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laserbrain711   01-21-2004 at 04:45:45 AM

i have windows xp home. specs are athlon xp 2100, but in bios i cant seem to find my fsb and multiplier ratio. i know what they are and all but i wanted to see if they were locked

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sirak   01-21-2004 at 07:15:17 AM
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I could be horribly wrong, but isn't your bios independent of your OS? What motherboard are you using?

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BunnyStroker   01-21-2004 at 07:36:31 AM
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Sirak is right - fsb and multiplier have everything to do with your mobo/BIOS, nothing to do with Win XP. Check the mobo manual, you probably access the BIOS by hitting a certain key during boot-up. Watch your screen for a msg like "Hit F2 to enter setup" or something like that.

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laserbrain711   01-21-2004 at 12:10:03 PM
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oh yes sorry i know thta. i know how to get into bios. i know howto access the bios screen etc, i just cant see my fsb and multiplier ratio values. my mobo is compaq 6029us with an nvidia chipset and i dont have a manual.

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Zoron   01-21-2004 at 05:32:56 PM
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Compaq won't allow you to modify those values. Pretty much any settings you could use to 'tweak' your BIOS have been removed. Most big OEMs do this.

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sirak   01-22-2004 at 06:23:07 AM
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Intel is another that won't allow overclocking. Found that out when I had a 1.3ghz PIV back when those first came out 2 years ago. Try an Abit or ASUS motherboard in future.

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Nosferatu   01-22-2004 at 12:08:36 PM
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You'll probably need a 3rd party oc program. That or another mobo.

Sory for the bad english

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