sirloganthestud Posted July 21, 2009 Posted July 21, 2009 Hey, I have an old Compaq S5100NX PC. The specs are as follows: ASUS P4G33LA mobo Intel Celeron 2.6GHz 256 MB RAM Award Bios v3.17 Overclocking is locked, so how do I unlock it? Is there any software that can do this? Any help is appreciated. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Verran Posted July 21, 2009 Posted July 21, 2009 If it's a prebuilt, there's a 99.5% or so certainty that you can't overclock it. When you say it's locked, do you mean that you can see the settings but can't change them, or do you mean that they're not there? If they're not there, that's that. No overclocking. You can try software OCing but that's a pain and the arse and everyone here will tell you it's not a good idea, including me. Software OC has it's place, but it's no good for 24/7 OCs. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
sirloganthestud Posted July 21, 2009 Posted July 21, 2009 The settings aren't visible. Thanks anyway verran. I'm kind of a noob at overclocking. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stuart Posted July 25, 2009 Posted July 25, 2009 The settings aren't visible. Thanks anyway verran. I'm kind of a noob at overclocking. To continue this post, on my compaq i can see processor speed etc but its greyed out and when trying to select it t just 'jumps over it' Any ideas? Share this post Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Crazy_Nate Posted July 25, 2009 Posted July 25, 2009 To continue this post, on my compaq i can see processor speed etc but its greyed out and when trying to select it t just 'jumps over it'Any ideas? That means it isn't an option to change. You usually don't change the processor speed directly, but the CPU multiplier and the system frequency (FSB, etc). Google overclocking software and verify that it's compatible with your chipset. I can't really help more than that. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stuart Posted July 25, 2009 Posted July 25, 2009 That means it isn't an option to change. You usually don't change the processor speed directly, but the CPU multiplier and the system frequency (FSB, etc). Google overclocking software and verify that it's compatible with your chipset. I can't really help more than that. Ok thanks Share this post Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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