FSB Adjuster

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Nick
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FSB Adjuster

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Hi there,

I am currently running a 533mhz FSB on Pentium 4 3.1GHZ with a Phenix Award 6.00 Bios. Can anyone reccomend a decent FSB adjuster so I can increase my FSB reduce my Multiplyer and keep my speed roughly the same?

I have tryed pressing del when its starting up but it doesnt work because the screen I have to do it on doesnt even load it goes straight to loading Windows XP.

Thanks in advance,
Nick
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Just before the computer reboots, start pressing delete as fast as you can (without breaking the keyboard).

Works everytime for me! :mrgreen:
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Nick wrote:I am currently running a 533mhz FSB on Pentium 4 3.1GHZ with a Phenix Award 6.00 Bios. Can anyone reccomend a decent FSB adjuster so I can increase my FSB reduce my Multiplyer and keep my speed roughly the same?
Sadly, Intel decided to remove the capability to change the multiplier since the Pentium II days.

They claimed this was to stop "remarking", the practice of vendors overclocking CPUs and selling them as the faster version, but we all know they just wanted to spoil our fun. :evil:
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Post by Nick »

Ah thats abit gay then. I tryed pressing delete loads and it just didnt work.

Thanks for the help anyway, will have to buy an AMD sometime then.

Nick
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Delete is the most common key to enter BIOS Setup.

Some others you might like to try are:

* Del
* F10
* F1
* F2
* Ctrl + Esc
* Esc
* Alt + Esc
* Ctrl + Alt + Esc
* Ctrl + Alt + Enter
* Ins

Or you could just get a plank of wood and hold down the whole damn lot. That should do it. :lol:
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WOW! Going to be restarting alot, :shock:

Thanks for all the help, this forum is really helpful.

Nick
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Post by davd_bob »

um,
you could try unplug the keyboard then power it off/on. Sometimes a system respond to a missing keyboard with "press F1 for setup...F2 to continue" or some such. You can re-plug in the keyboard then and see what happens. I had a system that I could only enter setup if I disconnected a HDD.
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davd_bob wrote:You can re-plug in the keyboard then and see what happens.
Be very careful. Connecting or disconnecting the keyboard while the power is on is the most common way of blowing the keyboard fuse (unless you are using a USB keyboard).
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Post by davd_bob »

d'oh !!
I didn't think about other non-US equipment being at risk in that procedure. I have unplug/plugged keyboards with the system being powered up since my first 8088 system and never damaged anything.

I wish I was as smart as I think I am.
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