MSI P45-8D Series Manual page 60

M S-7532 M ainboard
CPU and Memory Clock Overclocking
The D.O.T Control, Adjust CPU FSB Frequency, FSB/M emory Ratio are the
items for you to overclock the CPU and the Memory. Please refer to the descriptions
of these fields for more information.
Important
1. CPU Speed = CPU FSB Frequency* CPU Ratio
2. This motherboard supports overclocking greatly. However, please make
sure your peripherals and components are bearable for some special
s ettings . Any operation that ex c eeds produc t spec ific ation is not
recommended. Any risk or damge resulting from improper operation will
not be under our product warranty.
Two ways to save your system from failed overclocking...
Reboot
1. Press the Power button to reboot the system 3 times. Please note that, to avoid
electric current to affect other devices or components, we suggest an interval of
more than 10 seconds among the reboot actions.
2. At the fourth reboot, BIOS will determine that the previous overclocking is failed
and restore the default settings automatically. Please press any key to boot the
system normally when the following message appears on screen.
W arning !!! The previous overclocking had failed,
and system will restore its defaults setting,
Press any key to continue.......
Clear CM OS
- Press the clear CMOS button on the back panel of mainboard to clear CMOS
data.
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