Setting PCI divider

[LudwigVan]

Does anyone have info on how I can set my PCI dividers. I will start by saying that I have a Dell so my BIOS sucks ass. I can overclock my PIII 600E to 744 using CPUFSB but this OC's my PCI to 41.3. The MOBO is an Intel 440BX. I give all who read and respond a preemptive thanks.

[Zuck Gou :)]

You wont be able to change it, you'll have to jump up/down a FSB speed to get your PCI bus back into a respective range.


The PCI clock will be automatically set for u.

MOST OF THE TIME, if you cant find it, you probably cant change it.

[LudwigVan]

Damn. The only other setting is at 103mhz. Is it possible to run PCI at 41.3 without causing problems?

[William]

yes, it is certainly possible. In general, the better the components on the pci bus, the more likely they are to work. Sometimes too high of a pci will cause problems, so just try it and see. Mine is 41.3 with no probs.

[batboy]

Umm, am I missing something here??? At 103 MHz FSB, your PCI bus should only be about 34 MHz. At 100 or above, most motherboards with automatic settings will be running at a 1/3 PCI clock divider. William, if you can run your PCI at 40 or above, you're doing better than me.

[Zuck Gou :)]

No batboy he's saying with his o/c as it is the PCI clock is 41.3

He was wondering if it was safe.

[batboy]

My mistake, I thought he said the only setting he could use was 103 FSB. That sounds weird though. Jumping from 103 to 124 FSB, most mobos have at least a 112 setting in between. Yep, 41.3 MHz on the PCI bus is ify at best. I've scrambled a harddrive at 40 MHz PCI bus once before.