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dmw2692004

dmw2692004

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Alright, if i fidn out what type of motherboard is in Dell computer, can i go to intel and get a new unlocked bios for it and OC it?

Just wondering.

thanks in advance.
 
I couldn't be bothered finding out but if its like company built or whateva u call it them but I highly doubt it .. and what do u mean go to intel and get a new unlocked bios? ...you can find bios updates online...
 
dmw2692004 said:
Alright, if i fidn out what type of motherboard is in Dell computer, can i go to intel and get a new unlocked bios for it and OC it?

Just wondering.

thanks in advance.
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Theoretically, yes, i can't see a problem, unless the maufacturer (dell) have locked write access to the BIOS aswell, in which case even if you have the new BIOS it would be useless.

curtains said:
and what do u mean go to intel and get a new unlocked bios? ...you can find bios updates online...
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Manufacturers like dell lock the BIOS's so you can't change fundamental options like vCore and FSB, it makes the BIOS very limited indeed, which is why most people dont really like them at all. If you we're to find out the motherboard and the BIOS type you could theoretically go and download a clean fresh copy of the BIOS, one the hasnt been tampered with by dell and "unlock" all of the features wanted.

Obviously this isnt an ideal solution, really you should go off and just buy a new motherboard, but then dell uses proprietary cases, so the screw layout could be all wrong. In short, don't buy a dell...

Oh and if you want, you can download a small app called CPUz (made by CPUID)

LINKY - http://www.cpuid.com/cpuz.php

dragon
 
I tried to do the same but Dell is gay and they lock the BOIS so you can't unless you have one of the new XPS that have OVercloking built in and don't void the warrenty
 
Breaks said:
Doesn't overclocking void the warranty?
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yes. and umm to late on the dont buy a dell i already have one of thier laptops.

edit: alright so, heres a screeney of the mobo info, so can i go and see f i can get a bios for it?

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From experience with my Compaq, I've found that most prefab computers have a slightly different mobo than their retail counter-parts. Flashing a bios with what may even seem like the same mobo could be very risky; probably not even worth the risk.

The only other way you could OC is to get a new mobo of which you would probably need to reinstall the OS. (The OS is probably slightly different from the retail one, too.)
 
bumblebee_tuna said:
From experience with my Compaq, I've found that most prefab computers have a slightly different mobo than their retail counter-parts. Flashing a bios with what may even seem like the same mobo could be very risky; probably not even worth the risk.

The only other way you could OC is to get a new mobo of which you would probably need to reinstall the OS. (The OS is probably slightly different from the retail one, too.)
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hheheh well its a laptop.
 
OCing laptops is not the greatest idea anyways (at least CPU-wise) as they tend to overheat so much faster. Anyways, why would you OC that Core Duo?
 
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