Help me o/c my computer...

[JaMeS]

I have read a number of the beginner guides & i am pretty sure i understand OCing & the possible consewuences...

i have a PIII 500 so i know i can't change the multipler, i am not sure which mobo i have b/c i dwl a nasty little virus bout 6-8 months ago, the place i bout my puter from replaced everything finally finding the virus...they formatted my hard drive & i dont' think i got a new mobo manual/cd so that explains why i don't know the mobo...

i looked in my BIOS to see how much i might be able to get outta it if i did OC it, only prob is that i can't find the FSB config. please help me!

[Wunder]

to help you we MUST know what mobo you have! You could begin by just looking at the case and try to figure out what brand and model it is. If you cant find anything thats not necessarily a bad thing, it could just be that you dont have a "brand-name" computer and if so maybe you have a mobo worth working with (which no brand-name computers have).

[DocClock aka MadClocker]

Make sure you can see the post screen, and look at the bottom left and write down the numbers that show (you might need to reboot a few times to get the whole string) and when you got it wrote down, look it up on awards website, if it has an award bios, and there are some other places to look on the web, but that string will tell what make and model board it is, you might also try Sisoft "sandra", It is a utility that might tell you without too much work.
Good Luck

[Slake]

If you do have a name brand;ie: HP, Gateway Compaq, IBM. Go to their website and find the user forum. Browse, search, and ask others. Also, take the case cover off and examine the mobo for markings that may tell or give a clue to the manufacturer and model. Like the previous reply stated, you'll be lucky if it is not a name brand as they tend to cripple their mobos with custom bios chips and other detrimental mods. Post back with any results and the members will be glad to help.
Good luck!

[JaMeS]

Sorry it took so long to post back...my harddrive crashed last saturday, my mobo is made by intel...i believe its an SR440BX...i checked intel's site but couldn't find a BIOS update for that model...i hope to have my puter back today or atleast by monday...the past week has been realy boring w/ out it...thanks for all of the help of those who have posted...latterz

[Door Knob]

JaMeS (May 12, 2001 03:10 p.m.):
Sorry it took so long to post back...my harddrive crashed last saturday, my mobo is made by intel...i believe its an SR440BX...i checked intel's site but couldn't find a BIOS update for that model...i hope to have my puter back today or atleast by monday...the past week has been realy boring w/ out it...thanks for all of the help of those who have posted...latterz

If that is an intel board you probably are not going to be able to overclock. Intel really doesn't like people overclocking there chips (why we can't change the multiplier) and doesn't put any options for changing the fsb on the motherboard in either bios or jumpers on the board.

[*spazzed*]

Or u can take your computer apart, and look for the number on the clock generator.....and then use a program like CPUFSB or SoftFSB and look for the matching number to raise the FSB......but don't expect too much of a gain from this, since you will still have a voltage and possibly a cooling problem.