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    Overclocking issues

    Discussion in 'Hardware Components and Aftermarket Upgrades' started by Jake7712, Mar 17, 2013.

  1. Jake7712

    Jake7712 Newbie

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    Hi,

    My friend has a Dell ultrabook with a 2.5 GHz i3 that he wanted me to OC to 2.7 GHz, and I got into the BIOS okay, but when I tried pushing the down arrow key the highlight wouldn't descend to the clock speed, as if it was locked. I NEED HELP!!!!

    Jake
     
    Jake7712, Mar 17, 2013
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  2. Qing Dao

    Qing Dao Notebook Deity

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    You can't. In the bios you can't highlight it because it is not interactive and it just shows you the clock speed.
     
    Qing Dao, Mar 18, 2013
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  3. t.saddington

    t.saddington Notebook Geek

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    You can't OC Ultrabooks, let alone many laptops at all! Some gaming laptops and some mobile workstations can be OC'ed but that's about it :p
     
    t.saddington, Mar 18, 2013
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