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Laptop overclocking adventures

kwchang007 said:
you can try this also. under the voltage tab, tick the box that says "only use multiplyer 1 and voltage 1" then set that multi to your highest, and set voltage to stock.
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I set the multiplier at the top to 11x which is my max and the votage to max next to it and clicked the box...still jumps between 1000mhz and 1.83ghx though ... :(
 
Czez said:
Hi

I just read this awsome guide for overclocking cpus on a laptop and of course I had to try it out, but stumbled on a problem.

my laptop is the following:
VAIO VGN-AR21M
Core 2 Duo T5600 1.83ghz
1gb DDR2 SDRAM (533mhz)
Geforce Go 7600 128MB

When I use Notebook Hardware Control and set the cpu to maximum performance the cpu seems to jump between 1000mhz and 1.83ghz So when I try to overclock in clockgen it just resets itself to the default value everytime.

Anyone knows how I can keep the cpu at 1.83ghz all the time and not jumping as it is now?

cheers
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Thanks for the comment on the guide:)
If you're still having problems with the speedstep. Go to Control Panel> Power Options > Then select 'always on' This should disable speedstep by default.

Also go to the NHC website and get the patch for Core 2 duo's. This may be the reason as to why it's not working optimally.

Oh and when you can, run a 3dMark03/5/6 if you can. I really want to see the power from that Go 7600. I've heard great things about them but never been able to actually have physical access to one.
 
theonetruewill:

Thanks for your answer, however sad to say...it had no effect

I couldnt find a core 2 duo patch on the NHC website, only a dell bugfix...which I tried if it was that you ment. no change there either. Im hoping this isnt some sony protection they put into the bios or something :P to forcing the cpu power down when not needed!
 
Czez said:
theonetruewill:

Thanks for your answer, however sad to say...it had no effect

I couldnt find a core 2 duo patch on the NHC website, only a dell bugfix...which I tried if it was that you ment. no change there either. Im hoping this isnt some sony protection they put into the bios or something :P to forcing the cpu power down when not needed!
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Ahhh he's added the patch into his new release thats why. Damn, it's annoying that it won't work with yours. I'll try and find another solution.
Have you tried disabling it in the BIOS - probably under performance or power managment.
 
theonetruewill said:
Ahhh he's added the patch into his new release thats why. Damn, it's annoying that it won't work with yours. I'll try and find another solution.
Have you tried disabling it in the BIOS - probably under performance or power managment.
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I checked my bios settings and..well all I can do in there is to set a password and boot device start order :P pretty crappy ... I must have the worst bios in the world xD
 
theonetruewill:

Success! sort of... I appararently had something called C2E (Enabled Enchanced Stop Grant State) I disabled this with a program called RM Clock.

Finally Notebook Hardware Control is showing constant 1.83 ghz speed!

ClockGen still reset itself however, but Im guessing it might be the wrong PLL settings, I remember I found 3 or 4 different with the right cpu speeds when I fiddle around with it last time...I'll experiment with it some to see what I can find.

thanks for the help!
 
Czez said:
theonetruewill:

Success! sort of... I appararently had something called C2E (Enabled Enchanced Stop Grant State) I disabled this with a program called RM Clock.

Finally Notebook Hardware Control is showing constant 1.83 ghz speed!

ClockGen still reset itself however, but Im guessing it might be the wrong PLL settings, I remember I found 3 or 4 different with the right cpu speeds when I fiddle around with it last time...I'll experiment with it some to see what I can find.

thanks for the help!
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Good on you mate!
If clockgen doesn't work, try CPUFSB.:toast:
 
theonetruewill:

Hmm, I don't think clockgen wants to work for me, and I tried sytools so many times, with so many crasches. No luck...and I didnt understand CPUFSB...do you know if there are any other softwares I can use?

cheers
 
Czez said:
theonetruewill:

Hmm, I don't think clockgen wants to work for me, and I tried sytools so many times, with so many crasches. No luck...and I didnt understand CPUFSB...do you know if there are any other softwares I can use?

cheers
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Check out the new front page for more programs/details. Like the new Guide dudes? I want to see if I can get this thing as a sticky; what do you think? If anyone thinks it should could they pm me with their support and I'll take the idea to the Mods.
 
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...anybody check out the front page?
 
kwchang007 said:
yeah, and i am sad to say i've tried all those oc utilities, they all don't work for me :banghead: :banghead: :banghead: :banghead:
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I'll try and find one for you. What do you think about stickying this thread?
 
theonetruewill said:
I'll try and find one for you. What do you think about stickying this thread?
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ok thanks. stickying, YES!!!!! dude, i have finals at the end of this week, im not going to be able to catch up to you in posts.....
 
kwchang007 said:
ok thanks. stickying, YES!!!!! dude, i have finals at the end of this week, im not going to be able to catch up to you in posts.....
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CPUMSR -A utility that can alter a lot of processor options. !Use with caution! Try that baby on for size!

Oh and thanks for the support. Well I've got my GCSE's still so I have no idea why I'm posting so much. good luck in those by the way!
Though if this doesn't work, we're running out of options. It maybe that Dell's jusrt refuse to overclock, unless your lucky enough to have got a retail motherboard that can be flashed to a "real" BIOS.
 
theonetruewill said:
CPUMSR -A utility that can alter a lot of processor options. !Use with caution! Try that baby on for size!

Oh and thanks for the support. Well I've got my GCSE's still so I have no idea why I'm posting so much. good luck in those by the way!
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ahh boo it's not oc utility, lol. it changes things like l2 cache latency, and things that are a bit to complex for me, lol. good luck to you to, thanks.
 
kwchang007 said:
ahh boo it's not oc utility, lol. it changes things like l2 cache latency, and things that are a bit to complex for me, lol. good luck to you to, thanks.
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Oh I just thought it might be useful as an alternative to overclocking, that's all. I'll look into it more at some point for you.
 
theonetruewill said:
Oh I just thought it might be useful as an alternative to overclocking, that's all. I'll look into it more at some point for you.
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ohh ok, lol thanks. i just didn't know....i was like...don't see core 2, or core duo, so it's possible it doesn't even know how a unified l2 cache works, or how a dual core works.
 
Im starting to think my bios is locked, which wouldnt surprise me one bit since it IS a sony computer after all :P I'm going to install windows xp 64 soon so I'll try this out then as well, perhaps its a stupid software somewhere installed by sony :P wouldnt surprise me wither...got so much shit on this computer ^^
 
Czez said:
Im starting to think my bios is locked, which wouldnt surprise me one bit since it IS a sony computer after all :P I'm going to install windows xp 64 soon so I'll try this out then as well, perhaps its a stupid software somewhere installed by sony :P wouldnt surprise me wither...got so much shit on this computer ^^
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What do you think about stickying this thread Czez?
 
I got Sony VAIO A617M with following configuration

Pentium M. 1.86Ghz
based on I915, with
Mobility X700 256MB

ATI tool working very fine. I can overclock my GPU for more preformance ;) Altought i'm worried about cooling :|, GPU has really small cooler
 
Spid said:
I got Sony VAIO A617M with following configuration

Pentium M. 1.86Ghz
based on I915, with
Mobility X700 256MB

ATI tool working very fine. I can overclock my GPU for more preformance ;) Altought i'm worried about cooling :|, GPU has really small cooler
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What are the temperatures of the card? Use ATiTool or Everest to find out.n Under load (ie during scanning for artifacts, and idle - using Word)
My card doesn't even have a temperature gauge so I'm a bit screwed but I overclocked anyway, quite drastically. There has been no damage to mine, although I keep mine well ventilated. Can you take some pictures of all the vents of the pictures please, and post them so I can assess your position.
 
I'll ask the mods...nicely:)
 
ugh i was bored today
so i opened up my dads dimension 8200 and tried to take the heatsink off
well, with the lightest touch part of the tab broke off
so i turned it back on and it still worked but it soooo slooow so i opened up the case again and i finally managed to the half of it that still clipped on to fit in place
so my problems fixed
computers hate me lol
 
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