Overclocking the Atom Eee PC...Can it be done?

[foothead]

Hello. I have an atom Eee PC (900a) and am wondering about overclocking it. I have noticed that they seem to run sluggish when running certain programs (especially openoffice) so I want to OC it. I have heard a very limited amount about OCing the celeron one, but not the Atom. Thanks.

EDIT: It is the LINUX one.

 

[AntiStealth]

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[foothead]

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Oh looks like you beat me to it.
Let me know if you have any luck.

 

[AntiStealth]

and the Answer is..

Yes it can be Done!!
You need to install ntune.
search it on Google and then Mod your netbook =-D

 

[GibsonSGKing]

and the Answer is..

Yes it can be Done!!
You need to install ntune.
search it on Google and then Mod your netbook =-D

Uhm, well, using ntune isn't really modding it. But sure, with ntune it's probably possible. Although I would strongly suggest going through the bios whenever possible.

 

[AntiStealth]

Yea,
But its a good effect with ntune.
also you cant use BIOS on a intel atom most of BIOS is locked.

 

[foothead]

DAMN! it is only for windows.
sorry. I have the linux one, so it won't work. Plus I can't emulate it, so I need something else.

 

[GibsonSGKing]

Yea,
But its a good effect with ntune.
also you cant use BIOS on a intel atom most of BIOS is locked.

Keyword most

And the problem with ntune is that if it goes haywire and has consistent BSOD's, it can be difficult to get back into it to fix it. I don't know if going into the bios and just restoring the settings will fix it :-/

 

[Atomic Rooster]

Why would one need or even want to overclock a netbook? What's the point?

 

[foothead]

Keyword most

And the problem with ntune is that if it goes haywire and has consistent BSOD's, it can be difficult to get back into it to fix it. I don't know if going into the bios and just restoring the settings will fix it :-/

Nope. my BIOS is locked. What about linux? I would never put windows on my netbook.

Why would one need or even want to overclock a netbook? What's the point?

It seems to run sluggish in certain programs, and will run at 100% CPU capacity for very long periods of time in larger programs.