P4 overclock for MSI board

Hi,

I'm having a little trouble with my motherboard overclocking options, I have a MSI ms-6534 motherboard and it is able to clock up to a 2.2 ghz CPU. Well I have a 2.5 Pentium 4 CPU, and I understand that I am over my limit but like when I loaded it up the CPU was only going at 1.9 ghz.....please tell me how I can clock the CPU up to the max (2.2 I guess), I am kinda hoping that it can do its full....

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System Information
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Time of this report: 9/3/2005, 18:52:08
Machine name: TRIGGERHAPPY
Operating System: Windows 2000 Professional (5.0, Build 2195) Service Pack 4
Language: English (Regional Setting: English)
System Manufacturer: Micro-Star Inc.
System Model: MS-6534
BIOS: Default System BIOS
Processor: Intel(R) Pentium(R) 4 CPU 2.53GHz, ~1.9GHz
Memory: 512MB RAM
Page File: 416MB used, 830MB available
Windows Dir: C:\WINNT
DirectX Version: DirectX 9.0c (4.09.0000.0904)
DX Setup Parameters: /PackageInstall
DxDiag Version: 5.03.0001.0904 32bit Unicode

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DxDiag Notes
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DirectX Files Tab: No problems found.
Display Tab 1: No problems found.
Sound Tab 1: No problems found.
Music Tab: No problems found.
Input Tab: No problems found.
Network Tab: No problems found.

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DirectX Debug Levels
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Direct3D: 0/4 (n/a)
DirectDraw: 0/4 (retail)
DirectInput: 0/5 (n/a)
DirectMusic: 0/5 (n/a)
DirectPlay: 0/9 (retail)
DirectSound: 0/5 (retail)
DirectShow: 0/6 (retail)

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Display Devices
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DAC type: Internal DAC(400MHz)
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Display Memory: 128.0 MB
Current Mode: 1024 x 768 (32 bit) (60Hz)
Monitor: Mitsubishi Diamond Pro 87TXM (TFM8705)
Monitor Max Res: 1280,1024
Driver Name: ati2dvag.dll
Driver Version: 6.14.0010.6561 (English)
DDI Version: 9 (or higher)
Driver Attributes: Final Retail
Driver Date/Size: 8/3/2005 23:10:36, 205312 bytes
WHQL Logo'd: Yes
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VDD: n/a
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SubSys ID: 0x00021002
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Video Accel:
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Registry: OK
DDraw Status: Enabled
D3D Status: Enabled
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Sound Devices
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Description: SB Audigy Audio [B800]
Default Sound Playback: Yes
Default Voice Playback: Yes
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HW Accel Level: Full
Cap Flags: 0xF5F
Min/Max Sample Rate: 4000, 191999
Static/Strm HW Mix Bufs: 64, 63
Static/Strm HW 3D Bufs: 64, 63
HW Memory: 0
Voice Management: Yes
EAX(tm) 2.0 Listen/Src: Yes, Yes
I3DL2(tm) Listen/Src: No, No
Sensaura(tm) ZoomFX(tm): No
Registry: OK
Sound Test Result: Not run

"TriggaHappy789" wrote in
message...
I have a MSI ms-6534 motherboard and it is able to clock up to
a 2.2 ghz CPU.

That's not strictly correct. It's probably capable of running a faster CPU
than that. However, the 2.2GHz 400MHz FSB CPU is the fastest it *officially*
supports.

Well I have a 2.5 Pentium 4 CPU,

Methinks you mean a 2.53GHz Pentium 4. Important difference, as your CPU
runs on the 533MHz front side bus. That's a slight problem as your
motherboard - officially again - only supports 400MHz CPUs.

but like when I loaded it up the CPU was only going at 1.9 ghz.....

Not at all surprising given that your motherboard defaults to 100MHz FSB and
your CPU has a 19x internal multiplier. 100MHz x 19 = 1.9GHz

please tell me how I can clock the CPU up to the max (2.2 I guess),

To do that you'd need a 2.2GHz 400MHz CPU.

All that system summary, and you didn't think to tell us what type of memory
you have. Do you have PC2100, PC3200, something else?

Depending on what overclocking options your mainboard offers, and depending
on what memory you have, you may be able to run this CPU at its full rated
speed. The first thing you will have to check is whether the board has any
BIOS based clock setting functionality. If it does, you will need to set the
front side bus at 133MHz. You will also have to set the memory bus divider
and memory timings according to the RAM you have installed.

If you want to tell us exactly what (if anything) you see in the motherboard
BIOS's clock speed setting section, as well as tell us about your memory,
we'd be able to help you more specifically.
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