that should work. If not, you may need to release\renew your IP address. Try this first, if it doesn't work let us know.

Good Luck!!

Mark

I will try your suggestions.

How do you "release\renew your IP address"?

Thanks,
Bill

http://compnetworking.about.com/cs/windows...ewipaddrwxp.htm

^^^^ really shouldn't need to do that, but that's how. Normally (from what i've seen) the router assigns "internal" IP addresses to the computers on the network as needed, like 192.168.1.100, .101, .102 and so forth, but a complete reboot of your network may be all you need.

Hope it helps,

Mark