How do I overclock this dodo.

Keith Sebastian · 17-10-2005, 10:21 PM

I need some help here. I'm sitting in front of an antique Gateway E-4200 PC. It belongs to a relation. I need some help overclocking it as it's frustratingly slow. BIOS overclocking is not possible, OEM lock.

Specs follow -

Motherboard:
CPU Type - Intel Pentium IIIE, 600 MHz (6 x 100)
Motherboard Name - Intel Mount Prospect MP440BX (2 ISA, 4 PCI, 1 AGP, 3 DIMM, LAN)
Motherboard Chipset - Intel 82440BX
System Memory - 384 MB (SDRAM)
BIOS Type - Phoenix (11/30/99)

Display:
Video Adapter - Magnum/Xpert 128/Xpert 99 / Xpert 2000 (Microsoft Corporation) (16 MB)
3D Accelerator - ATI Rage128 GL
Monitor - Gateway EV700 [17" CRT] (951147022)

Multimedia:
Audio Adapter - Creative SB PCI128 (Ensoniq ES1371) Sound Card

..............and so on.

Now, what's the best method to soft overclock this dodo.

Keith

champ_rock · 17-10-2005, 10:23 PM

i have almost the same dodo baby... but my motherboadr is somewhat locked... i cant do anything.....

Padikkal · 17-10-2005, 10:43 PM

I feel the best solution for optimum speed is format the hard disk C drive, install the OS.

busyanuj · 18-10-2005, 02:23 AM

Keith, I have a PC with similar config:
Pentium III 500 MHz (5 x 100)
Azza 810 motherboard
256 MB SDRAM

and overclocking is locked from BIOS. If you find any solution, then do share it.

infra_red_dude · 18-10-2005, 06:38 AM

well i guess you can't do much about it. afaik, the PIII were multiplier locked.

but i guess you can mod ur bios. there was one available for amibios. i'm not sure about award. this software will allow you to unhide the available options which had been hidden. maybe you can unlock the fsb setting in that. but then you can't go too high in the fsb thingy. it'll make ur sys unstable.

good luck!

busyanuj · 18-10-2005, 12:16 PM

dexter found this link to SoftFSB

It's a software to overclock the FSB and get higher CPU speed. To use it you need to either know the exact model of your motherboard or the exact brand of the target clock multiplier. Good luck.

champ_rock · 18-10-2005, 09:49 PM

thnaks guys my motherboard is also locked........ i will try the link and tell u

champ_rock · 18-10-2005, 10:06 PM

ok i usded that link but y motherboard is not in its lis...
i have got SR440BX Intell..
what should i do.........

Keith Sebastian · 18-10-2005, 11:25 PM

SoftFSB was the first software I tried. It has no entry for MP440BX but does have FT440BX. Also, on selecting FT440BX, the program fails to read the FSB speed or o/c the FSB.

Keith

huzaifa b arab · 19-10-2005, 03:48 PM

my is almost the same
Intel celeron 735 Mhz
128 Mb Ram (133 mhz)
Krypton 810E Mobo

I have tried to O/c it from the frequency control panel in my BIOS.
I O/c'ed it up to 825 Mhz.

But my another Pc -
It's an IBM netVista,
Amd duron ~650 Mhz
128 Mb ram (133 Mhz)
S3 Savage4 (8 Mb,AGP 2x-4x)
a VIA Vt8268 Mobo (not sure)
It does not a frequency control option.
What shud i do????

champ_rock · 19-10-2005, 07:45 PM

what should i do if my motherboard is not shown in it... can i overclock my dodo

Keith Sebastian · 19-10-2005, 08:42 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by champ_rock

what should i do if my motherboard is not shown in it... can i overclock my dodo

Risky. You can try. If anything goes wrong, you have a good reason to upgrade.

champ_rock · 19-10-2005, 11:07 PM

ok ok i am not getting a comp till my Boards
next yr...

Keith Sebastian · 20-10-2005, 12:25 AM

Looks like O/C is not possible. I've decided to get a new PC. Time to junk this one. I've convinced my relation (+flatmate) to put it up on her company intranet. Looking for some western expat to sell it off to. The one I built in India just 5 months back, is lying unused (except when my mum checks emails

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17-10-2005, 10:21 PM	#1 (permalink)
Keith Sebastian Alpha Geek Join Date: Mar 2005 Location: Doha, Qatar Posts: 942	How do I overclock this dodo. I need some help here. I'm sitting in front of an antique Gateway E-4200 PC. It belongs to a relation. I need some help overclocking it as it's frustratingly slow. BIOS overclocking is not possible, OEM lock. Specs follow - Motherboard: CPU Type - Intel Pentium IIIE, 600 MHz (6 x 100) Motherboard Name - Intel Mount Prospect MP440BX (2 ISA, 4 PCI, 1 AGP, 3 DIMM, LAN) Motherboard Chipset - Intel 82440BX System Memory - 384 MB (SDRAM) BIOS Type - Phoenix (11/30/99) Display: Video Adapter - Magnum/Xpert 128/Xpert 99 / Xpert 2000 (Microsoft Corporation) (16 MB) 3D Accelerator - ATI Rage128 GL Monitor - Gateway EV700 [17" CRT] (951147022) Multimedia: Audio Adapter - Creative SB PCI128 (Ensoniq ES1371) Sound Card ..............and so on. Now, what's the best method to soft overclock this dodo. Keith __________________ [ THIS SPACE HAS BEEN RESERVED FOR FUTURE USE IN CASE I WANT TO BOAST ABOUT MY PC'S, HOUSE, CAR, GIRLFRIENDS OR OTHER STUFF THAT I KNOW YOU DON'T REALLY CARE ABOUT ]

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champ_rock champ_rock Join Date: Jun 2005 Location: Somewhere on the earth , near the equator Posts: 751	i have almost the same dodo baby... but my motherboadr is somewhat locked... i cant do anything..... __________________ ------------- Registered Linux user number 400618

18-10-2005, 02:23 AM	#4 (permalink)
busyanuj In The Zone Join Date: Dec 2003 Posts: 488	Keith, I have a PC with similar config: Pentium III 500 MHz (5 x 100) Azza 810 motherboard 256 MB SDRAM and overclocking is locked from BIOS. If you find any solution, then do share it. __________________ You are a living magnet. What you attract into your life is in harmony with your dominant thoughts.

18-10-2005, 06:38 AM	#5 (permalink)
infra_red_dude Wire muncher! Join Date: Nov 2003 Posts: 6,164	well i guess you can't do much about it. afaik, the PIII were multiplier locked. but i guess you can mod ur bios. there was one available for amibios. i'm not sure about award. this software will allow you to unhide the available options which had been hidden. maybe you can unlock the fsb setting in that. but then you can't go too high in the fsb thingy. it'll make ur sys unstable. good luck! __________________ "The true measure of a man is how he treats someone who can do him absolutely no good." http://phoenix-ani.blogspot.com

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champ_rock champ_rock Join Date: Jun 2005 Location: Somewhere on the earth , near the equator Posts: 751	thnaks guys my motherboard is also locked........ i will try the link and tell u __________________ ------------- Registered Linux user number 400618

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17-10-2005, 10:43 PM	#3 (permalink)
Padikkal Right Off the Assembly Line Join Date: Oct 2005 Location: Kannur, Kerala Posts: 47	I feel the best solution for optimum speed is format the hard disk C drive, install the OS.

18-10-2005, 12:16 PM	#6 (permalink)
busyanuj In The Zone Join Date: Dec 2003 Posts: 488	dexter found this link to SoftFSB It's a software to overclock the FSB and get higher CPU speed. To use it you need to either know the exact model of your motherboard or the exact brand of the target clock multiplier. Good luck.

18-10-2005, 10:06 PM	#8 (permalink)
champ_rock champ_rock Join Date: Jun 2005 Location: Somewhere on the earth , near the equator Posts: 751	ok i usded that link but y motherboard is not in its lis... i have got SR440BX Intell.. what should i do......... __________________ ------------- Registered Linux user number 400618

18-10-2005, 11:25 PM	#9 (permalink)
Keith Sebastian Alpha Geek Join Date: Mar 2005 Location: Doha, Qatar Posts: 942	SoftFSB was the first software I tried. It has no entry for MP440BX but does have FT440BX. Also, on selecting FT440BX, the program fails to read the FSB speed or o/c the FSB. Keith __________________ [ THIS SPACE HAS BEEN RESERVED FOR FUTURE USE IN CASE I WANT TO BOAST ABOUT MY PC'S, HOUSE, CAR, GIRLFRIENDS OR OTHER STUFF THAT I KNOW YOU DON'T REALLY CARE ABOUT ]

19-10-2005, 03:48 PM	#10 (permalink)
huzaifa b arab GetUserTitle() Join Date: May 2005 Location: India? Posts: 54	my is almost the same Intel celeron 735 Mhz 128 Mb Ram (133 mhz) Krypton 810E Mobo I have tried to O/c it from the frequency control panel in my BIOS. I O/c'ed it up to 825 Mhz. But my another Pc - It's an IBM netVista, Amd duron ~650 Mhz 128 Mb ram (133 Mhz) S3 Savage4 (8 Mb,AGP 2x-4x) a VIA Vt8268 Mobo (not sure) It does not a frequency control option. What shud i do???? __________________ Thinks of a witty one-liner...still thinking

19-10-2005, 07:45 PM	#11 (permalink)
champ_rock champ_rock Join Date: Jun 2005 Location: Somewhere on the earth , near the equator Posts: 751	what should i do if my motherboard is not shown in it... can i overclock my dodo __________________ ------------- Registered Linux user number 400618

19-10-2005, 11:07 PM	#13 (permalink)
champ_rock champ_rock Join Date: Jun 2005 Location: Somewhere on the earth , near the equator Posts: 751	ok ok i am not getting a comp till my Boards next yr... __________________ ------------- Registered Linux user number 400618

20-10-2005, 12:25 AM	#14 (permalink)
Keith Sebastian Alpha Geek Join Date: Mar 2005 Location: Doha, Qatar Posts: 942	Looks like O/C is not possible. I've decided to get a new PC. Time to junk this one. I've convinced my relation (+flatmate) to put it up on her company intranet. Looking for some western expat to sell it off to. The one I built in India just 5 months back, is lying unused (except when my mum checks emails ) __________________ [ THIS SPACE HAS BEEN RESERVED FOR FUTURE USE IN CASE I WANT TO BOAST ABOUT MY PC'S, HOUSE, CAR, GIRLFRIENDS OR OTHER STUFF THAT I KNOW YOU DON'T REALLY CARE ABOUT ]

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