Tweaking

[AdamJ]

System Spec.

Are there any tweaks that can be done to my hardware? Such as overclocking for instance on my cpu and ram.

Operating System System ModelWindows Vista Home Premium (build 6000)
Install Language: English (United States)
System Locale: English (United Kingdom) GATEWAY GM5074B 210
System Serial Number: GSG7321000195

Processor a Main Circuit Board b1.87 gigahertz Intel Core 2 Duo
64 kilobyte primary memory cache
4096 kilobyte secondary memory cache
64-bit ready
Multi-core (2 total)
Not hyper-threaded Board: Intel Corporation DG965OT AAD75595-201
Serial Number: BQOT7030000J
Bus Clock: 266 megahertz
BIOS: Intel Corp. MQ96510J.15A.0373.2007.0316.1351 03/16/2007

Drives Memory Modules c,d320.07 Gigabytes Usable Hard Drive Capacity
298.95 Gigabytes Hard Drive Free Space

TSSTcorp CD/DVDW TS-H652D ATA Device [CD-ROM drive]

Generic USB CF Reader USB Device [Hard drive] -- drive 3
Generic USB MS Reader USB Device [Hard drive] -- drive 5
Generic USB SD Reader USB Device [Hard drive] -- drive 2
Generic USB SM Reader USB Device [Hard drive] -- drive 4
Hitachi HDT725032VLA380 [Hard drive] (320.07 GB) -- drive 0, SMART Status: Healthy
SanDisk Cruzer Micro USB Device (2.00 GB) -- drive 1, s/n u, SMART Status: Healthy 2030 Megabytes Usable Installed Memory

Slot 'J6H1' has 1024 MB (serial number 0x00005035)
Slot 'J6H2' is Empty
Slot 'J6J1' has 1024 MB (serial number 0x04004035)
Slot 'J6J2' is Empty

Local Drive Volumes c: (NTFS on drive 0)310.30 GB294.34 GB freed: (NTFS on drive 0)9.77 GB4.61 GB free

Network Drives None detected

Controllers DisplayATA Channel 0 [Controller]
ATA Channel 1 [Controller]
Standard Dual Channel PCI IDE Controller NVIDIA GeForce 9500 GT [Display adapter]
HP Compaq FP1706 [Monitor] (16.8"vis, s/n CND6260PTK, June 2006)Bus Adapters

MultimediaIntel(R) 82801HR/HH/HO SATA RAID Controller
Microsoft iSCSI Initiator
Intel(R) ICH8 Family USB Universal Host Controller - 2830
Intel(R) ICH8 Family USB Universal Host Controller - 2831
Intel(R) ICH8 Family USB Universal Host Controller - 2832
Intel(R) ICH8 Family USB Universal Host Controller - 2834
Intel(R) ICH8 Family USB Universal Host Controller - 2835
Intel(R) ICH8 Family USB2 Enhanced Host Controller - 2836
Intel(R) ICH8 Family USB2 Enhanced Host Controller - 283A Hauppauge WinTV-HVR 67xx Capture Device
SigmaTel High Definition Audio CODEC

Virus Protection

Group PoliciesNo details available None discovered

Communications Other DevicesPCI Soft Data Fax Modem with SmartCP

Intel(R) 82562V 10/100 Network Connection primary Auto IP Address: 192.168.1.64 / 24Gateway: 192.168.1.254Dhcp Server: 192.168.1.254Physical Address: 00:19

1:3A:77:72Microsoft ISATAP AdapterTeredo Tunneling Pseudo-InterfaceNetworking Dns Server: 192.168.1.254 Texas Instruments OHCI Compliant IEEE 1394 Host Controller
HID-compliant consumer control device
HID-compliant device (3x)
Microsoft eHome Infrared Transceiver
USB Human Interface Device
Microsoft eHome MCIR 109 Keyboard
Microsoft eHome MCIR Keyboard
Microsoft eHome Remote Control Keyboard keys
Standard 101/102-Key or Microsoft Natural PS/2 Keyboard
HID-compliant mouse (2x)
eHome Infrared Receiver (USBCIR)
Multimedia Card Reader
USB Mass Storage Device
USB Root Hub (7x)
Generic volume shadow copy
Cruzer Micro
USB CF Reader
USB MS Reader
USB SD Reader
USB SM Reader

 

[josef613]

is this a custom build, or did you buy this computer?

 

[AdamJ]

I baught it.

 

[Thorsen]

It is probably not OCable, but you never know. You can look in the BIOS for the settings for the FSB, Multiplier and voltages for the components.

Warning: If this is your first time OCing, then you need to get as much info on the subject as possible before you start.

 

[josef613]

well, most computers that are brand name won't allow you to. first check your bios and look if you can edit your processor front side bus. If not, then the bios doesn't support it. the board might not either.
don't actually change it, but tell me if you have the choice to change it.
also, you'll want to buy an aftermarket cooler if you're going to overclock.
<update> Thorson Beat me to the point by a little bit

 

[Thorsen]

There is also lots of info here: Overclockers: The Performance Computing Community

 

[AdamJ]

If its too much hastle then I'm not going to worry I don't realy wish to damage my pc. Could you help me with somthing else friend?

Earlier today I upgraded to a 64bit Windows 7 ultimate OS. After the installation was about to finish and take me to the desktop screen it restarted saying fail to start or somthing simular the pc then restarted again and still failed to start Windows 7 so I basicly had to do a full system recovery nowI'm not quite sure on what to do.

 

[josef613]

Did it say Disk Boot Failure?

 

[AdamJ]

Also can anyone tell me what this means?

Processor a 1.87 gigahertz Intel Core 2 Duo
64 kilobyte primary memory cache
4096 kilobyte secondary memory cache
64-bit ready
Multi-core (2 total)
"Not hyper-threaded"

 

[Thorsen]

No worries josef. I have a light software OC, but I have always had OEM mobo's so never delved to far into this subject. I just know the fundamentals.

Rules:

#1 Backup. Make sure you know how to reset your BIOS to its original settings

#2 Baby steps. don't do high jumps in performance. Make small increments.

#3 Info. if you don't know what you are changing or why: Dont change it.

#4 Heat and Power. OCing creates high temps and draws power. make sure you have proper cooling and PSU.

#5 Stability. Test for stability often running for long periods of time. OC is not benificial if you crash your computer ever 30 minutes or burn your CPU.

#6 Magic Smoke. Computers run on this and if it escapes you will need new hardware. Period.

Last ones for laughs.

 

[AdamJ]

Did it say Disk Boot Failure?

Yes it did, I tried to install both 32bit and 64bit and I'm not quite sure what to do now because I've wasted most the day trying to do it now I'm back where I started only this time with a formatted vista OS.

 

[josef613]

Hyper threading is intel's technology to virtualize another core. it comes from the pentium 4 processor. If you've ever seen a pentium 4 with HT enabled, you'll see that it has two graphs for a single core processor.
If your processor was HT enabled, you'd see 4 graphs, representing 4 cores, but really you only have 2 cores. the other 2 are just virtualized

 

[AdamJ]

Hyper threading is intel's technology to virtualize another core. it comes from the pentium 4 processor. If you've ever seen a pentium 4 with HT enabled, you'll see that it has two graphs for a single core processor.
If your processor was HT enabled, you'd see 4 graphs, representing 4 cores, but really you only have 2 cores. the other 2 are just virtualized

Thanks anyway, back to the issue of installing windows 7 Ultimate. I'm clueless of what to do. I've tried for the second day now I burned windows 7 ultimate onto 4 differen't disks but with the same software thinking I was doing somthing wrong only to get boot failures on all four atempts.

 

[josef613]

Thorsen, that is good information.
I might add that a good program to test stability is Prime 95. Used by overclockers everywhere.
Also, be sure that your ram isn't overclocked too much. if it is, your system won't boot and you can damage your ram.

 

[Thorsen]

Hyper threading was for single core CPU's to act like dual cores. It had one core, but two threads active at the same time. The C2Duo has two physical cores but no hyper threading. if it did, there would be 4 threads running concurrently.

^^^^ I think this is correct. Please correct me if I am wrong.

 

[josef613]

Did it say Disk Boot Failure?

Yes it did, I tried to install both 32bit and 64bit and I'm not quite sure what to do now because I've wasted most the day trying to do it now I'm back where I started only this time with a formatted vista OS.

This sounds like your Windows 7 installation is not complete, or corrupted. is this a retail disc?

 

[josef613]

Hyper threading was for single core CPU's to act like dual cores. It had one core, but two threads active at the same time. The C2Duo has two physical cores but no hyper threading. if it did, there would be 4 threads running concurrently.

^^^^ I think this is correct. Please correct me if I am wrong.

You are correct. It was first introduced with Pentium 4's

 

[AdamJ]

Is there anyway to enable "Hyper Threading"? If so will I see an increase in proformance.

 

[Thorsen]

You beat me this time josef.

Where did the installation media come from. Was it downloaded from internet and burned to a disc? If so, the burn might be corrupted. Or is this original installation discs from OEM or Purchased in store?

 

[AdamJ]

Did it say Disk Boot Failure?

Yes it did, I tried to install both 32bit and 64bit and I'm not quite sure what to do now because I've wasted most the day trying to do it now I'm back where I started only this time with a formatted vista OS.

This sounds like your Windows 7 installation is not complete, or corrupted. is this a retail disc?

A friend gave it to me, not quite sure how he got his hands on it.