failed overclock...

[m0nk3ys1ms]

i tried to overclock my desktop in my sig (333mhz celeron mendocino) just for kicks, and because i had never really attempted it before. i changed the jumper on the mobo and booted into the bios. it said processor speed "333mhz" i highlighted that and hit enter to change the speed and the only options were 266, 300, and 333. am i doing something wrong here?

 

[The_Other_One]

Some processors are locked(can't remember of Slot Celerons are...) And some older motherboards can only support up to around 350MHz or so...

 

[m0nk3ys1ms]

is there a way to get around it if it is locked?

 

[WeatherMan]

Im not sure but you might be able to do a bit of overclocking with some software, I believe ClockGen is one, give it a try and see what you can do

 

[001rome]

pentium 3

Is there a way to overclock a pentium 3 slot if yes, how

 

[m0nk3ys1ms]

Is there a way to overclock a pentium 3 slot if yes, how

look for the jumper on the mobo and change it to the configure setting and you can go from there. thats what i did.

 

[jp198780]

if you overclock, that makes more heat, right? i was thinking about overclocking my compaq, and my Gateway, but i think they may be locked 2.

 

[gamerman4]

Usually OEM companies lock the OC feature out of their mobos so u cant overclock them through the BIOS which is where it is ideal to.

 

[tweaker]

Is there a way to overclock a pentium 3 slot if yes, how

Dont hijack other peoples threads.

 

[m0nk3ys1ms]

what about changing the multiplier?