Thunderbird multiplier question

[SpeedDemon]

I just purchased a new 1.4GHz AMD thunderbird and I looked at it before I installed it. It seemed that it came with the L1 bridges already crossed, but I cannot change the multiplier setting in my BIOS, just my FSB. I noticed that the bottom dot on the third set looked a little worn off, should I use a pencil to go over the bridges and refill the dot or has this chip just been deactivated for multiplier setting?

[wildone]

they cannot be deactivated except by not having the bridges connected , if they look closed then they are , what you need to do is look in your motherboard manual and see if their is a jumper or special setting to allow clock multiplier changes , and welcome to the forums
wildone

[SpeedDemon]

Hmm...my motherboard is this one...A7A266 (http://www.asus.com/products/Motherboard/socketa/a7a266/index.html)

I tried setting it to jumper mode and manually setting it to 12.0 and >12.5, but it just stayed at 10.5 despite my effort. Any idea what's goin on?

[Oni]

Look closer at the bridges. I'll bet that they've been severed w/ a laser. Just pencil them in really well with a mechanical pencil and try changing your setting again.

[Rob Cork]

As far as I was aware all the 1.4gig tbirds came unlocked, but I think I remember hearing of people having problems changing the multiplier. Maybe they are cut - I'd assume they are if you can't change the multiplier. Just try the pencil trick I guess.

[Drax]

Remeber, if it was locked with a laser, the cuts across the bridges could be tiny beyond belief. Are you looking hard enough? Photons don't make big holes. ;)

[SpeedDemon]

Actually, I found out that the multiplier change seems to only be doable on the board itself, not in the BIOS. But I got it at 12.0 =). The >12.5 setting doesnt seem to change anything...12.0 is as high as it will go for me.