THE WELCH COMPANY
440 Davis Court #1602
San Francisco, CA 94111-2496
415 781 5700
rod@welchco.com


S U M M A R Y


DIARY: April 22, 2013 09:37 AM Monday; Rod Welch

C21 Ascendtech notify overclock restore with 1 click RMA CQ-44797 ord 368873.

1...Summary/Objective
2...Overclock Reset Factory Defaults Testing After Upgrade Disk 0 and Disk 1 RMA CQ-44797 Order 368873


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CONTACTS 
0201 - Ascendtech, Inc                                                                                                                                                    
020101 - Mr. Steve LastName; Technical Agent  
020103 - Technical Assistance Department  

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3104 - Summary/Objective                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                  
3105 -                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                     
310501 - Follow up ref SDS 60 0000. ref SDS 59 0000.                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                           
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311001 - Overclock Reset Factory Defaults Testing After Upgrade Disk 0 and Disk 1 RMA CQ-44797 Order 368873                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                               
311002 - 
311003 - Follow up ref SDS 60 GE4L.                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                  
311004 -                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                   
311005 - Submitted letter to Ascendtech saying...                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                          
311006 -                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                   
311007 -    1.  Subject:  C21 Restore Overclock 1 Click                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                    
311008 -        Date:  Mon, 22 Apr 2013 09:32:21 -0700                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                     
311015 -         ..
311016 -    2.  Good news - checking the record found overclocking can be                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                  
311017 -        restored by selecting a "profile" named "48" which I created in                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                            
311018 -        the Asus BIOS, reported on 130404 (see line BL0416. ref SDS 50                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                       
311019 -        XV6I                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                       
311021 -         ..
311022 -    3.  C21 is configured to easily restore factory defaults with a                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                
311023 -        single click, as your team did to perform service and testing,                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                             
311024 -        and then be restored to customer specs, with another click.                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                
311026 -         ..
311027 -    4.  Sorry, I didn't check the record before sending the letter last                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                            
311028 -        week Friday [...reported on 130419 1025, ref SDS 60 UH48,                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                            
311029 -        making a fuss about restoring system defaults, since it is the                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                             
311030 -        right thing to do, i.e., best practice [...also set out in the                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                             
311031 -        letter to Ascendtech on 130419, ref SDS 60 UA31...], and since                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                       
311032 -        it will be very easy for me to reset custom configuration on                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                               
311033 -        receiving c21 hopefully the end of the week.                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                               
311035 -         ..
311036 -    5.  Just letting you know for future reference Asus is a good                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                  
311037 -        motherboard to recommend for customers thinking about                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                      
311038 -        overclocking.  Thanks again to Ascendtech being proactive                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                  
311039 -        switching to Asus motherboard on this order.                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                               
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3114 -                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                     
311401 - Received letter from Steve saying...                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                              
311402 -                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                   
311403 -    1.  Subject:  RE: C21 Restore Overclock 1 Click                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                
311404 -        Date:  Mon, 22 Apr 2013 14:37:16 -0500                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                     
311408 -         ..
311409 -    2.  Hello                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                      
311411 -         ..
311412 -    3.  Thank you                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                  
311414 -         ..
311415 -    4.  I will forward this to Vlad, the tech working on the system                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                
311417 -  ..
311418 - Steve responds to the letter submitted this morning explaining                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                    
311419 - overclocking can be restored in the BIOS with a simple one-step                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                   
311420 - procedure, per above. ref SDS 0 GE4L                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                              
311422 -         ..
311423 -    5.  I'll let you know if he has any questions etc                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                              
311424 -                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                   
311425 -                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                   
311427 -         ..
311428 -    6.  Thank you,                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                 
311429 -        Steve                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                      
311430 -        Ascendtech Tech Support                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                    
311431 -        Service: (216) 458-1101                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                    
311432 -        Support: (216) 458-1104                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                    
311433 -        Fax: (440) 946-1101                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                        
311434 -        website: www.ascendtech.us                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                 
311435 -        Operating Hours: Mon - Fri 9AM - 6PM Est                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                   
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3118 -                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                     
311801 - Received another letter from Steve saying...                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                      
311802 -                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                   
311803 -    1.  Subject:  RE: C21 Restore Overclock 1 Click                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                
311804 -        Date:  Mon, 22 Apr 2013 16:33:18 -0500                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                     
311808 -         ..
311809 -    2.  Hello                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                      
311811 -         ..
311812 -    3.  Vlad said he tried what you asked                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                          
311813 -        But there is no file, or profile, saved                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                    
311815 -         ..
311816 -    4.  If you go to the tools page, there is a save profile button                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                
311817 -        But is says, the profile will be saved, to a USB drive                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                     
311819 -         ..
311820 -    5.  Maybe you saved it to a USB drive ? flash drive, etc ?                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                     
311821 -                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                   
311822 -                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                   
311824 -         ..
311825 -    6.  Thank you,                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                 
311826 -        Steve                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                      
311827 -        Ascendtech Tech Support                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                    
311828 -        Service: (216) 458-1101                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                    
311829 -        Support: (216) 458-1104                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                    
311830 -        Fax: (440) 946-1101                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                        
311831 -        website: www.ascendtech.us                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                 
311832 -        Operating Hours: Mon - Fri 9AM - 6PM Est                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                   
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3122 -                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                     
312201 - Letter to Ascendtech says...                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                      
312202 -                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                   
312203 -    1.  Subject:  Re: C21 Restore Overclock 1 Click                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                
312204 -        Date:  Mon, 22 Apr 2013 15:07:01 -0700                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                     
312211 -         ..
312212 -    2.  Thanks for following up, I should have mentioned that I will                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                               
312213 -        reset, or try to reset the overclock profile myself.                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                       
312215 -  ..
312216 - This responds to Steve's letter saying the Ascendtech technician                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                  
312217 - working to fix c21, was unable to find the overclock profile in the                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                               
312218 - Asus BIOS, per above, ref SDS 0 IZ4M,                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                             
312220 -         ..
312221 -    3.  Of course, you folks are welcome to experiment if you wish.                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                
312223 -         ..
312224 -    4.  I recall the overclock profile is somewhere in the BIOS below a                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                            
312225 -        tab called "tweak."  I could be wrong, but that's what I                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                   
312226 -        vaguely recall.  However, getting to that menu is a bit tricky.                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                            
312228 -         ..
312229 -    5.  When the BIOS is opened there is something in the lower left                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                               
312230 -        corner of the screen that says something about F3 for some kind                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                            
312231 -        of menu.  Clicking on the "F3" area opens a whole set of menu                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                              
312232 -        tabs, and one of them is "Tweak" or something like that.                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                   
312234 -         ..
312235 -    6.  If you are interested overclocking with the Asus BIOS is                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                   
312236 -        explained in great detail in video at...                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                   
312237 -                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                   
312238 -              http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Kx2z07sFM2I                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                       
312240 -         ..
312241 -    7.  You can skip ahead to near the end where the Asus engineer                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                 
312242 -        explains saving the overclock settings to a profile.                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                       
312243 -                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                   
312244 -            [On 130423 1040 Ascendtech reports continued failed efforts                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                        
312245 -            to find saved OC Profile for c21, ref SDS 61 GE4L, and does                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                      
312246 -            not mention reviewing Asus video submitted in the letter                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                               
312247 -            today, per above. ref SDS 0 W255                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                       
312249 -         ..
312250 -    8.  Again, don't bother with it if it takes much time.  I can do it                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                            
312251 -        ...[when c21 is received from Ascendtech...]                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                               
312253 -         ..
312254 -    9.  Have you received the 2nd disk, the Samsung 840 Pro 512 GB SSD,                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                            
312255 -        ordered last Friday on 130419?                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                             
312256 -                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                   
312257 -            [On 130423 1040 Ascendtech letter does not answer question                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                         
312258 -            on progress completing RMA CQ-44797 receiving 2nd disk.                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                
312259 -            ref SDS 62 GE4L                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                  
312261 -         ..
312262 -   10.  Again, thanks for keeping me posted.                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                       
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