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▍ Hardware Setup Switch This mainboard provides the following switch for you to set the computer's function. This section will explain how to change your mainboard's function through the use of switch. Hardware Overclock Base clock Switch: CPU_CLK1 You can overclock the Base clock to increase the processor frequency by changing this switch. Follow the instructions below to set the base clock. 133 MHz (default) 166 MHz 200 MHz Important • Make sure that you power off the system before changing the switch. • This overclocking behavior depends on the system's configuration (memory capabil- ity, thermal solution...etc), and it is not guaranteed. • You can also overclock by setting BIOS. BIOS overclocking may also cause crash during boot and then please reboot the system 3 times to restore default BIOS settings. For more details, please refer to the BIOS chapter. • When overclocking cause instability or crash during boot, the following warning message will display during POST (as picture below). And then, please re-set the switch to default. Warning!!! OC switch overclocking had failed, Please shutdown and adjust oc switch to lower frequency. Try again! 2-22

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Hardware Setup
▍
S
witch
Th±s ma±nboard prov±des the follow±ng sw±tch for you to set the computer’s funct±on.
Th±s sect±on w±ll expla±n how to change your ma±nboard’s funct±on through the use of
sw±tch.
Hardware Overclock Base clock Sw±tch: CPU_CLK1
You can overclock the Base clock to ±ncrease the processor frequency by chang±ng th±s
sw±tch. Follow the ±nstruct±ons below to set the base clock.
133 MHz
(default)
166 MHz
200 MHz
Important
Make sure that you power off the system before chang±ng the sw±tch.
Th±s overclock±ng behav±or depends on the system’s configurat±on (memory capab±l-
±ty, thermal solut±on...etc), and ±t ±s not guaranteed.
You can also overclock by sett±ng BIOS. BIOS overclock±ng may also cause crash
dur±ng boot and then please reboot the system 3 t±mes to restore default BIOS set-
t±ngs. For more deta±ls, please refer to the BIOS chapter.
When overclock±ng cause ±nstab±l±ty or crash dur±ng boot, the follow±ng warn±ng mes-
sage w±ll d±splay dur±ng POST (as p±cture below). And then, please re-set the sw±tch
to default.
Warn±ng!!! OC sw±tch overclock±ng had fa±led,
Please shutdown and adjust oc sw±tch to lower frequency.
Try aga±n!
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