How do I get around the HP BIOS lock?

[vegetablegod]

I have an oldish HP Pavilion m8417c and I want to learn more about overclocking before I start on my first custom build. When I enter the screen when the computer first starts the CPU options are grayed out. Is there a way around HP's lock?
ok thanks. I tried nTune already, but the Chipset isn't compatible.

 

[Robmaister12]

when a BIOS is locked, it's locked. You could try Nvidia's nTune for software-based overclocking that starts after the boot process...

 

[Robmaister12]

when a BIOS is locked, it's locked. You could try Nvidia's nTune for software-based overclocking that starts after the boot process...