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CPUUpgrade/OverclockingPage 1DISCUSSIONThis lab will familiarize you with upgrading a CPU on a Socket370 motherboard. The process is fairly simple with todays autodetecting motherboards. When you are upgrading a CPU you need to be concernedwith CPU voltage internal frequency and FSB (Front Side Bus). The internal frequency is determined bymultiplying the system bus by a particular number. The frequency specifications are usually written on thebox the processor came in or on the processor itself. You will physically remove a CPU and reinstall it as ifit were a new processor. Your motherboard may have physical jumper settings for clock frequencies orsoftwarecontrollable settings in the BIOS. Overclocking can be dangerous to your system and may causesystem failures. It is recommended not to overclock more than 20% above the recommended frequencies. Itis also important to have a good heat sink and fan on the processor.PROCEDURE1.Remove CPU___a.Shut down the computer if it is inany operating system.___b.Turn off the power supply.___c.Open the side panel of the computer and lay the case horizontally.___d.Unplug the CPU cooling fanspower connector.___e.Unclamp the cooling fan and heatsink from the CPU and set itaside as shown in Figure 91.CPU UPGRADE/OVERCLOCKING 1OBJECTIVES1.Install a CPU.2.Employ different clock frequencies.RESOURCES1.Marcraft 8000 TrainerLAB PROCEDURE 9HardwareCPUUpgrade/OverclockingHardwareFi gure 91: CPUFan and ClampPage 2___f.Release the CPU by gently sliding the lever slightly away from the socket and then rotating the lever to vertical.___g.Gently remove the CPU being careful not to touch the pins on the bottom of the CPU. If you bendthe pins the CPU will be useless. Make sure to use the grounding strap to remove any possibleelectrostatic discharges.2.Reinstall CPU___a.RefertotheCPUsdocumentationtodeter minethevoltageFSBandinternalfrequency. Theprocessor may have the internal frequency printed on it. Record these values in Table 91.___b.Reinsert the ...

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