"PC: Overclocking, Optimization and Tuning"

Complete contents of the book


CONTENTS

 

1. Introduction 1

2. BIOS Setup 7

Managing RAM 8

Cache Memory 10

Video Subsystem and Hard Drive 10

3. Optimizing Hard Drives 13

Increasing the Speed 14

Increasing Capacity 26

4. Compressing the Hard Drive 33

The DriveSpace 3 Program 34

The Compression Agent Program 39

5. Caching Hard and Compact Disks 41

Caching Implementation in MS-DOS and Windows 3.1x 42

Caching Implementation in Windows 95/98 44

6. Optimizing the Video Subsystem 47

7. Optimizing RAM 55

Express Setup Mode 58

Custom Setup Mode 59

8. Updating the BIOS 61

BIOS Flashing Utilities 63

BIOS and Computer Performance 65

9. Testing, Monitoring, and Diagnostics 69

Monitoring Elements’ Parameters 81

10. Windows 9x/NT/2000 Local Area Networks 95

Setting up the Network 96

Configuring the Network 97

Organizing Access to Shared Resources 99

Mapping Network Drives 102

Using Network Printers 105

Playing Games via the Network 106

Creating Remote Networks 106

Windows NT/2000 Networks 108

Creating a Windows 95/98 User Account 109

Creating a Windows NT/2000 User Account 112

Configuring a Windows NT/2000 Network 116

11. Overclocking Modes 127

Some Overclocking Problems 129

Clock Frequencies and Performance 130

Switching Modes Through BIOS Setup 141

Changing the Multiplier 142

Increasing the Voltage and Cooling 142

12. Requirements for Overclocked Elements 145

The Processor 146

The Motherboard 149

RAM 151

13. Overclocking the Processor 153

Overclocking 286, 386, and 486 Processors 154

Overclocking Intel Pentium and Pentium MMX Processors 156

Overclocking Intel Pentium Pro Processors 159

Overclocking Intel Pentium II and Pentium III Processors 161

Basic Principles of Overclocking Pentium II
and Pentium III Processors 161

Re-marked Intel Pentium II Processors — an Obstacle
to Overclocking 163

Increasing the Bus Frequency 164

Overclocking Celeron Processors 168

Some Characteristics of Celeron Processors 168

Choosing the Best Celeron Processor 170

Parameters of Overclocked Celeron 266/300 Processors 172

Parameters of Overclocked Celeron 300A/333 Processors 173

Overclocking Pentium III Processors (Coppermine) 177

Overclocking Celeron (Coppermine) Processors 181

Increasing the Voltage of the Processor 182

Pentium II and Celeron 182

Pentium III 185

Overclocking Cyrix/IBM 6x86 Processors 187

Overclocking AMD-K5 and AMD-K6 Processors 189

Overclocking AMD Athlon (K7) Processors 192

Increasing the Bus Frequency 194

Modifying the Layout of the Resistors 195

Using the Athlon Technological Connector 201

Overclocking AMD Duron and Thunderbird 208

Identifying Processors 210

Intel 210

AMD 217

Additional Information 220

14. Overclocking Video Adapters and Hard Drives 243

15. Overclocking: Step-by-Step 249

16. Testing Overclocked Systems 253

17. Motherboards and Chipsets for Overclocking Modes 259

Motherboards Supporting Increased Bus Frequency 260

Popular Motherboards 269

Popular Chipsets 277

Intel Chipsets 277

VIA Chipsets 281

18. Cooling Devices and Methods 287

Heatsinks and Fans 288

Examples of Coolers 293

Choosing a Cooler for Pentium II/III Processors 293

Peltier Semiconductor Coolers 300

Peltier Modules 302

Features of Operation 309

Examples of Peltier Coolers 313

Cooling the Processor with Software 316

19. Examples and Results of Overclocking 323

Overclocking and Optimizing i486 Computers 325

Preliminary Testing of the Processor 326

Overclocking and Testing 326

Comparison of the Test Results 327

Overclocking and Optimizing a Computer with
 an iPentium MMX 166 Processor 330

Setting the Overclocking Mode and Testing the System 330

Testing a Computer on the High Level 342

Optimizing the Memory and Video Subsystem Using BIOS Setup 347

Results of Overclocking an AMD-K6-2 Computer 353

Overclocking Computers with iCeleron Processors 355

Computers with iCeleron 266/300 Processors 355

Computers with iCeleron 300A/333 Processors 357

Computers with iCeleron 300A Processors (Slot 1) 360

Computers with iCeleron 300A Processors (PPGA cartridge) 362

Computers with iCeleron 333 Processors (Slot 1) 365

Computers with iCeleron 366 Processors (PPGA cartridge) 366

Overclocking Computers with iPentium II Processors 368

Computers with iPentium II 300 Processors 368

Computers with iPentium II 333 Processors 371

Results of Overclocking a Computer with
the iPentium III 500 Processor 373

Overclocking Computers with Pentium III (Coppermine) Processors 374

Computers with Pentium III 500E Processors 375

Computers with Pentium III 550E Processors 378

Computers with Pentium III 700E Processors 381

Overclocking Computers with Celeron (Coppermine) Processors 384

Computers with Celeron 533 Processors 384

Computers with Celeron 667 Processors 388

Overclocking Computers with AMD Athlon Processors 391

Computers with AMD Athlon 650 Processors 392

Overclocking Computers with AMD Duron Processors 394

Computers with AMD Duron 650 Processors 395

20. Web Addresses 397

Index 401