Did I screw my PC up by using Auto-Tune

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So I used the Auto-Tune function of AMD Vision Control Center a few hours ago...
I used it on my AMD Phenom II 1090 cpu and it started with 33oo mhz, then 3400 mhz and then was 3500 mhz.
After 30 seconds my pc shutdown... I thought it became too hot so it shut down for safety or something.
So I waited half an hour and tried to boot it. The LED's on my fans lit up for a fraction of a second but nothing else happened.
My pc didn't boot at all, nothing is happening...
DID I SCREW UP MY PC OR WHAT CAN I DO TO BOOT IT AGAIN????????????????????/
Please help me, greets RePlayed
 
Thanks for your fast reaction. I'll try that with the battery. It is the round one that looks like one out of a watch right? Do I have to leave it out for 10 seconds or something? I actually didn't know I was overclocking already. I thought it was testing which speed was suitable for overclocking...
 
It's unlikely that you caused any permanent damage by running the autotune function. What most likely did happen is that the function set the startup settings to the same settings that caused it to shutdown in the first place. What you need to do is reset those settings back to the defaults so it can startup properly again. How you do this is dependent on what motherboard you have. Sometimes the motherboard will have a button or switch right on it for clearing the settings, other times it will have a jumper, other times you will have to remove the clock battery (it is literally a watch battery on the motherboard, you can't miss it) but this is depreciated since settings are usually stored in non-volatile memory now. Other methods of clearing the settings include holding down the power button for 10-30 seconds. Check your motherboard manual to find out what you have to do.

After you have cleared the settings you may need to change a few things such as the storage controller configuration, thermal management options, boot order, etc...

Good luck!
 
WOOOOW thats a lot of info. I have got a MSI 870A-G54 by the way. Do I have to do the difficult thingy of the battery thingy?
 


Having to remove the battery has been depreciated for many years on most motherboards. There are still a few floating around that use volatile SRAM to store BIOS configuration but anything that uses UEFI stores it in non-volatile Flash instead. Since the settings are no longer backed by a battery removing it usually just causes the RTC to stop running which just forces you to reset the time later on
 
Okay I just took a look at your motherboard manual. Your motherboard is one of the older style ones that uses a battery backed CMOS SRAM chip to store data. Fortunately there is a jumper labeled JBAT1 which can be switched by moving the jumper from pin 1-2 to pin 2-3 and then back to 1-2. This is explained further on page 2-17 of your motherboard manual available here

http://www.msi.com/service/download/manual-12738.html

Good luck
 
Thanks I just fetched my manual from the box. I have taken a look at that jumper before but how does it work. I just move the pin with the power still off or when it is powered? Do I have to wait when it is in 2-3?
 
Power the system off but leave the cord plugged in. You can turn the power supply breaker off but the earth ground should always be connected when working on anything (the third prong on the power cord). Use a pair of needle nose pliers or tweezers to carefully grasp the jumper and move it one notch over, then wait 3-5 seconds and move it back. Done!
 
DAMN. I have tried it multiple times. It cost me a lot of afford to change the position of the switch, therefore it was like Jumper off 1-2, 20 sec later it was on 2-3, wait 5 sec, cost me 30 sec to put back in 1-2. STILL NOT WORKING IM ABOUT TO CRY/SCREAM
pleasehelpme, im gonna try it once more
 
are you using stock cooling fans? is it not posting .. ? to be honest with you i had a 1090t die on me by using the oc software bundled with gigabytes stuff .. im currently running a 1090t like you and i always use manual oc settings .. do your self a favor unplug the computer from the power outlet and press the power button .. then plug the power outlet back in and try powering it up .. if this is a recent build check to make sure all the cables to your power supply and motherboard are firmly seated some times with modular cables they come loose after or during instilation due to tugging and what not ... i had a similar issue and it turned out to be a loose cable as for your mother board if it has a bios reset button like mine dose then id try that it sounds like hard ware..
 
I am using 4 Sharkoon 120mm silent eagle blue LED fans. What do you mean by unplugging from the power outlet? Just unplug it from the wall socket/psu or the mainboard/psu?
 
and when you do get it to boot back up turn off core boost and set it to 3.4 the clock multiplier functions in increments of 200 mhz or 3.6 go any higher and you will have to raise your voltages to remain stable and you dont want to push it much past 1.45 volts stock i think is 1.3 at least on my board.. just saying some overclock better then others later stepping helps too..
 
unplug the computer form the wall socket and press the power button .. then plug it back in .. that will clear the charge .. any way step 2 check power cable connections to all parts .. step 3 throw it out the window. if fans run but nothing else works id say its a dead processor..
 
This is what i got. Did the unplugging thing and when i press the power button after that. The blue and red lights on the overclock button and turning thing go on for a fraction of a second. These always burn when my pc is on overclocked or not. I am going to bed now... (I live in the netherlands so it is 11 pm now...)
 
About the thermal paste thing, wouldn't my cpu have burnt up already when i was playing battlefield 3 on quite some high graphics that made my graphic cards sweat...
 


Never trust a computer that you can't throw out the window
 
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