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matt2k   05-03-2007 at 11:45:45 PM

Hi, ive recently purchased a dell pc with a pentium d 805 processor but the bios is unfortunately blocked.
its SMBIOS version 2.3
BIOS version/date Dell inc. A05, 31/03/2006
any help is much appreciated
and any oc help 8)

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carver_g   05-04-2007 at 12:50:08 AM
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You won't be able to do it through the BIOS.

However, I read a forum recently where a Dell owner used this

http://www.cpuid.com/clockgen.php

to overclock his box with success. His was AMD though.

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Bronze Overclocking badge Shadow703793   05-04-2007 at 01:36:51 AM
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Dude you got a Dell?!??! If you had come here first we probably could have helped you build a better PC. Btw what model is it?

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matt2k   05-04-2007 at 01:52:58 PM
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yeah well, i was young and needed a computer :D
its a dimension 5k or so i think, cant see it right now...
anyhow, if i buy myself a new mobo and install all the gadgets from the dell on it like the memory, vga card, hard drive etc. would the OS still run?
cos then all i need is a mobo :idea:

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runswindows95   05-05-2007 at 09:21:19 AM
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You're stuck with what you got. Don't even try to OC it. Just build a new rig if you want to overclock.

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joefriday   05-05-2007 at 09:59:22 AM
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Try pinmodding to 166 fsb/3.33GHz. It may work. If you need more voltage, I'm sure a vcore pinmod will work. I wouldn't go any higher than that on a Dell though.

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matt2k   05-05-2007 at 01:09:02 PM
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yeah, ive had a look at pinmodding but dont really know what im doin there so ill research it first.
Ive decided to build myself a new rig anyway and use the dell for work, what overclocking mobo's would u guys advise on?

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