How do I overclock a dual core processor?

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Published on 2011-06-27T15:13:14Z Indexed on 2011/06/27 16:25 UTC
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This is a serious problem. I want to speed up my compilation process. I have never been especially fond of overclocking, however my current compilation time for my project makes my crazy!

I found information about which parameters I should change to overclock and which values are safe. However, I have one basic problem. I don't have the ability to change this option in my BIOS. It is possible that these options have been blocked by the system administrators? Getting a faster processor is not an option.

How do I edit the proper values to overclock my CPU. Do I need to flash my bios to another version?

My specs:

Entium Dual-Core Cpu E5400 @2.7GHz
Asrock motherboard
4GB RAM
Windows 7 Ultimate 32-bit

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