Ahtlon XP on Abit KT7 can be done

[haug]

Hello

From my earlier post, i asked if i could put a XP cpu in my Abit KT7-Raid (100Mhz fsb) just for a periode till i found the KT266 board i want.

Well today i got a Ahtlon XP 1600+ an jumped it into my KT7 with normal bios settings and it came up with Ahtlon MP and 1045Mhz. and no way to change the 1045Mhz.

Out with the XP and on with the L1's like on my "old" Duron. Only this is a little more scary with laser cutted holes betwen the connectores on L1
I used some tricks from this site http://www.athlonoc.com/xpoc_1.php and filled the holes with my wifes naile polish, see on the above site why. and then connected the L1's with some (don't know how it's called in english)
but i call it (conductive repair "ink" for car rear window heater) it's perfect for this. But i had to do it 5 times before i got some usefull connections.

Now i can change the speed with my software multiplayer in bios up and down. Bootted and got 1245Mhz with the highest setting in bios (12 x above) 100x12.5 ?

Right now i'am running 1378Mhz with some fsb tuning, cpu 46 degress an standard 1.750V

Will try some more in the next days to see have long the fsb can follow

Maybe someone can used this information

regards Johnny Haugaard, Denmark :D

[Angry]

Thats intersting it works on the old KT7's but not on the 1.2- Kt7a's..makes no sense..but wish u luck with that baby..

[Alex99]

Wow, I think it might work with older KT7A also. But is it stable though, have you done extensive testing/benchmarking? I understand that it won't be stable because of the power differences between the AthlonXP and older versions of KT7/KT7A mobos. It might work but not stable, and risky. You might damage your spanking new AthlonXP. Nevertheless, very interesting though.

[haug]

Well all the new stuff in the XP cpu like SSE and like that i'am sure will
not work.

But as i said it is only a temporary solution till i find me a KT266 mb i
want

Until now it run's with no probs, bios 4A modded with the newest HPT bios
(1019 i think) and WinXP also with the newest HPT driver

setting = 12 x above and standard 1.75V and some fsb+ i'am trying varius
settings to see what goes and not.

haug

[killem1x1]

I'm happy for ya, but the best unlocking instructions are the ones with pics, oh just like the ones on the front page ofoverclockers.com (http://www.overclockers.com)