Reply to Krusty the Klown

[IFReeman]

Hi, looked at the stuff you recommended, cheers.But my motherboard, which is a Supermicro P6SBA, only allows you to alter the FSB between 66 and 100 MHz and I can not find in the bios ( Ami bios, cant remember what version) where to change the FSB settings to get it any higher can you advise please,please,please.

[krusty the klown]

Mmmm, this does not sound good. I do not have any experience with that board, so if any other members know a work-around...?

This is a long shot - there is a program called SoftFSB, which allows you to change the FSB from within Windoze and therefore use inaccessible FSB's. That's the theory. In practise, it it likely to lock your computer up big style - be prepared to have to use the 'big switch'.

You can download (111kB)the file here:
http://matrix.crosswinds.net/~clocki...s/sfsb17g1.exe

If that link doesn't work, go to the home page:
http://www.clockingfiles.cjb.net/

and click on 'processor' under 'files'. There's a similar program called CPUBoost on the same page - never used it tho.

You will need (if SoftFSB supports your mobo) to find the PLL chip (clock frequency generator) on your mobo. Basically, the easiest way to identify the chip is to look at a few of the options in the list on the SoftFSB program, then see if you can find a chip by the same manufacturer on your mobo. Hardly scientific, but the best I can do The PLL chip on my old Tekram mobo was about 0.5 * 1.0 cm.

If you start out with the assumption that this is not going to work, then you won't be dissappointed - the program never worked with my old Tekram, even though SoftFSB claimed to support my mobo and PLL chip.

It also is worthwhile checking whether there is a useful BIOS upd8 for your mobo - you might be lucky and be able to get some more speeds: worth checking, anyway.

Good luk!


EDIT: more reading material!
http://www3.sharkyextreme.com/hardware/guides/p3_oc/




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[LJE2]

I didn't see the original post so I don't really know what you are trying to do, but I used to own that board and the only 2 selections for FSB are 66 MHz and 100MHz, and this is done by jumpers, it's not done in the bios. I don't know If softFSb will work on that board, I really don't think so, but even if it does your selections for FSB would only be between 66 and 100 MHz. Here's a link to SuperMicro's page for that board, I believe you can also download the manual from their site. http://www.supermicro.com/PRODUCT/Mo...40BX/p6sba.htm

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[akaBruno]

I've been down that road w/ Softfsb. I couldn't find anything that would push my Tyan s1598 past 100fsb. Most would lock up do to the pci changes, and those that didn't , made no difference or actually kicked it down to a lower fsb.
I think we should just be thankful for 100.

[krusty the klown]

Mmmm... snot looking good...

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[Ultima]

Softfsb sucks!!!!

I tried using it on my msi 6167, which would support 133Mhz, but don't have jumpers for it.

The next setting after 100 is 120, and it immediately hangs.
I don't like this prog. at all, it don't work for me.

Pim

[IFReeman]

**** looks like I better look into a new motherboard then, one that supports higher FSB speeds. Cheers for all the info.

[krusty the klown]

You might go upsettin' folk round here with language like that, sonny jim!

No, it really doean't bother me, but you don't want to get your wrist slapped - I believe the punishment is to click on banners: perhaps one for every letter of the offending word???? That should absolve you

I think you can get away with ! for 'i', $ for 's', that way, you don't get your ***** slapped

Hmmmm.... I had thought you might end up needing a new mobo - is there any chance of getting a second hand BX or VIA board that runs over 100MHz??????

BETTER STILL - 'cos you don't want to fork out for a mobo, rip your PC to bits and all the other cr@p that goes with it, do you know someone with a suitable mobo that you could run your chip in, just to see what it'll do - if it only manages 25MHz more than default, it's hardly worth the hassle of finding out the hard way.

Just a thought!

[IFReeman]

Whooooooppppssss!!!!!! Sorry.