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Trying to boost my Q9550 using a tape drive

Trying to boost my Q9550 using a tape drive

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MineaBeef
Junior Member
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11-30-2017, 10:00 PM
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Hello, I own a Dell OptiPlex 780 with a motherboard model 0C27VV. I tried overclocking my Q9550 using electrical tape. My first try was placing the tape on the 2nd and 3rd pin under the clip, I followed this thread: https://forums. It didn't work. When I turned on my PC it displayed 2 3 4 lights and the power button was amber. My second attempt followed a similar tutorial at http://www.xtremesystems.org/forums/show...00-pin-mod, but I repeated the same steps without success. My third attempt used this video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5rsFVg3s3G0, which booted up but didn't improve performance. So what's going wrong? I followed exactly the same steps for all three, yet it still doesn't work on my OptiPlex 780.
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MineaBeef
11-30-2017, 10:00 PM #1

Hello, I own a Dell OptiPlex 780 with a motherboard model 0C27VV. I tried overclocking my Q9550 using electrical tape. My first try was placing the tape on the 2nd and 3rd pin under the clip, I followed this thread: https://forums. It didn't work. When I turned on my PC it displayed 2 3 4 lights and the power button was amber. My second attempt followed a similar tutorial at http://www.xtremesystems.org/forums/show...00-pin-mod, but I repeated the same steps without success. My third attempt used this video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5rsFVg3s3G0, which booted up but didn't improve performance. So what's going wrong? I followed exactly the same steps for all three, yet it still doesn't work on my OptiPlex 780.

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sydneyyyyyy
Senior Member
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12-01-2017, 06:39 AM
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Your motherboard uses a Q45 chipset and does not support 1600mhz FSB processors. It only supports 1333 and lower. The mod you are using raises the FSB to 1600, which your board cannot handle. I have installed it several times, but you will need a more capable board.
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sydneyyyyyy
12-01-2017, 06:39 AM #2

Your motherboard uses a Q45 chipset and does not support 1600mhz FSB processors. It only supports 1333 and lower. The mod you are using raises the FSB to 1600, which your board cannot handle. I have installed it several times, but you will need a more capable board.

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DJVanderstep
Junior Member
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12-01-2017, 03:02 PM
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Your motherboard uses a Q45 chipset and does not support 1600mhz FSB processors. It only supports 1333 and lower. The mod you're using raises the FSB to 1600, which this board cannot handle. I've tried it myself several times, but you'll need a more capable motherboard.
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DJVanderstep
12-01-2017, 03:02 PM #3

Your motherboard uses a Q45 chipset and does not support 1600mhz FSB processors. It only supports 1333 and lower. The mod you're using raises the FSB to 1600, which this board cannot handle. I've tried it myself several times, but you'll need a more capable motherboard.