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Abit BE6 limited to 850Mhz CPU overclock
Name: GuyRicone Date: July 7, 2002 at 06:21:19 Pacific
Comment:
Hello ! I want to know how reprogramming the last release of the Bios of the Abit BE6 mother-board which is limited to 850 Mhz for the CPU frequency.
Name: Badboy Date: July 7, 2002 at 07:28:08 Pacific
Reply:
You might try this site:
http://www.flashingthenet.com/be6iifaq/
If you were able to write a new BIOS version for this CPU (which I believe is a huge IF) you would need to program the CMOS chip using an EEPROM Programmer which is not something readily available to most hobbyists or computer shops.
I don’t know what motivates you but I think that a different MOBO would be a much shorter, easier, and less expensive path.
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