(Sobbing Uncontrolably) HP Pav 7090

[Waxy]

HEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEELLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLL LLLLLLLLLPPPPPPPPPPPPPPPPPPPPPPPPPPPPPPP!!!!!!!!!! !!!!!

(scoll to end for short and sweet or read to see what i already tried)

:( :( i've been going so mad. i've even cushioned the walls of my room with old mattresses because i've been bounceing off them so much that they started to bruse.

I have a HP Pavilion 7090, with a Classic Pentium (Pentium 1 pre MMX for those of you who want specifics.)

It's currently running at 133, but it takes FOREVER to do ANYTHING. it takes over 10 minuites just to boot. (win 98) i've decided to try increasing the MHZ.

Intel says that the Pentium I is safe at 200. i plan to take it to about 300. but one problem.....

I can't find any jumpers on the board for power, bus speed, ect... I'm sure they are there, but they are only marked with the tipical J1, J2, ect...

I tried searching the HP site..... no dice. they don't give away the secret.


I tried the BIOS hopeing that perhaps it was incoperated in the firmware..... again, no dice.

i tried random jumper setting... it was fun and took all night with some intresting side effects (somehow i got a VGA POST screen, Upside down monitor and a couple of other useless things.), but no dice in increaseing the MHZ of the CPU.

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If anyone can tell me what jumpers on the mother board for a
HP Pavilion 7090
set the CPU speed, then PLEEEEEEEEEEAAAAAAAAASSSSSSSSSSEEEEEEEEEE help.

please.

-Waxy
waxq@hotmail.com

[Shadow ÒÓ]

1. understand you are working with a proprietary board. That was specifically built for HP and they have them built w/o jumpers/pins for the sole reason of keeping the end user from tampering with it. In other words, it's VERY unlikely you can overclock that rig.

2. Realize, if you get a P133 to 300...you would probably be among the top 10 OC'ers using N2 cooling as well as your dad probably owns a neuclear power plant in Nevada somewhere.

Don't set your expectations so high. With a good board and good cooling, I'd be VERY proud if I could get a P 133 to 200!

[Wa11y]

Typically, and that's not to say all the time, motherboards have designations silk screened onto them. If you look around, you should be able to find some lettering that explains what the jumpers are and do actually written on the motherboard itself. Not guaranteed to be there, but mighty helpful when it is, and you don't have the mobo manual any more.

[Waxy]

Pentium 1 (classic) i approved at highest speed of 200 mhz by intel. however they also probrably stopped experimenting with it once the Pent. 2 came out.

My Pentium 1 is now running at 266. not quite the high goal i set, but on the close side. Infact..... i'm wrighting this from that very machine.

:)

Power up, all.

[donny_paycheck]

Originally posted by Waxy
Pentium 1 (classic) i approved at highest speed of 200 mhz by intel. however they also probrably stopped experimenting with it once the Pent. 2 came out.

My Pentium 1 is now running at 266. not quite the high goal i set, but on the close side. Infact..... i'm wrighting this from that very machine.

:)

Power up, all.

Nice work man, and all with a board built solely for HP! I think the Pentium classics topped out at 233...unless the 233 was MMX only. Anyway, good job. I got a P60 to 75 once! That was an old-school 6 volt pentium though, not the 3.3 like you have. It ran much hotter. Pretty decent OC, especially for a POS proprietary board (no offense).