The Notebook Review forums were hosted by TechTarget, who shut down them down on January 31, 2022. This static read-only archive was pulled by NBR forum users between January 20 and January 31, 2022, in an effort to make sure that the valuable technical information that had been posted on the forums is preserved. For current discussions, many NBR forum users moved over to NotebookTalk.net after the shutdown.
Problems? See this thread at archive.org.

    Increasing R1 CPU past 1.6Ghz? (pinmods etc)

    Discussion in 'Alienware M11x' started by DeeVu, Jan 6, 2011.

  1. DeeVu

    DeeVu That Compsci/Psych Major

    Reputations:
    440
    Messages:
    1,062
    Likes Received:
    1
    Trophy Points:
    55
    Recently I have seen several things on this and other threads (such as pinmods) to boost the CPU past the 1.6Ghz that dell has limited it to. I was wondering if anyone has had any success? And if so, mind posting a guide on how to do so? It'd be a nice little tweak for this already powerful laptop.



    Thanks
    DeeVu
     
    DeeVu, Jan 6, 2011
    #1
  2. DavyGT

    DavyGT Overclocker

    Reputations:
    496
    Messages:
    900
    Likes Received:
    0
    Trophy Points:
    30
    I did a successful pinmod, following this thread. I just need to run some benchmarks.
     
    DavyGT, Jan 6, 2011
    #2
  3. DeeVu

    DeeVu That Compsci/Psych Major

    Reputations:
    440
    Messages:
    1,062
    Likes Received:
    1
    Trophy Points:
    55
    Interesting! Hmm. Being a complete noob with this sort of thing I'll try to find a guide on how its done. Any tips?
     
    DeeVu, Jan 6, 2011
    #3
  4. DavyGT

    DavyGT Overclocker

    Reputations:
    496
    Messages:
    900
    Likes Received:
    0
    Trophy Points:
    30
    Look for another component that the TME pin (14) is connected to- it's so small that I nearly connected pin 13 to ground as well. Or you could try the easy way- use a very small screwdriver and cut the pin.
     
    DavyGT, Jan 6, 2011
    #4
  5. Mackan

    Mackan Notebook Evangelist

    Reputations:
    121
    Messages:
    691
    Likes Received:
    0
    Trophy Points:
    30
    Is it really safe to cut the pin? No side effects?
     
    Mackan, Jan 7, 2011
    #5
  6. DavyGT

    DavyGT Overclocker

    Reputations:
    496
    Messages:
    900
    Likes Received:
    0
    Trophy Points:
    30
    So far, no side effects on my Aspire One, it's running fine at 1.8Ghz. Like soldering, you still need precision- cut more then one pin and you're in trouble. Unlike soldering, I doubt it's reversible- the pin's tiny. So it's easier and riskier.
     
    DavyGT, Jan 7, 2011
    #6