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Old 11-24-2009, 11:37 AM   #1
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Yes another newbie. I am needing help.

I am looking to set my CPU clock rate to it's optimal level, how ever my bios dose not allow me to access the CPU settings. Here is my system info, if anyone could help I would be great full.

pasjr@pasjr-laptop:~$ sudo -s
[sudo] password for pasjr:
root@pasjr-laptop:~# lshw
pasjr-laptop
description: Notebook
product: Satellite A505D
vendor: TOSHIBA
version: PSAQ0U-004002
serial: 69242630Q
width: 32 bits
capabilities: smbios-2.4 dmi-2.4
configuration: boot=normal chassis=notebook uuid=2A5AA9C0-2FE3-11DE-BBA9-001E33B6B0CF
*-core
description: Motherboard
product: Portable PC
vendor: TOSHIBA
physical id: 0
version: Base Board Version
serial: None
slot: Base Board Chassis Location
*-firmware
description: BIOS
vendor: Insyde Corp.
physical id: 0
version: 1.60 (09/02/2009)
size: 1MiB
capabilities: pci upgrade shadowing cdboot bootselect socketedrom edd int13floppynec int13floppytoshiba int13floppy360 int13floppy1200 int13floppy720 int13floppy2880 int9keyboard int10video acpi usb
*-cpu
description: CPU
product: AMD Turion(tm) X2 Ultra Dual-Core Mobile ZM-84
vendor: Advanced Micro Devices [AMD]
physical id: 1b
bus info: cpu@0
version: 15.3.1
serial: NotSupport
slot: Socket M2/S1G1
size: 2300MHz
capacity: 2300MHz
width: 64 bits
clock: 1800MHz
capabilities: fpu fpu_exception wp vme de pse tsc msr pae mce cx8 apic sep mtrr pge mca cmov pat pse36 clflush mmx fxsr sse sse2 ht syscall nx mmxext fxsr_opt rdtscp x86-64 3dnowext 3dnow constant_tsc pni cx16 lahf_lm cmp_legacy svm extapic cr8_legacy 3dnowprefetch osvw skinit cpufreq
*-cache:0
description: L1 cache
physical id: 1c
slot: L1 Cache
size: 128KiB
capacity: 256KiB
capabilities: synchronous internal write-back unified
*-cache:1
description: L2 cache
physical id: 1d
slot: L2 Cache
size: 1MiB
capacity: 2MiB
capabilities: synchronous internal write-back unified
*-memory
description: System Memory
physical id: 1e
slot: System board or motherboard
size: 4GiB
*-bank:0
description: SODIMM Synchronous 800 MHz (1.2 ns)
product: EBE21UE8AESA-8G-F
vendor: Elpida
physical id: 0
serial: 7F7FFE00000000004B0903B27CB189
slot: SODIMM 0
size: 2GiB
width: 64 bits
clock: 800MHz (1.2ns)
*-bank:1
description: SODIMM Synchronous 800 MHz (1.2 ns)
product: EBE21UE8AESA-8G-F
vendor: Elpida
physical id: 1
serial: 7F7FFE00000000004B0903CC72B189
slot: SODIMM 1
size: 2GiB
width: 64 bits
clock: 800MHz (1.2ns)
*-pci:0
description: Host bridge
product: RS780 Host Bridge
vendor: Advanced Micro Devices [AMD]
physical id: 100
bus info: pci@0000:00:00.0
version: 00
width: 32 bits
clock: 66MHz
*-pci:0
description: PCI bridge
product: RS780 PCI to PCI bridge (int gfx)
vendor: Advanced Micro Devices [AMD]
physical id: 1
bus info: pci@0000:00:01.0
version: 00
width: 32 bits
clock: 66MHz
capabilities: pci ht bus_master cap_list
*-display
description: VGA compatible controller
product: RS780M/RS780MN [Radeon HD 3200 Graphics]
vendor: ATI Technologies Inc
physical id: 5
bus info: pci@0000:01:05.0
version: 00
width: 32 bits
clock: 33MHz
capabilities: pm msi bus_master cap_list
configuration: driver=fglrx_pci latency=0 module=fglrx
*-multimedia
description: Audio device
product: RS780 Azalia controller
vendor: ATI Technologies Inc
physical id: 5.1
bus info: pci@0000:01:05.1
version: 00
width: 32 bits
clock: 33MHz
capabilities: pm msi bus_master cap_list
configuration: driver=HDA Intel latency=0 module=snd_hda_intel
*-pci:1
description: PCI bridge
product: RS780 PCI to PCI bridge (PCIE port 0)
vendor: Advanced Micro Devices [AMD]
physical id: 4
bus info: pci@0000:00:04.0
version: 00
width: 32 bits
clock: 33MHz
capabilities: pci pm pciexpress msi ht bus_master cap_list
configuration: driver=pcieport-driver
*-network UNCLAIMED
description: Network controller
product: Realtek Semiconductor Co., Ltd.
vendor: Realtek Semiconductor Co., Ltd.
physical id: 0
bus info: pci@0000:02:00.0
version: 01
width: 32 bits
clock: 33MHz
capabilities: pm msi pciexpress bus_master cap_list
configuration: latency=0
*-pci:2
description: PCI bridge
product: RS780 PCI to PCI bridge (PCIE port 1)
vendor: Advanced Micro Devices [AMD]
physical id: 5
bus info: pci@0000:00:05.0
version: 00
width: 32 bits
clock: 33MHz
capabilities: pci pm pciexpress msi ht bus_master cap_list
configuration: driver=pcieport-driver
*-network
description: Ethernet interface
product: RTL8101E/RTL8102E PCI Express Fast Ethernet controller
vendor: Realtek Semiconductor Co., Ltd.
physical id: 0
bus info: pci@0000:03:00.0
logical name: eth0
version: 02
serial: 00:1e:33:b6:b0:cf
size: 10MB/s
capacity: 100MB/s
width: 64 bits
clock: 33MHz
capabilities: pm msi pciexpress msix vpd bus_master cap_list ethernet physical tp mii 10bt 10bt-fd 100bt 100bt-fd autonegotiation
configuration: autonegotiation=on broadcast=yes driver=r8169 driverversion=2.3LK-NAPI duplex=half latency=0 link=no module=r8169 multicast=yes port=MII speed=10MB/s
*-pci:3
description: PCI bridge
product: RS780 PCI to PCI bridge (PCIE port 2)
vendor: Advanced Micro Devices [AMD]
physical id: 6
bus info: pci@0000:00:06.0
version: 00
width: 32 bits
clock: 33MHz
capabilities: pci pm pciexpress msi ht bus_master cap_list
configuration: driver=pcieport-driver
*-pci:4
description: PCI bridge
product: RS780 PCI to PCI bridge (PCIE port 3)
vendor: Advanced Micro Devices [AMD]
physical id: 7
bus info: pci@0000:00:07.0
version: 00
width: 32 bits
clock: 33MHz
capabilities: pci pm pciexpress msi ht bus_master cap_list
configuration: driver=pcieport-driver
*-system:0
description: SD Host controller
product: Ricoh Co Ltd
vendor: Ricoh Co Ltd
physical id: 0
bus info: pci@0000:05:00.0
version: 01
width: 32 bits
clock: 33MHz
capabilities: msi pm pciexpress bus_master cap_list
configuration: driver=sdhci-pci latency=0 module=sdhci_pci
*-system:1 UNCLAIMED
description: System peripheral
product: Ricoh Co Ltd
vendor: Ricoh Co Ltd
physical id: 0.1
bus info: pci@0000:05:00.1
version: 01
width: 32 bits
clock: 33MHz
capabilities: msi pm pciexpress bus_master cap_list
configuration: latency=0
*-system:2 UNCLAIMED
description: System peripheral
product: Ricoh Co Ltd
vendor: Ricoh Co Ltd
physical id: 0.2
bus info: pci@0000:05:00.2
version: 01
width: 32 bits
clock: 33MHz
capabilities: msi pm pciexpress bus_master cap_list
configuration: latency=0
*-pci:5
description: PCI bridge
product: RS780 PCI to PCI bridge (PCIE port 4)
vendor: Advanced Micro Devices [AMD]
physical id: 9
bus info: pci@0000:00:09.0
version: 00
width: 32 bits
clock: 33MHz
capabilities: pci pm pciexpress msi ht bus_master cap_list
configuration: driver=pcieport-driver
*-storage
description: SATA controller
product: SB700/SB800 SATA Controller [AHCI mode]
vendor: ATI Technologies Inc
physical id: 11
bus info: pci@0000:00:11.0
logical name: scsi1
logical name: scsi2
version: 00
width: 32 bits
clock: 66MHz
capabilities: storage pm bus_master cap_list emulated
configuration: driver=ahci latency=64 module=ahci
*-disk
description: ATA Disk
product: TOSHIBA MK5055GS
vendor: Toshiba
physical id: 0
bus info: scsi@1:0.0.0
logical name: /dev/sda
version: FG00
serial: 59J5F18RS
size: 465GiB (500GB)
capabilities: partitioned partitioned:dos
configuration: ansiversion=5 signature=d35fb21f
*-volume:0
description: EXT3 volume
vendor: Linux
physical id: 1
bus info: scsi@1:0.0.0,1
logical name: /dev/sda1
logical name: /
version: 1.0
serial: ce221f7e-5606-43a6-85d4-144ba2fbb6e0
size: 456GiB
capacity: 456GiB
capabilities: primary bootable journaled extended_attributes large_files ext3 ext2 initialized
configuration: created=2009-11-22 22:36:58 filesystem=ext3 modified=2009-11-24 11:51:34 mount.fstype=ext3 mount.options=rw,relatime,errors=remount-ro,data=ordered mounted=2009-11-24 11:07:54 state=mounted
*-volume:1
description: Extended partition
physical id: 2
bus info: scsi@1:0.0.0,2
logical name: /dev/sda2
size: 9593MiB
capacity: 9593MiB
capabilities: primary extended partitioned partitioned:extended
*-logicalvolume
description: Linux swap / Solaris partition
physical id: 5
logical name: /dev/sda5
capacity: 9593MiB
capabilities: nofs
*-cdrom
description: DVD-RAM writer
product: DVDRAM GA10F
vendor: HL-DT-ST
physical id: 1
bus info: scsi@2:0.0.0
logical name: /dev/cdrom
logical name: /dev/cdrw
logical name: /dev/dvd
logical name: /dev/dvdrw
logical name: /dev/scd0
logical name: /dev/sr0
version: TF04
capabilities: removable audio cd-r cd-rw dvd dvd-r dvd-ram
configuration: ansiversion=5 status=open
*-usb:0
description: USB Controller
product: SB700/SB800 USB OHCI0 Controller
vendor: ATI Technologies Inc
physical id: 12
bus info: pci@0000:00:12.0
version: 00
width: 32 bits
clock: 66MHz
capabilities: bus_master
configuration: driver=ohci_hcd latency=64
*-usb:1
description: USB Controller
product: SB700 USB OHCI1 Controller
vendor: ATI Technologies Inc
physical id: 12.1
bus info: pci@0000:00:12.1
version: 00
width: 32 bits
clock: 66MHz
capabilities: bus_master
configuration: driver=ohci_hcd latency=64
*-usb:2
description: USB Controller
product: SB700/SB800 USB EHCI Controller
vendor: ATI Technologies Inc
physical id: 12.2
bus info: pci@0000:00:12.2
version: 00
width: 32 bits
clock: 66MHz
capabilities: pm debug bus_master cap_list
configuration: driver=ehci_hcd latency=64 module=ehci_hcd
*-usb:3
description: USB Controller
product: SB700/SB800 USB OHCI0 Controller
vendor: ATI Technologies Inc
physical id: 13
bus info: pci@0000:00:13.0
version: 00
width: 32 bits
clock: 66MHz
capabilities: bus_master
configuration: driver=ohci_hcd latency=64
*-usb:4
description: USB Controller
product: SB700 USB OHCI1 Controller
vendor: ATI Technologies Inc
physical id: 13.1
bus info: pci@0000:00:13.1
version: 00
width: 32 bits
clock: 66MHz
capabilities: bus_master
configuration: driver=ohci_hcd latency=64
*-usb:5
description: USB Controller
product: SB700/SB800 USB EHCI Controller
vendor: ATI Technologies Inc
physical id: 13.2
bus info: pci@0000:00:13.2
version: 00
width: 32 bits
clock: 66MHz
capabilities: pm debug bus_master cap_list
configuration: driver=ehci_hcd latency=64 module=ehci_hcd
*-serial
description: SMBus
product: SBx00 SMBus Controller
vendor: ATI Technologies Inc
physical id: 14
bus info: pci@0000:00:14.0
version: 3a
width: 32 bits
clock: 66MHz
capabilities: ht cap_list
configuration: driver=piix4_smbus latency=0 module=i2c_piix4
*-ide
description: IDE interface
product: SB700/SB800 IDE Controller
vendor: ATI Technologies Inc
physical id: 14.1
bus info: pci@0000:00:14.1
version: 00
width: 32 bits
clock: 66MHz
capabilities: ide msi bus_master cap_list
configuration: driver=pata_atiixp latency=64
*-multimedia
description: Audio device
product: SBx00 Azalia (Intel HDA)
vendor: ATI Technologies Inc
physical id: 14.2
bus info: pci@0000:00:14.2
version: 00
width: 64 bits
clock: 33MHz
capabilities: pm bus_master cap_list
configuration: driver=HDA Intel latency=64 module=snd_hda_intel
*-isa
description: ISA bridge
product: SB700/SB800 LPC host controller
vendor: ATI Technologies Inc
physical id: 14.3
bus info: pci@0000:00:14.3
version: 00
width: 32 bits
clock: 66MHz
capabilities: isa bus_master
configuration: latency=0
*-pci:6
description: PCI bridge
product: SBx00 PCI to PCI Bridge
vendor: ATI Technologies Inc
physical id: 14.4
bus info: pci@0000:00:14.4
version: 00
width: 32 bits
clock: 66MHz
capabilities: pci bus_master
*-pci:1
description: Host bridge
product: Family 11h HyperTransport Configuration
vendor: Advanced Micro Devices [AMD]
physical id: 101
bus info: pci@0000:00:18.0
version: 40
width: 32 bits
clock: 33MHz
*-pci:2
description: Host bridge
product: Family 11h Address Map
vendor: Advanced Micro Devices [AMD]
physical id: 102
bus info: pci@0000:00:18.1
version: 00
width: 32 bits
clock: 33MHz
*-pci:3
description: Host bridge
product: Family 11h DRAM Controller
vendor: Advanced Micro Devices [AMD]
physical id: 103
bus info: pci@0000:00:18.2
version: 00
width: 32 bits
clock: 33MHz
*-pci:4
description: Host bridge
product: Family 11h Miscellaneous Control
vendor: Advanced Micro Devices [AMD]
physical id: 104
bus info: pci@0000:00:18.3
version: 00
width: 32 bits
clock: 33MHz
*-pci:5
description: Host bridge
product: Family 11h Link Control
vendor: Advanced Micro Devices [AMD]
physical id: 105
bus info: pci@0000:00:18.4
version: 00
width: 32 bits
clock: 33MHz
*-network:0
description: Wireless interface
physical id: 1
logical name: ra0
serial: 00:0d:08:50:0c:aa
capabilities: ethernet physical wireless
configuration: broadcast=yes ip=192.168.0.254 multicast=yes wireless=RT2870 Wireless
*-network:1 DISABLED
description: Ethernet interface
physical id: 2
logical name: vboxnet0
serial: 0a:00:27:00:00:00
capabilities: ethernet physical
configuration: broadcast=yes multicast=yes
*-network:2 DISABLED
description: Ethernet interface
physical id: 3
logical name: pan0
serial: 2e:4d:b7:6b:e8:6a
capabilities: ethernet physical
configuration: broadcast=yes driver=bridge driverversion=2.3 firmware=N/A link=yes multicast=yes
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Old 11-24-2009, 11:48 AM   #2
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Overclocking a laptop is NOT the most brilliant of ideas. That is why the BIOS are locked. Laptop cooling is barely adequate for stock clocks. If you REALLY want to try overclocking you will need overclocking software, such as clockgen.
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Old 11-24-2009, 11:59 AM   #3
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Overclocking a laptop is very hard. the only method ive known to work is on certain intel 915? chipsets you could do a pin mod that basically changed the CPU multiplier. ive heard of people getting A single core centrino around 2.4ghz.

laptops already run really hot, even if you were able to overclock it -- probably would not run stable. You might have to lap the heatsink, apply Artic silver 5, and get one of them lap fans that sits under your laptop.
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Old 11-24-2009, 12:29 PM   #4
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Looks like you guys have pretty much got this covered, but can I just say that that is the LONGEST LIST OF INFORMATION EVER!!!! I've never seen that much detail over one laptop... But all such a waste because only 5% of it is helpful, but 0% of it should be OC'ed.

Rule of laptops: Don't try and OC them, if anything you should under volt them.

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Old 11-24-2009, 01:20 PM   #5
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nice sig, don't OC the laptop. But if you must, SetFSB or as stated above, clockgen.
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