BX 133
Overclocking Guide
ABIT Computer Corporation
MN-193-2A0-13
Notice: All suggestions are only for reference, ABIT doesn’t guarantee
any hardware configuration beyond its specification.
Again, ABIT makes it possible!
ABIT is a company at the forefront of innovation. In the past, ABIT has developed
SoftMenu™, which brought jumperless technology to motherboards. ABIT was also the
first company which brought the Ultra DMA/66 technology to BX motherboards. ABIT is
now bringing forth the latest technological advancement for motherboards: “133 MHz for
All.” In order to meet the trend of higher frequencies on PC’s, ABIT is now equipping its’
products with 133 MHz capabilities. With special hardware designs and SoftMenu™III
technology, ABIT’s BE6-II & BF6 can provide users with a stable PC133 system.
Testing was completed by the NSTL, the leading independent microcomputer testing
laboratory. Due to some limitations of other peripheral devices, we suggest that the user set
up their system according to our instructions in the following sections. We trust you will
enjoy the enhanced performance of our products.
What is PC133
PC133 is the latest memory standard, increasing bus speeds 33% when compared to the
PC100. In the past, 133MHz speed was only available when users overclocked their system.
But users have previously found that they could not overclock their system to 133MHz
successfully due to set CPU, chipset and memory restrictions. The highest CPU FSB clock
was 100MHz. Chipsets and memory also only supported up to a 100MHz system bus clock.
The 133MHz CPU front side bus is now available and the memory standard has been
advanced to the higher 133MHz speed. The 133 MHz system is now ready for market.
What is SoftMenu™ III technology?
SoftMenu™III is ABIT’s newest BIOS offering. The ABIT SoftMenu™III technology not
only lets users configure CPU settings easily, but also allows the user greater freedom in the
setting of the CPU FSB (Front Side Bus) clock settings.
How does SoftMenu™ III help to provide a more stable PC133 system
ABIT SoftMenu™III provides the user with more CPU setting items, including settings for
I/O voltage, PCI/CPU FSB Clock, AGP/CPU FSB Clock, AGP Transfer Mode and 120
settings for the FSB clock. All of these setting items are adjustable, thereby giving the user
the power to adjust, according to system demands. This gives the user more choice and
flexibility while running the 133MHz system bus clock on BX motherboards. We will detail
these setting items in the following.
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Unlimited Front Side Bus (FSB)
In addition to the default settings for each processor speed, SoftMenu™III provides 120
user-defined settings on the FSB clock. Settings are at 66, 75 and from 83 to 200 MHz.
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The settings from 83MHz to 200MHz can be altered in increments of 1, giving the user
the power to find the best FSB setting, resulting in the best system performance. This
technology equips ABIT’s products with the most flexibility and greatest compatibility
to current and future specifications.
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CPU Multiplier Factor
From 2 to 8 (Increment 0.5). A total of 13 sets of multiplier factors support all current
CPUs and allows for support of future CPUs. The CPU operating frequency equals FSB
clock times the multiplier factor.
PCI/CPU FSB Clock
½, 1/3, and now 1/4 is also a selection option. It correlates with the CPU FSB clock you
set. For example, if you set the CPU FSB clock to 100MHz and choose 1/3 here, the PCI
clock will be 33.3 MHz. We suggest you choose the ratio, which brings the PCI clock as
close to 33MHz as possible.
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AGP/CPU FSB Clock
1/1 and 2/3 options let the user adjust the AGP clock. We suggest you choose the ratio
which brings the AGP clock as close to 66MHz as possible.
CPU Core Voltage
1.3 – 3.5 V manually adjustable but protected by SoftMenu™III from damaging the
CPU. If the “CPU Operating Frequency” is not set to “User define”, BIOS will
automatically set the voltage required by the CPU.
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I/O Voltage Adjustable (8 sets, 3.2-3.9 V)
This function allows the user to adjust the voltage supplied to DRAM, AGP, and the
Chipset, thus greatly increasing the possibility of higher performance. If the “CPU
Operating Frequency” is not set to “User define”, BIOS will automatically set the
voltage required by CPU.
AGP Transfer Mode:
This function allows the user to determine the capability of the AGP device. Selecting
“Default” gives optimized performance. The video driver will decide the data transfer
mode automatically. If the CPU FSB clock exceeds 125MHz, setting AGP Transfer
Mode to “Normal” will result in a more stable system.
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In-Order Queue Depth
This item determines the command queue depth between processor and chipset.
Selecting “8” gives optimized performance. Selecting “1” results in a more stable
system.
Level 2 Cache Latency
This item allows the user to set CPU L2 cache speed. Selecting “Default” gives the most
stable performance. Smaller latency gives faster performance, but may cause system
instability.
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" Our Suggestion
We strongly suggest that you use our default settings for each processor speed when you
want to configure your CPU settings. We meticulously and repeatedly test these default
settings. Adopting these settings will give you the optimum system for stability. The
following table lists all of the CPU default settings.
CPU Speed
FSB Clock
PCI Clock / CPU FSB Clock AGP Clock / CPU FSB Clock
233
266
300
333
300
350
400
450
366
400
433
466
500
533
533
500
550
600
600
650
667
700
750
800
733
800
66
66
66
1/2( 33 )
1/2 ( 33 )
1/2 ( 33 )
1/1 (66)
1/1 (66)
1/1 (66)
66
1/2 ( 33 )
1/1 (66)
100
100
100
100
66
66
66
66
66
1/3 (33.3)
1/3 (33.3)
1/3 (33.3)
1/3 (33.3)
1/2 ( 33 )
1/2 ( 33 )
1/2 ( 33 )
1/2 ( 33 )
1/2 ( 33 )
2/3 (66.67)
2/3 (66.67)
2/3 (66.67)
2/3 (66.67)
1/1 (66)
1/1 (66)
1/1 (66)
1/1 (66)
1/1 (66)
66
1/2 ( 33 )
1/1 (66)
133
100
100
100
133
100
133
100
100
100
133
133
1/4 (33.25)
1/3 (33.33)
1/3 (33.33)
1/3 (33.33)
1/4 (33.25)
1/3 (33.33)
1/4 (33.25)
1/3 (33.33)
1/3 (33.33)
1/3 (33.33)
1/4 (33.25)
1/4 (33.25)
2/3 (88.67)
2/3 (66.67)
2/3 (66.67)
2/3 (66.67)
2/3 (88.67)
2/3 (66.67)
2/3 (88.67)
2/3 (66.67)
2/3 (66.67)
2/3 (66.67)
2/3 (88.67)
2/3 (88.67)
If you want to choose “user define” and configure every setting manually, please pay
attention to the following:
First, when you are selecting the “PCI/CPU FSB Clock”, please refer to the CPU FSB clock
you set and choose the ratio which brings the PCI clock as close to 33MHz as possible.
Second, when you are selecting the “AGP/CPU FSB clock”, please refer to the CPU FSB
you set and choose the ratio which brings the AGP clock as close to 66MHz as possible.
Finally for the PC133 system, we recommend the setting of the “PCI/CPU FSB Clock” to
“1/4”; the “AGP/CPU FSB Clock” to 2/3; the “AGP Transfer Mode” to “Normal”; and the
“In-Order Queue Depth” to “1.”
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Supporting List
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AGP Cards
Testing Equipment:
CPU: Intel Coppermine 733 MHz ( 133 MHz FSB)
Memory: TWINMOS Winbond 128M*3 PC-133
CD-ROM: Mitsumi 40X
OS: Win98 SE
HDD: IBM DMVS-950
SCSI Card: Adaptec AHA-2940UW Pro
Power Supply: High Power HPC-250G2
Sound Card: FIC Hi-Five
BIOS: beh_qj.bin
Vender/Model Name
Leadtek / S310
Chipset
Result
Pass
Pass
Pass
Pass
Pass
Pass
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Pass
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Pass
Pass
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Pass
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Pass
Pass
Pass
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Pass
Pass
Pass
Pass
Pass
Pass
Pass
Pass
Pass
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Pass
Pass
Pass
Pass
Pass
Pass
Pass
Pass
Pass
Pass
Pass
Pass
3Dfx Voodoo Banshee
3Dfx Voodoo3 2000
3Dlabs
3Dfx / Voodoo3 2000
3Dlabs / Oxygen VX1
ATI / 3D Range Pro
ATI / Xpert 98
ASUS / V264GT3
ATI / XPERT 128
ABIT / GF 256
ASUS / V6600
Creative / CT6940
ASUS/2740
Cardex / I740
Leadtek / S900
Matrox / G100
Matrox / Mystique
Matrox / Millennium
4Matrox / Millennium II
Leadtek / L2300
Leadtek / 3D S3500ZX
ASUS / V3400
ATI 3D Rage Pro
ATI 3D Rage Pro
ATI 3D Rate Pro
ATI Rage 128GL
GeForce 256
GeForce 256
GeForce 256
Intel I740
Intel I740
Intel I740
MGA G100
MGA G200
MGA G400
Millennium
Permedia II
RIVA 128ZX
RIVA TNT
RIVA TNT
RIVA TNT
RIVA TNT
RIVA TNT
RIVA TNT
RIVA TNT
RIVA TNT2
RIVA TNT2
RIVA TNT2
RIVA TNT2
RIVA TNT2
RIVA TNT2
RIVA TNT2
RIVA TNT2 M64
RIVA TNT2 Ultra
RIVA TNT2 Ultra
RIVA TNT2 Ultra
RIVA128
Creative / TNT
DIAMOND / Viper V550
ELSA / ErazorII
Leadtek/ S320
STB/Velocity4400
TOP Solution
ABIT / GT2
ASUS ? V3800
Creative/TNT2
Diamond / V770
FLSA / ERAZOR III
Leadtek / S325
Leadtek / S320 II
Leadtek / S325
ASUS / V3800
Creative / 3D Blaster
Diamond / V770
ASUS / V3000
Diamond / Riva128
Creative/ Savage4
Diamond / Virge/GX2
Cardex / 6326
RIVA128
S3 Savage 4
S3 Virge/GX2
SiS 6326
SIS 6326
Trident 9880
ENN YAH
ENN YAH / Trident Blade 3D
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Memory Modules
Configuration:
CPU
OS
BIOS
Coppermine 667MHz ( FSB:133MHz )
Windows NT4.0 Warkstation
beh_qj.bin
VGA
HDD
Power Supply
DIAMOND RIVA TNT2 Ultra
Quantum fireball CX6400AT
Seventeam ST-301HR
OK
Fail
PC-133
1
2
3
4
1
2
3
4
Capacity : 128MB
CRUCIAL / MICRON / MT48LC8M8A2-75 B / ECC / SPD √
√
√
√
√
√
√
√
√
√
√
√
√
CRUCIAL/MICRON/MT48LC16M4A2-75 B/ECC/SPD ®
CRUCIAL/MICRON/MT48LC16M4A2-75 B/SPD
BUFFALO/MICRON/MT48LC8M8A2/SPD
KINGMAX/KSV884T4A1A-07/SPD
√
√
√
√
√
TWINMOS / MOSEL / V54C365804VBT75 / SPD
Capacity : 64MB
CRUCIAL / MICRON / MT48LC8M8A2-75 B / ECC / SPD √
√
√
√
√
√
√
√
√
√
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CRUCIAL/MICRON/MT48LC8M8A2-75 B/ECC/SPD ®
CRUCIAL / MICRON / MT48LC8M8A2-75 B / SPD
APACER / SIEMEMS / HYB39S64800AT-7.5 / SPD
APACER / LGS / GM72V66841ET75 / SPD
√
√
√
√
Capacity : 32MB
CRUCIAL / MT48LC4M16A2-75 B / SPD
√
√
√
OK
Fail
PC-100
1
Capacity : 256MB
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2
3
4
1
2
3
4
TWINMOS / SEC / KM44S16030BT-GL / SPD
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√
Capacity : 128MB
CRUCIAL / MICRON / MT48LC8M8A2-8E / ECC / SPD
TWINMOS / TOSHIBA / TC59S6408BFT-80 / ECC / SPD
CORSAIR / SEC / KM48S8030BT-GL / ECC /SPD
√
√
√
√
√
√
√
√
√
Capacity : 64MB
APM / APM / F886488CT-8 / SPD
√
√
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CRUCIAL / MICRON / MT48LC8M8A2-8C / SPD
TOSHIBA / TOSHIBA / TC59S6416BFT-80 / SPD
BUFFALO / SEC / KM48S8030BT-GH / SPD
CORSAIR / SEC / KM48S8030BT-GL / ECC / SPD
GENUINE / NEC / D4564841G5-A80-9JF / SPD
GENERIC / SIEMENS / HYB39S64800AT-8 / SPD
TWINMOS / M.TEC / TBS6408B4E-8 / SPD
√
√
√
√
√
√
√
Capacity : 32MB
ARMAS / NEC / D4564163G5-A80-9JF / SPD
√
√
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