AMD Overdrive locked?

[Jepe]

So yeah, in my Catalyst Control Center the Overdrive thing is locked, all the bars etc. are like light coloured and can't be moved anywhere.

I can't set the clock settings there nor can I set the fan speeds...

How can I unlock them? I haven't ever updated my BIOS so could that have something to do with it, I've heard some stuff like that...

Thanks

 

[stormy13]

First if available you have to click on the lock to unlock it,



With it being a laptop though, it may also be that it is locked out/disabled on purpose as there isn't any way to get rid of any extra heat generated.

 

[sygnus21]

With it being a laptop though, it may also be that it is locked out/disabled on purpose as there isn't any way to get rid of any extra heat generated.

+1

Great tip on the heat issue by enabling the overclock tab.

I tried to hit you up but....

Anway good advice.

 

[Jepe]

Oh, just noticed the key button there. It's key in my version, not a lock.
Didn't realize it can be clicked. Seems like it would open it, but it gives me a really long list of stuff and tells me I shouldn't and that they won't do anything to it if I break it and all.

I've never tried overclocking etc. should I just leave it be there like that?
Since at the moment, I really don't need more power, I was mostly interested about why it's locked...

(GPU clocksetting seems to be at 700Mhz and memory clock settings at 1000Mhz, those upper ones, not the current ones.)



But as a off-topic question, how can I find out what version is my BIOS and should I upgrade it, would I get some benefits with it? (I couldn't find a section for BIOS, so I'm asking here :/ )

 

[stormy13]

700/1000 is the default clocks,

ATI Mobility Radeon HD 5870 - Notebookcheck.net Tech

Unless something is running that requires it, the current values should be quite a bit lower for power saving.

As for which bios version you have this,

CPUID - System & hardware benchmark, monitoring, reporting

should be able to tell you. As for updating it, the only place to get the bios from for a laptop (or any OEM computer like a Dell, HP, etc) is directly from the laptop manufacturer.

 

[Jepe]

700/1000 is the default clocks,

ATI Mobility Radeon HD 5870 - Notebookcheck.net Tech

Unless something is running that requires it, the current values should be quite a bit lower for power saving.

As for which bios version you have this,

CPUID - System & hardware benchmark, monitoring, reporting

should be able to tell you. As for updating it, the only place to get the bios from for a laptop (or any OEM computer like a Dell, HP, etc) is directly from the laptop manufacturer.

Okay, sorry for going totally off-topic with this, but I really wouldn't like to start a new thread for this :/

So, my BIOS version is E1727IMS. 10A
And the manufacturer's site has this: MSI Europe – Computer, Laptop, Notebook, Desktop, Mainboard, Graphics and more

What would that do? Or is there somewhere a list etc. where I can check all the versions and what they've done?