L1 bridges

[onegojoe]

Got a retail box 1gig tbird today. I have a small magnifying glass and it is very hard to tell if those small dots are joined or not. Is it possible to tell from the numbers on the face of the chip if it is locked or unlocked? A1000 AMT3C AXIA 0122CPCW. Then the serial number 96148680218. I know you could mount it to the board and see if it will multiply but hate to have to mount and then dismount if you know what I mean. I guess I will have to get a better and bigger magnifying glass or take it to a jeweler.

[robjustice]

Your L1's should not be connected. I think if you check them you will find that they are cut. I believe anything under 1.2 has the L1's cut.

[The Coolest]

I got 1.2 T-bird so do u think I could change the multiplier w/o changing any thing in CPU?

[train22]

no, unlock it, I've just find the L1 bridge you will see (get a mag. glass and you will) 4 pairs of dots connect the pairs (From this :::: to this ||||) DO not cross the pairs in any way (NO THIS |||/|, ||/||, and so on...) Oh yes and you'll need to do this with a #2 pencil or a conductive MICRO TIP pen. (pen is recommended 'cause it will hold forever)

[The Coolest]

Could u please post an image or something because I don't really know where to look the bridges at...

[FRANK]

An image of the L1 bridges, as well as an excellent article on how to unlock them can be found on the front page of this site under the heading "Beginers Guide".

While you're in that section of this site, take some time to familiarize yourself with some of the other finer points of overclocking. This will save you some grief down the road as well as save the time of other people in here by not having to answer questions that that can be answered with one click if you'd take the initiative to do the research.

I don't mean to flame you or anyone else but, it seems to me that before you'd begin to modify your system and start to run it way beyond the specs that it was designed to run at, you'd take the time to do the above. Your computer is a very sophisticated and expensive piece of electronic equipment. It would be in your best interest to do some research and learn what effect each modification will have on the overall system, before you end up with a pile of smoking parts.

Good Luck!

[Goldwing]

Try looking Here http://www.overclockers.com/tips402/

Good Luck. :)