Overclocking module, a computer system and a method for overclocking

摘要

An overclocking module, a computer system and a method for overclocking are provided. The method is used to overclock the computer system. The overclocking module of the invention includes a timer, a monitoring unit and a control unit. The timer starts to count when the computer system is booted. The monitoring unit monitors whether the computer system performs a boot-up procedure within a period of time. The control unit adjusts an operating frequency of the computer system to overclock the computer system automatically according to the monitoring result of the monitoring unit.

主权项

1. An overclocking module of a computer system, comprising:
a timer which starts counting at the boot up of the computer system and outputs a count value; a monitoring unit, coupled with the timer, for determining whether the computer system performs a boot-up procedure before the count value reaches a predetermined value, and setting a state of a malfunction flag when the count value reaches a predetermined value; and a control unit, coupled with the monitoring unit, for adjusting an operating frequency of the computer system, wherein the control unit determines whether to reboot the computer system according to the setting of state of the malfunction flag and counts a number of times of rebooting, and when the number of times of rebooting reaches a predetermined number, the operating frequency of the computer system is set to a highest frequency of the computer system to perform the boot-up procedure normally, wherein when the state of the malfunction flag is set to be a first state, while the number of times of rebooting the computer system does not reach the predetermined number, the control unit further adjusts a plurality of operational parameters of the computer system other than the operating frequency before rebooting the computer system.