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S U M M A R Y


DIARY: April 23, 2013 10:40 AM Tuesday; Rod Welch

C21 Ascendtech cannot find OC Profile RMA CQ-44797 order 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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1...Possibly Ascendtech replaced the system CMOS chip in conjunction with

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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 61 0000. ref SDS 60 0000.                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                           
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3108 - Progress                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                     
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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 61 GE4L, ref SDS 60 GE4L.                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                           
311004 -                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                   
311005 - Received letter from Ascendtech saying...                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                         
311006 -                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                   
311007 -    1.  Subject:  RE: C21 Restore Overclock 1 Click                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                
311008 -        Date:  Tue, 23 Apr 2013 12:02:39 -0500                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                     
311015 -         ..
311016 -    2.  Yes, we went through all the menus                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                         
311018 -  ..
311019 - For some reason Ascendtech does not respond to question on progress                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                               
311020 - completing RMA CQ-44797 and asking if the 2nd disk, Samsung 840 Pro                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                               
311021 - 256 GB SSD has been received and installed on c21, presented in the                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                               
311022 - letter yesterday on 130422 0937. ref SDS 61 W266                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                            
311024 -  ..
311025 - Ascendtech letter continues...                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                
311026 -                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                   
311027 -    3.  The tweak menu lets you make changes, but has no save button                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                               
311028 -        etc                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                        
311030 -         ..
311031 -    4.  The Tools menu, has a save button, but tells you, the save,,,                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                              
311032 -        will be saved to a flash drive                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                             
311034 -  ..
311035 - Steve responds to the letter yesterday discussing OC Profile restore                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                              
311036 - process in Asus BIOS for c21. 130422 0937, ref SDS 61 C18W                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                  
311037 -                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                   
311038 -            [...below on 130423 1040 at 1056 replied to Ascendtech that                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                        
311039 -            overclock profile is saved in system CMOS using a BIOS menu                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                            
311040 -            for OC Profile. ref SDS 0 AX9N                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                         
311042 -  ..
311043 - Ascendtech letter continues...                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                
311044 -                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                   
311045 -    5.  So we are guessing, you put in a flash drive ? to save the                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                 
311046 -        settings                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                   
311048 -  ..
311049 - Steve does not mention examining the Asus video used to configure                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                 
311050 - overclocking on c21 on 130404 1453, ref SDS 50 XV6I, and cited in the                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                       
311051 - letter to Ascendtech yesterday on 130422 0937. ref SDS 61 W255                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                              
311053 -  ..
311054 - Ascendtech letter continues...                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                
311055 -                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                   
311056 -    6.  Thank you,                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                 
311057 -        Steve                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                      
311058 -        Ascendtech Tech Support                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                    
311059 -        Service: (216) 458-1101                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                    
311060 -        Support: (216) 458-1104                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                    
311061 -        Fax: (440) 946-1101                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                        
311062 -        website: www.ascendtech.us                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                 
311063 -        Operating Hours: Mon - Fri 9AM - 6PM Est                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                   
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3113 - 1048                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                         
3114 -                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                     
311401 - Submitted another letter to Ascendtech saying...                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                  
311402 -                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                   
311403 -    1.  Subject:  Re: C21 Restore Overclock Profile                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                
311404 -        Date:  Tue, 23 Apr 2013 10:56:57 -0700                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                     
311411 -         ..
311412 -    2.  Responding to your report that c21 BIOS does not have an OC                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                
311413 -        profile saved, shown in your letter today, above. ref SDS 0                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                
311414 -        GE4L                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                       
311416 -         ..
311417 -    3.  Did you check the Tools menu?  Notice it has an "OC Profile"                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                               
311418 -        option, to save different overclock settings in a named                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                    
311419 -        profile.                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                   
311421 -         ..
311422 -    4.  Opening the "OC Profile" menu choice shows a list, and at the                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                              
311423 -        bottom it says "Add to your CMOS profile.                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                  
311425 -         ..
311426 -    5.  Another item says.... Save your profile.                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                   
311428 -         ..
311429 -    6.  The last choice is.... Load CMOS profile                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                   
311431 -         ..
311432 -    7.  This was setup on 130404.                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                  
311433 -                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                   
311434 -            [...below on 130423 1040 at 1551 Ascendtech letter reports                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                         
311435 -            unable to find OC Profile saved in Asus BIOS. ref SDS 0                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                
311436 -            PS7H                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                   
311438 -         ..
311439 -    8.  Thought I applied this guidance, so you should see profile 1                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                               
311440 -        named simply "48", or maybe "4.8 GHZ", not sure.  I may not                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                
311441 -        have done this correctly, and that is why you don't see it, if                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                             
311442 -        you get this far in the menu system.                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                       
311444 -         ..
311445 -    9.  When I get the system back, will look into it then.                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                        
311447 -         ..
311448 -   10.  Is c21 ready to ship?                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                      
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3117 - 1551                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                         
3118 -                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                     
311801 - Received another letter from Ascendtech                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                           
311802 -                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                   
311803 -    1.  Subject:  RE: C21 Restore Overclock Profile                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                
311804 -        Date:  Tue, 23 Apr 2013 12:38:32 -0500 PDT                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                 
311808 -         ..
311809 -    2.  Hello                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                      
311811 -         ..
311812 -    3.  I'm sorry, no luck                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                         
311814 -         ..
311815 -    4.  If it was saved, it had to be saved into something, a flash                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                
311816 -        drive or something                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                         
311818 -         ..
311819 -    5.  From everything we can see                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                 
311821 -  ..
311822 - The Asus video shows the OC Profile is saved to CMOS, reported in the                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                             
311823 - letter this morning, per above. ref SDS 0 VO30                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                    
311824 -                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                   
311825 -            [...below on 130423 1040 at 1702 letter notifies Ascendtech                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                        
311826 -            intent for saving OC Profile to system CMOS, ref SDS 0                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                 
311827 -            EC47, as explained in letter earlier this morning, above.                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                              
311828 -            ref SDS 0 VO30                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                         
311830 -  ..
311831 - There could have been an error that failed to save the OC Profile, as                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                             
311832 - set out in the letter this morning, above. ref SDS 0 VO30                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                         
311834 -  ..
311835 - Possibly Ascendtech replaced the system CMOS chip in conjunction with                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                     
311836 - installing the new SSD disks.                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                     
311838 -  ..
311839 - Another possibility is that the OC profile was not actually saved.                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                
311840 - Went to the next menu and exited from BIOS without executing the save                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                             
311841 - function.                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                         
311843 -  ..
311844 - For some reason Ascendtech still does not report progress completing                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                              
311845 - work on RMA CQ-44797, and does not answer direct question in the                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                  
311846 - letter earlier today, shown above. ref SDS 0 VO49                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                 
311848 -  ..
311849 - Ascendtech letter continues...                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                
311850 -                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                   
311851 -    6.  Thank you,                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                 
311852 -        Steve                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                      
311853 -        Ascendtech Tech Support                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                    
311854 -        Service: (216) 458-1101                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                    
311855 -        Support: (216) 458-1104                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                    
311856 -        Fax: (440) 946-1101                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                        
311857 -        website: www.ascendtech.us                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                 
311858 -        Operating Hours: Mon - Fri 9AM - 6PM Est                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                   
311859 -                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                   
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3121 - 1702                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                         
3122 -                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                     
312201 - Sent another letter to Ascendtech saying...                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                       
312202 -                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                   
312203 -    1.  Subject:  C21 Ready to Ship?                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                               
312204 -        Date:  Tue, 23 Apr 2013 17:14:50 -0700                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                     
312211 -         ..
312212 -    2.  Responding to your letter this afternoon at 1238 PDT, shown                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                
312213 -        above, ref SDS 0 PS7H, explaining difficulty finding the OC                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                
312214 -        Profile, as related in my letter earlier this morning at 1056                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                              
312215 -        PDT, also, above. ref SDS 0 AX9N                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                           
312217 -         ..
312218 -    3.  Now I'm confused!!!  Tried saving OC Profile to CMOS, per Asus                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                             
312219 -        video guidance, but may have erred.  Have you or the tech                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                  
312220 -        reviewed the video?                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                        
312222 -         ..
312223 -    4.  In any case, as previously explained, I will fix overclocking                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                              
312224 -        when c21 is received from Ascendtech, hopefully end of week.                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                               
312226 -  ..
312227 - As noted above, Ascendtech may have changed CMOS. ref SDS 0 KM6H                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                  
312229 -  ..
312230 - Letter to Ascendtech continues...                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                             
312231 -                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                   
312232 -    5.  Is c21 ready to ship?  Think you mentioned Windows 7 Ultimate                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                              
312233 -        with SP1 has been installed on disk 0.  Has disk 1 been                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                    
312234 -        installed and partitioned?  Have any issues emerged during                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                 
312235 -        testing?                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                   
312237 -         ..
312238 -    6.  Please advise status of RMA CQ-44797?                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                      
312240 -  ..
312241 - This follows up question in letter to Ascendtech earlier today, per                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                               
312242 - above, ref SDS 0 VO49, and also the letter yesterday asking the same                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                              
312243 - question, which has not been answered by Ascendtech, reported on                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                  
312244 - 130422 0937. ref SDS 61 W266                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                
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