Bx 133 Overclocking Guide - Abit BE6-II User Manual

BX 133 Overclocking Guide

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Appendix F BX 133 Overclocking Guide
Notice: All suggestions are only for reference, ABIT doesn't guarantee
any hardware configuration beyond its specification.
Again, ABIT makes it possible!
ABIT is a company at the forefront of innovation. In the past, ABIT has developed
SoftMenu, which brought jumperless technology to motherboards. ABIT was also the first
company which brought the Ultra DMA/66 technology to BX motherboards. ABIT is now
bringing forth the latest technological advancement for motherboards: "133 MHz for All."
With special hardware designs and SoftMenu III technology, ABIT now provides users a
higher chance for 133 MHz. We also tested some hardware devices with the 133 MHz FSB
setting (Please see Support List.) And another reference test was processed by the NSTL,
the leading independent microcomputer testing laboratory. All of these reports are
obtainable for reference. We are glad to share these results to our users but won't guarantee
133 MHz due to chipset or other devices' limitations. We hope you will enjoy the feeling of
finding out the best performance of your system.
What is PC133?
PC133 is the latest memory standard, increasing bus speeds 33% when compared to the
PC100. In the past, 133MHz speed was only available when users overclocked their BX
system. But users have previously found that they could not overclock their system to
133MHz successfully due to set CPU, chipset and memory restrictions. The highest CPU
FSB clock was 100MHz. Chipsets and memory also only supported up to a 100MHz system
bus clock. The 133MHz CPU front side bus is now available and the memory standard has
been advanced to the higher 133MHz speed. The 133 MHz system is now ready for market.
What is SoftMenu III technology?
SoftMenu III is ABIT's newest BIOS offering. The ABIT SoftMenu III technology not only
lets users configure CPU settings easily but also allows the user greater freedom in the
setting of the CPU FSB (Front Side Bus) clock settings.
How does SoftMenu III help to provide a possibility of 133MHz system?
ABIT SoftMenu III provides the user with more CPU setting items, including settings for
I/O voltage, PCI/CPU FSB Clock, AGP/CPU FSB Clock, AGP Transfer Mode and 120
settings for the FSB clock. All of these setting items are adjustable, thereby giving the user
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