UNLOCkING!!!!

[Bon3thugz43v3r]

I just TRIED to unlock my chip. The process was pretty simple except it was frightning to turn on the computer because of the fear of shorting it. Well it looked just like the picture, but in the bios the highest multiplyer I can get is STILL 12.5 Sucks pretty bad I dont feel like doing that again, but I guess I have to. Im using the "Athlon XP Unlocking Kit" from www.highspeedpc.com
Instructions are great, but I dont understand why it didnt work...
Please Reply with any suggestions or if you have unlocked your chip and know some tips. Thx
:mad: :confused: :eek: :eh?:

[Pinky]

I used the same kit. be sure that none of that silicon gap filler got on the gold contacts. Also be sure to carefully scrape the contacts with the end of the needle, sometimes there's a little paint or something on them that prevents a good contact surface for the conductive goop. Be careful to not get any conductive stuff in the surrounding bridges as this will also cause unlocking issues... (speak form experience there :rolleyes: )

Most importantly -- relax. If you filled the gaps right, you can try it over and over as that gap filler will stay in there really good.

:D

[Bon3thugz43v3r]

Well, I just wiped off the Conductive Grease and tried again. (It is cool becuase the Gap Filler stays in Place:p But, I still can't get it to work:mad: It looks so clean and perfect, I dont understand!!!:eek: I didnt put a peace of scotch tape over the "unlocked' bridges because it doesnt mention it, although I have heard of people doing this.

[John C.]

Originally posted by Bon3thugz43v3r
... but in the bios the highest multiplyer I can get is STILL 12.5.... but I dont understand why it didnt work...
Please Reply with any suggestions or if.....youknow some tips. Thx :mad: :confused: :eek: :eh?:

Lots of mobo/bios are not able to cope with Multipliers greater than 12.5X. This is a mobo/bios issue, NOT the fault of the CPU or your closing of the L1 bridges. You may have closed some incorrectly, but the only way to find out is to set lower Multipliers which change the default settings of all 4 lower bits. Then if you get what you set, your closing of the 1st 4 L1s is OK. Heres what to do....

Set bios for a 9X Multiplier, if you get 9X then all 4 L1s are closed OK...no grounds or open L1s, Here's why.....

12.5X Multi Code = HI-HI-LO-LO-LO for the 5 bits L to R.
9X Multi Code = LO-LO-HI-HI-LO for the 5 bits L to R on the CPU. So 9X setting reverses the code for all of the 1st 4 Bits...therefore if you get 9X those signal circuits and therefore those L1s were closed correctly...if they were not bios would not be able to change the ones closed badly and you will not get 9X.

The last/5th bit is set HI starting with 13X so you won't be able to test that, but no matter since the mobo is probably the problem. But if after you get 9X, you want to try reclosing the L1s again, you'll only have to try reclosing the 5th one, NOT ALL of them.

Read our post in "Look at this article please, 2400+", and at http://www.beachlink.com/candjac/index.htm read the Tbred article which discusses this issue, and others like Understanding Multiplier Code...cause when you do "understand" you can decode bridge closing failures and avoid doing them ALL over and over again.
John C.

[Deathknight]

Do you have a green or a brown chip? the green ones have a coating over the bridges that you must scrape away. My first unlocking attempt on my green chip did not work even though it appeared to be perfectly done. After scraping off the coating and cleaning it thoroughly with alcohol it unlocked on my first try.