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==Warnings==
==Warnings==
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* Overclocking WILL VOID YOUR WARRANTY. Your warranty does not cover running the device beyond the specifications.
 
* The lifetime of your device WILL get reduced as a result of [[:wikipedia:Electromigration]]
* The lifetime of your device WILL get reduced as a result of [[:wikipedia:Electromigration]]
* Your device might not perform properly - bizarre bugs and corruption may result from the CPU being physically unable to cope with higher frequencies (see the next point)
* Your device might not perform properly - bizarre bugs and corruption may result from the CPU being physically unable to cope with higher frequencies (see the next point)
* All devices are not made equal - some may be able to handle 1.15GHz daily just fine, while some may be unstable even at 720MHz.
* All devices are not made equal - some may be able to handle 1.15GHz daily just fine, while some may be unstable even at 720MHz.
* You do it at your own responsibility. No whining afterwards. If you're unsure, don't do it.
* You do it at your own responsibility. No whining afterwards. If you're unsure, don't do it.
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* Nokia's overclocking warning: 500 MHz is the normal frequency. Everything above is not good for your device, even with the stock kernel.
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* Nokia's overclocking warning: 600 MHz is the normal frequency. Everything above is not good for your device, even with the stock kernel.
* Igor Stoppa's [http://talk.maemo.org/showpost.php?p=596149&postcount=904 warning] and [http://talk.maemo.org/showpost.php?p=603833&postcount=66 comment]
* Igor Stoppa's [http://talk.maemo.org/showpost.php?p=596149&postcount=904 warning] and [http://talk.maemo.org/showpost.php?p=603833&postcount=66 comment]
* [http://talk.maemo.org/showpost.php?p=596274&postcount=937 chip vendors specs]
* [http://talk.maemo.org/showpost.php?p=596274&postcount=937 chip vendors specs]

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