NEED HELP FRIED CPU

[smokeyjoe]

I TRIED TO UNLOCK MY 1.0 GHZ AMD WITH THE FOG PAINT. I BELEAVE I BURN MY CPU. I BOUGHT A 1.2 GHZ AMD AXIA, AND IT STILL WONT BOOT. I HAVE THE A7A266, 256MHZ MEMORY. HOW DO I CLEAR THE CMOS ON THI BOARD HELP PLEASE.

[GuNRocK]

I know a friend with that board i was checking thru his book one day to see if it was realy soo much differnt from my A7V and i think i saw it in teh book its a JUmper u unplug your power from wall and change the jumper or soemthing i have never done it but it cant be too hard... what kinda PSU do u have u will need 300+ 350 recomended (generic) 300w(good brand)

[GuNRocK]

Umm why did u use fog paint? alot ppl are doing it with standard HB pencils thats how i did my 700Duron to unlock it.

[Paiynn]

Do you know its harder to create an account on a message board than it is to go to a manufacturers web-site and a pull up a PDF for your motherboard.

[GuNRocK]

Paiynn all he has to do is look up in his mobo book i got asus P2L97 for my 333CeleronA and it says in that book and asus A7V and it says there...so from 97-2000 i know they put it int eh book its all a matter of finding it

[Goldwing]

GuNRocK (Jul 25, 2001 01:15 a.m.):
Umm why did u use fog paint? alot ppl are doing it with standard HB pencils thats how i did my 700Duron to unlock it.

Window defogger paint is much more durable then graphite. Quite a few people have had the graphite stop working after a period of time.

Try using rubbing alcohol and a cotton swab to remove the paint. If that doesn't work try acetone (finger nail polish remover) followed by alcohol.

Good Luck :)

[smokeyjoe]

i cleared cmos and still nothing, can it be i damage my memory. when i turn it on the harddrive lite comes on for a while. i have a 300w psu. help please

[GuNRocK]

Goldwing>>> have u heard about how long it lasts? becuase i did mine 1time probly in beginging of august2000 and its still going strong...my cpu is probly old for the 700s is there any way that mine is unlocked? i just havnt checked with a magnifying glass :) :) :)

[Goldwing]

GuNRocK (Jul 25, 2001 11:07 a.m.):
Goldwing>>> have u heard about how long it lasts? becuase i did mine 1time probly in beginging of august2000 and its still going strong...my cpu is probly old for the 700s is there any way that mine is unlocked? i just havnt checked with a magnifying glass :) :) :)

I have heard of people whose pencil-job functioned for 3-4 months and then one day their comp booted back to default.

Btw. I am using the pencil job on mine for the last 3 months with no problem. I was just stating that the defog method is more durable and several people swear by it. For me personally I will probably redo mine with the conductive pen or defog when mine stops working with the pencil. Until then as long as it is working I am not going to mess with it. (I fear taking my HSF off more often than necessary.) :D

[rugby]

On my old Duron 650 the pencil would last about 2 weeks and then on some random reboot it would go back to default. I have a DUron 750 now on a kt7a motherboard so I just kick the fsb up to 133 and bam, I've got 1ghz. Up the fsb a little more and can hit 1050 and that's as far as she can go.

[GuNRocK]

well i got 2weeks and max 3-4 months so that means i must have a factory unlocked becuase mine has been unlocked for 1year on july 21st so far....i guess i will take a look at it when i get my 1ghz...

how should i store my old cpu?