Re-Considering Overclocking

[Apokalipse]

i tried flashing the bios again and i realized this error had come up.
CMOS checksom error
Loading default settings.

I checked cpu-z and it shows the new driver date.

Did my bios even get updated? if not, how to fix that checksum error

That means it didn't flash properly. Did you try the Winflash utility?

How do you actually get it to look like carbon fiber? Are you 1337?

yes.
I used a hacked uxtheme.dll file to load a theme called CarbonPro

 

[phucng_10]

Lol, alright! Just wondering since your Task Manager looks cool.

 

[Apokalipse]

Lol, alright! Just wondering since your Task Manager looks cool.

That's why I'm using this theme.

i intalled that and it didnt work.
I looked around in my mobo and no luck.
Im not sure if this has to do anything with it, but could it be my xp version?
I have an emachines recovery disk...all it does is restore my computer to its original state.
And its Windows media cented edition 2005.
when i check my boot.ini it shows xp home?

if i install xp pro, would it make a difference?

Oh my god, that's exactly it. Windows XP Home will only use one CPU core!

Yes, you'll need XP Pro to use both cores.

 

[krazyq]

i tried winflash and it flashed but still one core...
But is that the problem now?
that i have xp home or media center.

i need to know if this is a guarantee?

 

[Apokalipse]

Windows XP Home will only use one CPU core!

I can't believe I missed that one before.

 

[Ste]

But thats why we have SMP FOlding.

 

[krazyq]

wow...all this time.
Well is win media edtition the same as home?

in system information it shows media edition.
In boot.ini it shows home?

 

[Apokalipse]

wow...all this time.
Well is win media edtition the same as home?

in system information it shows media edition.
In boot.ini it shows home?

Windows XP MCE is actually just normal XP with a few addons.

If the boot.ini shows that it's home edition, that's your problem.

Install XP Pro with SP2, and I'm certain you will get use of both cores.

 

[krazyq]

yeah it shows home edition.
OMG i hope that is true.
I know this is illegal and im not suppose to post this ....BUT
here it goes.
Im going to downlaod an xp pro edition .....i might have to crack it.
If it works...then i will buy one for sure.
Im not going to be cheap here, i can get a discount for it anyways since im a student.
But would you recomend buying xp pro or vista home premium

 

[Apokalipse]

yeah it shows home edition.
OMG i hope that is true.
I know this is illegal and im not suppose to post this ....BUT
here it goes.
Im going to downlaod an xp pro edition .....i might have to crack it.
If it works...then i will buy one for sure.
Im not going to be cheap here, i can get a discount for it anyways since im a student.
But would you recomend buying xp pro or vista home premium

Personally, I'd stick with XP Pro.

It probably costs less. But even if it doesn't, it's still faster, has better drivers, better support, less bugs, more compatibility, uses less hard drive space and less RAM.

XP Pro with 1-2GB can run extremely well.
With 2GB, you can just disable paging file, and things simply run fast.