i am trying to overclock my cpu. I go into the bios but i see no options for adjusting values and settings?? Is my cpu locked, or is there someting i am missing??

What motherboard do you have? Brand, model, chipset, BIOS version? TMP-Man Asus P5P800-SE Pentium 4 506 2.66Ghz @ 4000Mhz @ 1.5125v 1024MB Dual Channel DDR400 40GB 5400RPM + 120GB 7200RPM HD 128MB Radoen 9500 mod 9700 @ 360/585

For starters, *read the fun manual* (motherboard). When Google isn't your best pal

CPU 1/1 Intel(R) Pentium(R) D CPU 2.80GHz Manufacturer Intel Family Intel(R) Pentium(R) D CPU 2.80GHz Architecture 64-bit Internal Clock 2.8 GHz Internal Clock Maximum 3.1 GHz External Clock 200.0 MHz Socket Designation Socket 775 Upgrade ZIF Socket HyperThreadingTechnology Available - 2 Logical Processors Capabilities MMX, CMov, RDTSC, SSE, SSE2, PAE, NX Version Intel(R) Pentium(R) D CPU 2.80GHz Caches Level 1 32 KB Level 2 1 MB Motherboard Info Supported Slot Types ISA, PCI, AGP, PCI Express Manufacturer MICRO-STAR INTERNATIONAL CO., LTD Model MS-7187 Version REV:A BIOS Vendor Phoenix Technologies, LTD BIOS Version 6.00 PG BIOS Release Date 06/07/2005 BIOS Properties Plug and Play, Flash AGP Available Rate 0x00000000 Selected Rate 0x00000000 Aperture Size 256 MB Sideband Addressing not supported Fast Write not supported

So do you have the MSI 865PE or 865GV motherboard? I dont see any MSI MS-7187 on MSI's website.. Did you build that computer yourself of bought it from a company like Dell/Compaq/HP/Sony/Gateway/Emachine... etc? If so, the only way to overclock would be using software. But without adding voltage and locking the AGP/PCI and slow down RAM timing as you overclock, your result will not be pleasent like 5% max overclock... TMP-Man Asus P5P800-SE Pentium 4 506 2.66Ghz @ 4000Mhz @ 1.5125v 1024MB Dual Channel DDR400 40GB 5400RPM + 120GB 7200RPM HD 128MB Radoen 9500 mod 9700 @ 360/585

I bet it's a Merion system. When Google isn't your best pal

it is a medion system i guess. i picked it up at futureshop like 6 months ago umm i thought i read somewhere that someone had oc'ed it to a 3.1 from a 2.8, now i am not sure but being a dual cpu, wouldnt that make it like a 6.2???? or am i wrong