I have a gateway PII 450 and I want to overclock it.
This is my motherboard: http://www.gateway.com/support/techdocs/references/motherboard/4w4sb0x0/4w4sb0x0.shtml
I moved the jumper to open up in bios but it's not there to change it to 4.5x112 so it can run at like 508-528 .... any ideas?
Help Please
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uc®
ICQ: 26947179
Mail: jasonsfa98@hotmail.com
PII 450 Overclocking?
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Battleship
Hehe, BUMP
Well, if i read that correctly you should be alright to overclock from CMOS settings if you do like it says here:
"The system configuration jumper block (J7B1) requires a single jumper to set the configuration mode for the Setup program. This allows for all motherboard configuration to be done in Setup, including processor speed and bus frequency. Do not move this jumper with the system power on. "
So as you know that allows you to manually set the CPU setings in the CMOS.
Then take a gander at this from the mobo specs:
"Configure Mode
This mode is for configuring the processor speed and clearing passwords. Connect pins 2 and 3 with a jumper to enable the mode. In this mode, Setup automatically executes after the POST runs, and no password is required. Setup provides the maintenance menu with options for setting the processor speed and clearing passwords . All other Setup screens are also available. Configure mode uses the default BIOS settings for booting, not the current user or supervisor settings. The default settings include the lowest bus/processor frequency ratio the processor supports. When the computer is rebooted, Setup uses the original user and supervisor settings with the exception of the options that were changed. For the configuration changes to take effect after exiting the Setup program, power down the computer, set the configuration jumper to normal mode and boot the computer. In configure mode, the BIOS attempts an automatic recovery if the configuration information in flash memory is corrupted"
Do you see the feature in the CMOS settings??? Need a little more info from you having never used one of these motherboards b4. Sounds pretty straight forward though. You should be able to get the P3 450 CPU up even to around 550 if you are lucky and have decent memory that can go a little higher than 100 Mhz bus.
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[This message has been edited by Battleship (edited 06-11-2000).]
Well, if i read that correctly you should be alright to overclock from CMOS settings if you do like it says here:
"The system configuration jumper block (J7B1) requires a single jumper to set the configuration mode for the Setup program. This allows for all motherboard configuration to be done in Setup, including processor speed and bus frequency. Do not move this jumper with the system power on. "
So as you know that allows you to manually set the CPU setings in the CMOS.
Then take a gander at this from the mobo specs:
"Configure Mode
This mode is for configuring the processor speed and clearing passwords. Connect pins 2 and 3 with a jumper to enable the mode. In this mode, Setup automatically executes after the POST runs, and no password is required. Setup provides the maintenance menu with options for setting the processor speed and clearing passwords . All other Setup screens are also available. Configure mode uses the default BIOS settings for booting, not the current user or supervisor settings. The default settings include the lowest bus/processor frequency ratio the processor supports. When the computer is rebooted, Setup uses the original user and supervisor settings with the exception of the options that were changed. For the configuration changes to take effect after exiting the Setup program, power down the computer, set the configuration jumper to normal mode and boot the computer. In configure mode, the BIOS attempts an automatic recovery if the configuration information in flash memory is corrupted"
Do you see the feature in the CMOS settings??? Need a little more info from you having never used one of these motherboards b4. Sounds pretty straight forward though. You should be able to get the P3 450 CPU up even to around 550 if you are lucky and have decent memory that can go a little higher than 100 Mhz bus.
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Trade Yash already!!!
[This message has been edited by Battleship (edited 06-11-2000).]
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Battleship
Well,
Unless the documentation is wrong for your motherboard I dont know what to tell you but you might be outta luck on this one. The Multiplier is locked on the Pentium2 chip itself and as it says in the quote below it only supports 100 and 66Mhz bus speeds. So maybe it defaults to the fastest it can go 4.5 x 100 for Pentium2 chips.
"Note: This motherboard supports Pentium II processors with a 100 or 66MHz front side bus (FSB).
Processors with a 100MHz FSB should only be used with 100MHz RAM.
Processors with a 66MHz FSB can be used with 100 or 66MHz RAM."
What you might wanna do is get a new motherboard. Try an Abit board. They are the best for overclocking. 550Mhz is almost a garauntee for a 450 chip plus these boards can take a Pentium3 chip and can support up to 200Mhz bus speeds.
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Trade Yash already!!!
Unless the documentation is wrong for your motherboard I dont know what to tell you but you might be outta luck on this one. The Multiplier is locked on the Pentium2 chip itself and as it says in the quote below it only supports 100 and 66Mhz bus speeds. So maybe it defaults to the fastest it can go 4.5 x 100 for Pentium2 chips.
"Note: This motherboard supports Pentium II processors with a 100 or 66MHz front side bus (FSB).
Processors with a 100MHz FSB should only be used with 100MHz RAM.
Processors with a 66MHz FSB can be used with 100 or 66MHz RAM."
What you might wanna do is get a new motherboard. Try an Abit board. They are the best for overclocking. 550Mhz is almost a garauntee for a 450 chip plus these boards can take a Pentium3 chip and can support up to 200Mhz bus speeds.
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Trade Yash already!!!
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undercover
Well,
I did that and the setting was NOT there. I even upgraded my bios and still, no go. Any other suggestions?
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uc®
ICQ: 26947179
Mail: jasonsfa98@hotmail.com
I did that and the setting was NOT there. I even upgraded my bios and still, no go. Any other suggestions?
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uc®
ICQ: 26947179
Mail: jasonsfa98@hotmail.com