Patent ID: 8380968

Claim:
An overclocking control method cooperating with an overclocking application when the overclocking application is started, the overclocking control method comprising the steps of: a BIOS entering an overclocking mode according to an executing state of the overclocking application; receiving a first triggering signal outputted from a south bridge chip by the BIOS, wherein the first triggering signal is generated by the south bridge chip according to the operation of a first button; and selecting a piece of corresponding overclocking information from a look-up table and loading the overclocking information in a register of the BIOS according to the first triggering signal by the BIOS, when the overclocking application is not started, and the first button outputs a first signal, the BIOS works in a normal mode, the BIOS receives a first signal from the south bridge chip according to the first signal, when the overclocking application is started, and the first button outputs a first triggering signal, the BIOS works in the overclocking mode, the BIOS receives the first triggering signal outputted from the south bridge chip according to the number of the receiving times and frequency of the received first triggering signal, and executing an overclocking function.