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mariano88
11-09-01, 10:56 AM
Has anyone tried going around the pits with a number 2? The methods for unlocking the multiplyer I've seen seem a bit complex, expensive, and/or risky. Am thinking twice about giving up my "penciled" Thunderbird (1.4g @ 10*150)
NOWIS
11-09-01, 11:57 AM
Welcome,

The gaps between each L1 bridge on the AXP are narrower than the tbird. Using a pencil will definitely short out the L1 bridge. I too am thinking hard if I want to risk my new expensive AXP. What I am doing now is read all the AXP unlocking articles and study them down till I feel a bit more certain on how to unlock it with minimun risk. Your Tbird is pretty powerful to run anything, I would wait longer and something much better or at least cheaper. what is your system spec?

http://www.vr-zone.com/guides/AMD/AthlonXPUnlock/
and one in the overclockers.com website.
mariano88
11-09-01, 01:21 PM
Thanks, I think the method in the article you recomended is the easiest I've seen. My system:
ABIT KG7-RAID
256 2400 MICRON DDR
TWO WDbb 20gig in Raid0
One WDbb 20 gig storage
Thunderbird 1.4 10*150=1500
64meg Radeon
SB Live
Plextor 40x SCSI
Toshiba 16x 48x DVD IDE
Sony 4x 8x CDR SCSI
Exabyte 8200 Tape Drive
500w POWMAX PS
WBK38 6800RPM
tacobell
11-09-01, 01:34 PM
This guide from vr-zone is much easyier..
NOWIS
11-09-01, 02:14 PM
Useful reading from here too. http://www.oc-athlonxp.com/. It looks easy but still things can go wrong if not careful. By the way, nice setup, mariano88. Can your tbird go any higher?
mariano88
11-09-01, 02:34 PM
"Can your tbird go any higher?"

Sadly no. Not without stability issues. It will boot into windows as high as 1620 but it won't last long. I'm hoping that after it burns awhile it will hit 1575 with stability.
zangler
11-09-01, 03:00 PM
Originally posted by mariano88
"Can your tbird go any higher?"

Sadly no. Not without stability issues. It will boot into windows as high as 1620 but it won't last long. I'm hoping that after it burns awhile it will hit 1575 with stability.

that is what happened to mine....i was stuck at 1.533 (11.5*133) but after a few weeks, i got to 1575 (10.5*149)
DarkInferno_IV
11-09-01, 04:21 PM
Fill the pits with Krazy Glue to insulate them, then use defogger paint.
mariano88
11-09-01, 04:46 PM
Hey DarkInferno_IV what is your fsb and your temps on your Athlon System? You have got to have the fastest system I've seen! How difficult was it to for you to unlock your XP with glue/paint?
]-[itman
11-09-01, 05:08 PM
Originally posted by mariano88
Hey DarkInferno_IV what is your fsb and your temps on your Athlon System? You have got to have the fastest system I've seen! How difficult was it to for you to unlock your XP with glue/paint?

I agree. Let us have a peek at some benchmarks too if you can I'd like to see just how bad it'll kill the pentium!
Sonny
11-09-01, 05:48 PM
DarkInferno_IV - That is a very long sig. Hopefully it ain't past 15 lines:rolleyes:
Christoph
11-09-01, 09:21 PM
If you've got AS2 and some superglue, you can use them to fill the gaps (superglue) and connect the bridges (AS2). Just follow the directions in the article using the AS2 instead of the conductive grease.
Oni
11-09-01, 10:41 PM
Originally posted by IdeaMagnate
If you've got AS2 and some superglue, you can use them to fill the gaps (superglue) and connect the bridges (AS2). Just follow the directions in the article using the AS2 instead of the conductive grease.

I don't believe that ASII would be conductive enough.
Angry
11-10-01, 10:06 AM
Originally posted by Oni


I don't believe that ASII would be conductive enough.

I think that if AS2 can fry ram chips on a video card, that it can be conductive enough to connect the L1's.
Christoph
11-10-01, 10:13 AM
Originally posted by Angry


I think that if AS2 can fry ram chips on a video card, that it can be conductive enough to connect the L1's.

Got any pictures, or was it not your RAM?