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jasonb666   10-05-2009 at 03:53:42 AM

I don't seem to have AI as part of my bios. What are my options for overclocking?

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randomizer   10-05-2009 at 05:15:31 AM

No idea. You haven't stated what hardware you're running.

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jasonb666   10-06-2009 at 06:53:30 AM

I was referencing Guide v1.6.1 on your site which appears to be a solid match to my hardware. To be more exact: Intel Quad 2.4ghz Q6600, Asus P5KPL-CM, AMI Bios (v0602, 2/24/09),Two 2gb DDR II 800 Kingston Memory (4gb) and a 512mb Radeon PCIe video card.

I'm a newbie with respect to overclocking. In looking at the screen shots found in Guide v1.6.1 and shots from other articles on the site, it appears my bios is lacking the adjustments necessary to even begin overclocking. Hopefully, I am wrong about this or, at least, there exists a workaround.

Thank you.


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randomizer   10-06-2009 at 07:15:21 AM

They might be in a different menu to the one in the guide. I have an AMI BIOS and my overclocking options are under the Cell Menu (what kind of name is that?). Guides are for reference only, unless you have the same board. But as I can't see your BIOS I can't possibly know where the options are hidden. They may even require a special key combination to unlock, but that's only something I've seen with Gigabyte boards.

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jasonb666   10-06-2009 at 07:31:02 AM

So what are my next steps? Contact Asus? AMI? Other?

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Bronze Overclocking badge Shadow703793   10-06-2009 at 10:12:30 PM

^Umm... RTFM? It does detail quite a bit on the BIOS.

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nukemaster   10-06-2009 at 10:39:08 PM

Enter the bios.

 

Select the Advanced menu at the top.

 

Enter Jumperfree Configuration

 

Change AI Overclocking to Manual

 

Have fun

 

First try FSB 667 its almost a given 3.0 without other tweaks.

 

Remember to keep an eye on your memory speeds. Overclocking can increase the memory speed, you may need to use memory multipliers to drop memory speed back into spec as you go farther.

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jasonb666   10-07-2009 at 12:57:19 AM

Shadow703793 wrote :

^Umm... RTFM? It does detail quite a bit on the BIOS.



Yeah, I already did that. That's why I came to this site seeking assistance. So how 'bout you KMFA jerk.

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jasonb666   10-07-2009 at 12:59:49 AM

nukemaster wrote :

Enter the bios.

Select the Advanced menu at the top.

Enter Jumperfree Configuration

Change AI Overclocking to Manual

Have fun

First try FSB 667 its almost a given 3.0 without other tweaks.

Remember to keep an eye on your memory speeds. Overclocking can increase the memory speed, you may need to use memory multipliers to drop memory speed back into spec as you go farther.




Thank you for the reply NM. I'll give it a shot when I get home and let you know how it goes.

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Bronze Overclocking badge Shadow703793   10-07-2009 at 02:07:19 AM

jasonb666 wrote :

Yeah, I already did that. That's why I came to this site seeking assistance. So how 'bout you KMFA jerk.


And howcome you didn't find the info needed?

 

I took a look at your manual and pages 18-19 talks about AI Overclocking,etc.

 

At any rate, that motherboard has limited OCing options, lol.


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jsc   10-08-2009 at 11:53:19 AM

jason, Shadow was being polite. "RTFM" in bold type would have been meant as offensive.

The expression "RTFM" is not recent. It dates back more than 40 years to the early days of Unix.

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andy5174   10-08-2009 at 02:34:55 PM

RTFM?

KMFA?


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Bronze Overclocking badge Shadow703793   10-08-2009 at 05:16:38 PM

^Google is your friend.

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andy5174   10-09-2009 at 02:07:34 AM

Shadow703793 wrote :

^Google is your friend.



I did google them!

RTFM = readTHEfuckingMANUAL?????

I couldn't find the meaning of "KMFA"!

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randomizer   10-09-2009 at 02:30:25 AM

When some strange internet term is unknown, check Urban Dictionary. If it's nowhere else, it will be there.

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andy5174   10-09-2009 at 02:44:27 AM

randomizer wrote :

When some strange internet term is unknown, check Urban Dictionary. If it's nowhere else, it will be there.


Got it. Thank you for the useful info!

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