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Originally posted by jonnyGURU

My replies will be indicated by a preceeding >>>.

First, you are correct about the jumper. Leaving the jumper in it's default position allows me FSB adjustments from 100 all of the way up to 233, so the jumper is something I've always just ignored.

>>> I too can input any value within the 100-233 range, it's just my board won't POST.

I would like for you to re-read what you posted and tell me if it makes sense, because it doesn't make sense to me. Not that your post didn't make sense in verbiage, but you're saying that because YOU can't overclock with YOUR CPU, that it means that the motherboard is not the limiting factor.

The reason why I think it doesn't make sense is because if the motherboard was the limiting factor and the CPU was easliy overclocked by moving the bus up and the multiplier down on any other motherboard thus proving that the CPU was a fine overclocking specimin, then your statement would mean that either your board is just defective becuase I have no problems overclocking on this same model board, or you are calling me a liar and that I made up all of my numbers.

>>> You seem to be taking my problems with overclocking as a personal attack on your integrity. This is not the case at all! I never implied that your numbers were fabricated, nor do I think that. The reason I purchased my motherboard is because of reviews like yours, the one on AnandTech and other sites. I was simply asking for help because I am unable to overclock (significantly) using the FSB. I can overclock, if you consider 134MHz FSB an overclock.

Seriously, are you sure that the CPU is unlocked AT ALL? Because if it's not, you're not going to be able to run that CPU at any multiplier BUT 12! Taht's certainly not the board or the RAM's fault! I'm willing to guess that you can't run that CPU at ANY speed if you change the multiplier, and that would NOT be the fault of the RAM or the motherboard.

>>> Yes, I'm positive my CPU is unlocked because I can adjust the multiplier (and have verifed the results using H-Oda's WCPUID) and run from 1500+ to 1900+ (the ones I've attempted by a mere multiplier adjustment). My Athlon XP is a 1700+ model so my multipier (default) is 11, so when I used 12x133 as an example, that was showing that my CPU can attain 1900+ speeds, thus eliminating the possibility of my CPU being the lmiting factor in an overclock where my multiplier is very low and my total CPU speed is far less than that of an XP 1900+ (meaing something like 150x10 or 166x9, etc.).

If the motherboard WAS the limiting factor, how is it that I have the 1333 that I used in the article to run at 166 X 9.5 and that I have a 1000 that will run at 140 X 10? I have a Duron that will not do anything more than 110 X 10, though. THAT CPU is a limiting factor in my mix of chips, where the other two are not. For you to say that it's because of the motherboard that you ca not overclock, is pretty much saying that I could not have overclocked using the exact same motherboard and that I must have made up all of my numbers! Certainly you are not saying that, are you?

>>> I'd imagine by your reaction that you did nothing special to allow the overclocks that you attained. I was hoping that was not the case (meaning all I had to do was enable some feature I am unaware of) because I cannot attain them, even though my RAM is PC2700. I would have thought I could reach at least 166MHz FSB using a 1/5 PCI divisor to make sure my PCI bus wouldn't be out of spec.