Dell Dimensions 9200 overclocking

[mageslayer]

Here is my computer specs:
C2D e6400
3x1 GB pc-5300/ddr2-667
250GB Western Digital Primary Hard drive
80GB Hitachi Secondary Hard drive
eVGA 7950gt ko @ 600 core/1550 memory (effective)
XP Pro 32-bit

Motherboard Information from CPU-Z:
Model- OWG855
Chipset- Intel P965/G965
Southbridge- Intel 82801HH (ICH8DH)
LPCIO- SMSC

Dell Inc. Bios Version 2.5.3 11/22/2007

I bought his system at an amazing price last year and threw in a 7950gt video card.
I play the latest games like Bioshock.

This system has served me well, but I want to overclock my 2.13 ghz processor. I understand dells are not meant to overclock, but I want to push my luck and do so anyways. Programs like clockgen are not working for me, and small increases cause my system to lock up.
The overclocking guide I was looking at is link

Are there any other methods that work, this method has not been succesful for me. Are there any hacked bioses that unlock options? Is this motherboard an oem of brands like abit or foxconn?
All help is appreciated. Thanks.

 

[sutahz]

I doubt it. Dell/HP/etc lock their motherboards at the hardware level. People can't just mod a bios like you think. BIOS's are edited through hex editors, so w/o the 'blueprint' unless you get extreemely lucky, you can't just add in values (people can edit ASUS/Abit/DFI bios's because they can see the change from one setting (stock) to another setting (overclock/update) and can change the hex values accordingly to make a useful/better BIOS).
One thing you can do is buy a new mobo and just swap out the old for the new. I was pleasently surprised by such a move. Moved a friends computer from a 650i chipset to a P35 and windows booted and was able to become function again w/o reinstalling (only had to reinstall NIC drivers basically). Maybe it can work for you as well.

 

[mageslayer]

I had an old hp pavillion with a pentium 3, I opened the case and I was pleasantly surprised to find an asus motherboard model screened on it. I downloaded the asus bios and it unlocked a few bios option. I was hoping that this motherboard was an oem of foxconn or an other oem of that sort so I could flash it with its original bios.

A physical block on the motherboard will be a problem. Are there any easy workarounds? Any successful programs?

I am currently strapped for cash and free or cheap alternatives are prefered. I am also unsure of what form factor an xps 410/dimensions 9200 motherboard is. Any links on compatible motherboards with a nice feature set and overclocking potential would be appreciated. Thanks.

 

[dclive]

Originally posted by: mageslayer
I had an old hp pavillion with a pentium 3, I opened the case and I was pleasantly surprised to find an asus motherboard model screened on it. I downloaded the asus bios and it unlocked a few bios option. I was hoping that this motherboard was an oem of foxconn or an other oem of that sort so I could flash it with its original bios.

A physical block on the motherboard will be a problem. Are there any easy workarounds? Any successful programs?

I am currently strapped for cash and free or cheap alternatives are prefered. I am also unsure of what form factor an xps 410/dimensions 9200 motherboard is. Any links on compatible motherboards with a nice feature set and overclocking potential would be appreciated. Thanks.

google bsel mod plus the motherboard model/brand

 

[mageslayer]

nothing good

 

[myocardia]

BSEL mods have nothing to do with motherboards. BTW, mage, that seems to be the only way for you to overclock. Luckily for you, every E6400 ever made will easily do 2.66 Mhz on stock voltage. Here's how to do it.