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    Asus Overclocking Bios Petition

    Discussion in 'Asus' started by Urbanos, Jul 22, 2008.

  1. Urbanos

    Urbanos Notebook Consultant

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    Hello Everyone

    please see this link to participate in petitioning Asus to update their Bios' with overclocking features similar to their desktop motherboards.

    http://vip.asus.com/forum/view.aspx...board_id=3&model=M50SV&page=1&SLanguage=en-us

    this requires you to log into Asus forums and simply reply to my post with a cheer and support in your own words.

    please take this seriously, with enough posts we can get asus to change their policies.

    Thank you for your time and consideration.
     
    Urbanos, Jul 22, 2008
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  2. sr.agent.riot

    sr.agent.riot Notebook Consultant

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    A worthy cause, but one I don't see going anywhere with ASUS policies.

    With the tight constraints of laptops, most manufacturers wouldn't be excited about letting users fry their boards and chips and then trying to claim warranty service.
     
    sr.agent.riot, Jul 22, 2008
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  3. RangerXML

    RangerXML Army of None [TRH]

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    +1, signed
     
    RangerXML, Jul 22, 2008
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  4. min2209

    min2209 Notebook Deity

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    I'd like to start a petition that Asus lets us underclock the components and force max speeds on fans. I'm idling at 75 Celsius for my 8600M GT, and the fan's barely spinning.
     
    min2209, Jul 22, 2008
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  5. sr.agent.riot

    sr.agent.riot Notebook Consultant

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    Sounds like you have one of nvidia's defective chips.
     
    sr.agent.riot, Jul 22, 2008
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  6. ClearSkies

    ClearSkies Well no, I'm still here..

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    Asus is a global corporation. You'd need literally thousands upon thousands of sigs (sadly) before anyone is likely to care, and it's never been clear that the customer service/tech support arm has any input to the corporate decision makers.

    Still, good luck I guess. And yes, please don't cross-post.
     
    ClearSkies, Jul 22, 2008
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  7. E.B.E.

    E.B.E. NBR Procrastinator

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    (the other thread on the same topic has been deleted)
     
    E.B.E., Jul 22, 2008
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  8. Urbanos

    Urbanos Notebook Consultant

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    that assumes that its even possible to fry hardware with decent overclocking features, which is REALLY hard to do actually.

    please show your support, even in doubt? what do we have to lose??

    but only gain, things like fan controls
    fsb adjustments
    cpu multiplier adjustments
    cpu/chipset voltage adjustments

    and custom profiles like their desktop variants
     
    Urbanos, Jul 22, 2008
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  9. sr.agent.riot

    sr.agent.riot Notebook Consultant

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    Not really.

    And I still don't see it happening, even with thousands of signatures. High-end laptops, maybe, but not consumer level.
     
    sr.agent.riot, Jul 22, 2008
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  10. avi85

    avi85 Notebook Consultant

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    ever the pessimist...
     
    avi85, Jul 22, 2008
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  11. sr.agent.riot

    sr.agent.riot Notebook Consultant

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    No, I'm a Realist.
     
    sr.agent.riot, Jul 22, 2008
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  12. Urbanos

    Urbanos Notebook Consultant

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    wanna login to asus forum then and give yer vote please?
     
    Urbanos, Jul 22, 2008
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