Resetting AMD Overdrive back to default

[connorh01]

sorry if i sound like a noob but i have a few questions to ask you .

1) if i fiddled about with amd overdrive too much could that be a reason why my computer crashes?

2) how do i reset amd overdrive to have the original settings as i think a while back i didn't know what i was doing. for example i turned my voltage right up, turned my multiplier right up and now i want to reset it as i think this may be why my computer has been having problems.

3) Also what would be good settings to have everything on for a athlon x4 880k?

any help is appreciated and would go along way
thanks in advance!
Connor

 

[CountMike]

Uninstall AOD properly and reset CMOS/BIOS.

 

[connorh01]

how do i uninstall it properly? also how do i reset bios?

 

[CountMike]

I would suggest using Revo Uninstaller and BIOS reset would be in MB manual. Most of the time it's 2 or 3 posts on MB, marked as CMOS_Reset or taking out CMOS battery for few minutes either one with power to MB disconnected.

 

[connorh01]

revo uninstaller? is that something that can be found on google?

 

[CountMike]

Sorry, I forgot to include link : https://www.revouninstaller.com/revo_uninstaller_free_download.html free version would be enough.

 

[connorh01]

okay thank you, im not sure if i have the manual for my MB tho

 

[CountMike]

You can find exact make and model of your MB with a program like CPUID-z https://www.cpuid.com/softwares/cpu-z.html and than look it up with Google.

 

[mjslakeridge]

If you click the red "dot" in the upper right corner of AMD Overdrive so it goes back to being a green dot, then the overclock settings you applied will be disregarded, and everything should go back to stock settings. Then look for the setting in Overdrive to apply the last settings the next time the computer is restarted. That should prevent the overclock settings from being applied.

Or you can do as suggested above. You can probably find the motherboard manual online if need be, but the clear cmos pins should be clearly marked as "CLR_CMOS" or similar. Unplug the computer, and touch the two pins with a metal screwdriver "for a few seconds", that is what my motherboard manual (Gigabyte) says to do.

 

[connorh01]

is there no 'reset to default' option in the actual BIOS?

 

[connorh01]

and just to be clear, i have never touched anything to do with the cpu in the bios, at least i dont think, the only thing i done in the bios was increase the fan speed of the cpu but im pretty sure i reverted the changes