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Old August 27, 2008, 11:29 PM
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i was just what 2 options i need to disable in the asus bios to get the full 2.4 out of my cpu. right now it says that my quad is running at 1.8.... i Know one is intel step-up setting but what is the other one
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Old August 27, 2008, 11:36 PM
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Hello,

i was just what 2 options i need to disable in the asus bios to get the full 2.4 out of my cpu. right now it says that my quad is running at 1.8.... i Know one is intel step-up setting but what is the other one
Don't worry about it.

Unless your overclocking leave them on.
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I am overclocking....what are they?
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Old August 28, 2008, 01:59 AM
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i was just what 2 options i need to disable in the asus bios to get the full 2.4 out of my cpu. right now it says that my quad is running at 1.8.... i Know one is intel step-up setting but what is the other one
Next time can you please list your specs when asking a question like this. I automatically look at your sig, and i don't see a quad in there... nor a 2.4GHz CPU. Your sig shows a 2.66GHz dual-core.
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Old August 28, 2008, 08:40 AM
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Yea i just upgraded, haven't had a chance to change my sig yet....sorry! :(
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