AMD Overdrive problem.

[Mathew Cole]

I'm trying to overclock my AMD A10 processor, but I'm having some issues witht the AMD Overdrive program. Every time I change the multiplier from 19x to 28x and click "apply" It resets back to 19x. I know it can be overclocked from 1.9ghz to 3.2ghz as it states here > http/www.notebookcheck.net/Lenovo-IdeaPad-Z50-75-Notebook-A10-7300-Review-Update.132461.0.html

Does anyone know why this is happening and if there is a sollution to fix it? Thanks.

 

[clutchc]

What happens if you select a multi just a couple clicks above 19?

 

[Mathew Cole]

I've tried but it still doesn't work. I went from just 19x to 22x but it still resets back to 19x.

 

[unksol]

the clock varies between 1.9 GHz and 3.2 GHz automatically to stay within its TDP based o. number of cores in use, load, and power settings. That is all the article you linked referred to. nothing is said about overclocking. you should not be trying to force it to 3.2GHz 24/7 it would burn up.

 

[clutchc]

I don't believe the A10-7300 has an unlocked multiplier.

 

[Mathew Cole]

I don't get it. When I take it lower then 19x I can't put it back up. I just put it down to 18x and tried to put it back to 19x, but it kept going back to 18x. Why is that?

 

[clutchc]

I don't get it. When I take it lower then 19x I can't put it back up. I just put it down to 18x and tried to put it back to 19x, but it kept going back to 18x. Why is that?

That I can't answer. But I'll bet if you reboot, it is back at 19. Check with CPU-Z and see if it agrees with AOD.

 

[Mathew Cole]

So my AMD A10 can't be overclocked?

 

[clutchc]

So my AMD A10 can't be overclocked?

Not the easy way, by raising the CPU clock multiplier. You can still squeeze out a couple hundred MHz by increasing the base clock. But that will entail quite a bit more work because most everything else also runs off the base clock and would need to be down-clocked.