celeron2 800@980mhz,,FBS@124mhz Bios upgrade

[Colin Mc Donald]

Subject = bios upgrade from award 4.60 pgma to 2.55

Must I extract this from cd to floppy (A) then boot with floppy in and load????

What are the advantages of bios upgrade ??

I have a case fan just sitting here,, How much difference should it make if any ???

CPU Type = p!!! Celeron 2 800 @ 980 FBS 124mhz
1.73v
TEMP = 32.deg c

I want to overclock to 1.Gig safely?



Model = ax6bc R2.30 Mar.22.199 Aopen Inc
Serial number = 03/22/1999-i440BX-000000006C-00
Part number = I don’t see it
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OS & Version = WIN 98

Motherboard = Aopen AX6BC
BIOS/Firmware = Award Software International
Memory size = Intel Corporation 82443BX/ZX 440BX/ZX
IDE 1 Channel = master 20 gig
Slave 1 gig
IDE 2 Channel = sec master CD-ROM 52x creative
Sec slave CD rw compact 48x12x8x
AGP slot = Ati128Rage 128 GL SD AGP 32meg ram
PCI slot = pci 32bit 5v full length in use (ensonique (creative) creative
Soundblaster audiopci 128)
32 bit...in use (gvc corporation 56k winmodem)
Pci. 32 bit...available
Pci. 32 bit...available
Pci. 32 bit in use (D-link INC. DE Ethernet Adapter
ISA slot = ISA 16 bit 5v full length available
ISA 16 bit 5v full length available
Problem description = want to upgrade bios then maybe overclock

[batboy]

I generally don't advise doing a BIOS upgrade unless you have a reason to, like it fixes a bug or adds additional support that you desire. Usually you have to put some installation files and the BIOS upgrade file on a bootable floppy to flash a BIOS. Adding a case fan or two does help air ciculation in the case. You want to move fresh air in (usually from the front) and exhaust hot air (usually out the back).

[Pinky]

Bios updates can increase the features or fix problems with an older bios... it typically doesn't help in overclocking unless a bios doesn't recognize the CPU and an update corrdcts the problem...

Yes, a case fan would help only to lower the temps within the case so more air is available to circulate/cool the processor...
If you only have the one fan try to put it on the upper back and have it blowing air out of the case (we refer to this as an exhaust fan). There's more hot air that needs to escape, and the fan will pull some cool air from the front as it pulls the hot air out, so circulation will increase and help in your overclock.

If your temps are low enough, you might be able to add more voltage and increase the speed of your chip. We can be of assistance there ;).

**Me and batboy bumped heads here :p**

[Lancelot]

You say you want to OC safely. Right now you're at 124FSB, so if you want to go higher (like me) you'll need a 1/4 PCI divider. I dunno your board but if a new BIOS gets you a 1/4 divider; by all means try it. If she already has a 1/4 divider and everything is working just fine you have no appearant reason to flash a new BIOS.
There is a newer BIOS out for my BE6-II board, but my current BIOS has full coppermine support and all works well. The new BIOS has official support for the new 100FSB Celerons but I dunno what that's gonna do for me, maybe she won't boot at 133FSB or higher anymore or other things like that...

[CrystalMethod]

Aopen is forever putting out new BIOS' to fix things they didn't think of. Upgrading to the latest BIOS is always a good idea when you're dealing with Aopen products. You should be able to hit 1Ghz stable.