PT880 and AGP/PCI Lock---is this it??

Have visited Viarenea and others----supposedly Via has instituted an AGP/PCI Lock for the first time on their chipsets and the PT880 board is the first to have it.
I found this in the Manual----Frequency/Voltage controls in Bios:
Page 3-28
AGP Frequency
This item is used to configure the AGP frequency. Settings: From 66.9 to
100.9 at 1 increment.
Am not sure----but I believe this setting to be the long absent AGP/PCI lock setting that Via was notorious for NOT having----but supposedly fixed with this chipset.
This sounds very similar to Bios settings on various NForce2 boards that DOES lock the AGP/PCI bus
Anybody know anything about this?
Basically, an AGP/PCI lock is ESSENTIAL for any kind of serious overclocks.
Thanks----John

You are Absolutely Correct "johnrr6", This is VIA's new AGP/PCI Bus Lock/Divider .....And it is About Time!!!..........Sean REILLY875

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