Unlocking AMD XP/MP Video

[Da Whip]

Found this at Tom's Hardware;
http://www.tomshardware.com/column/01q4/011124/index.html[/URL]

[The Coolest]

Kewl!!!! Downloading it now... 38 mins left... Oh I hate dialup...

[flounder43]

Originally posted by The Coolest
Kewl!!!! Downloading it now... 38 mins left... Oh I hate dialup...

Ouch, took me about 1 minute.

[The Coolest]

Hey, just finished downloading.... Kewl clip.
Now if I only had the XP... I'd :burn: it!

[JAWS]

Thanks for the cool link!

[cablepro]

hey JAWS....I go to school at Riddle in Daytona...are you a student there?

[JAWS]

Originally posted by cablepro
hey JAWS....I go to school at Riddle in Daytona...are you a student there?

I wish! My wife's best friend works there, and she mentioned something about a job opening for her. That means free classes for me! I'm over at DBCC! :(

[TranceBear]

The music reminds me of a porno, how funny, but Tom is the bomb!!

[killem1x1]

Thanks for the link. Did anyone read where Tom states from his last video that AMD released one of thier own? I'd like to see it if anyone has a link :)

[Oni]

Originally posted by The Coolest
Kewl!!!! Downloading it now... 38 mins left... Oh I hate dialup...

I'm pulling it in @ ~230kps. I love my cable!

[Jeniva]

I just d/l'd it from work..we have a T1...wow its fast...I'd trade my cable for that anyday :)

[Ottoman]

yup T1 is slick..

dled it at 400 kb/sec...

not too shabby...

sadly this skool computer is a celeron 300 w/128

I think the net ends up waiting for the comp LOL :burn:

[Luie]

Cool clip.
I hate dial up too.
took me 45min...
btw, i am getting a xp athlon tmr!
:D :D :D
I hope i will get some good oc.

[Maximus Nickus]

Some cable is 10MB/sec.

[Luie]

not 10MB/sec [megabyte/second] for cable. (they are T1)

but there are 10Megabit/sec for cable.

[LordRHYMEZ-]

My 1600 XP AMD came unlocked...

[Maximus Nickus]

Oops my bad:eek:
I could've sworn it was 10MB/s though.....or something was...

How did u get an unlocked 1600+? It oc well?

[Luie]

factory unlocked?!?:eek:
I need to unlock it my self.
yet, i didn't change the multiplier.

[Maximus Nickus]

:D

[Element-Xero]

you wanna hear something sad?

I am downloading it at about 30kb/s
on a T1!

The school comps here are (i believe) 133mhz.......its kinda ridiculous..

[JAWS]

Originally posted by LordRHYMEZ-
My 1600 XP AMD came unlocked...

Where did you get it? Was it factory unlocked?

[The Doors]

Thank you very much Da Whip for the very useful link ;)

[nuclearsnake]

I just unlocked my XP 1600+ yesterday and it seemed to re-lock itslef at 11x today
I used white glue to fill the pits and window defoger to connect the L1 bridges.
Anyone can shade light on my situation?

-nuclearsnake

[cam fortner]

i wanna run a dual MP system, using dual Athlon MP 1200mhz on a TYAN Thunder K7 MOBO. I can unlock both CPUs correct?

and the architecture of the XP and the MP is similar correct, but the diff is that the MP is made to work in combination with other systems...... right?

[Maximus Nickus]

To many Questions not enough answers....start your own threads!

[Kryten]

Did anyone spot in the video he set the mutuplier to 13 in BIOS when it rebooted it was only showing 12.5 @1666Mhz???

[Borgy]

cool im downloading it ....ouch ¾hr :rolleyes:
will this help make the CPU more stable
And what next ? :confused:

I can clock my xp1800 + to 1.7ghz but its very unstable but its stable at 1.644ghz :burn:

[remelad]

How do I know if my XP1600 is unlocked?

I have been changing the clock and multiplier. I think I'm at 145 x 10.5 = 1522.50. I had it at 152 x 10.5 = 1596 but it was very unstable.

[Luie]

welcome to the forum.

you sent a message to me. I've replied, already.
Hope it helps.

Luie

[Eliminator]

Where can I get the Conductive Silver Laquer??? :)

[ThePunkGeek]

Originally posted by Ottoman
yup T1 is slick..

dled it at 400 kb/sec...

not too shabby...

sadly this skool computer is a celeron 300 w/128

I think the net ends up waiting for the comp LOL :burn:

lol i like my schools t1 also the computers here are p2 400 with only 64mb ram :(

but its enought to get a good quake2 lan going evey other day

[NHLSPeX]

I'm having problem trying to unlock my Athlon XP 1600+. I superglued the gaps and used conductive silver epoxy(from CrazyPC) to connect the bridges in L1. When I booted up, the CPU either shows up as a Athlon 1200MHz or AthlonXP 1444MHz(if i remember correctly). I got this on my first try so I did it again from scratch. I got the same thing. Could you help me out? Do you think is the silver epoxy(not being too conductive) or what am I doing wrong? Any tips! Thanks!

Current Setup:
Abit KR7A
AthlonXP 1600+@1.53GHz (10.5 x 145) 1.75v
Alpha PAL8045 w/Delta 68cfm
VisionTek Geforce3 Ti-200
Crucial 256 MB PC2100 DDR
20GB WD HD
Antec SX1040B 400w PS
Win2k Pro

[neb_65]

Originally posted by JAWS


Where did you get it? Was it factory unlocked?


I seen them at OCZ. I think the 1600 was around 135 bucks

[EpromX]

I death my cpu :(

[ElectricMan]

This video made it look way to easy, or he is just a lucky guy!

[giandee]

I used the silver epoxy from crazy pc and didn't have much luck. Used white out for the non conductive fill. I think the epoxy seeped into the pits.

Will try a conductive pencil instead. http://www.web-tronics.com/2200-mtp.html with superglue for the pits.

[bongo]

I unlocked my two Xp chips using whiteout to fill in the bridges. Just apply one coat of whiteout and then wipe it off with acetone and repeat this about 3 times.make sure to wipe off all of it off the dots. Then using the TOm's Hardware method with the tape apply conductive paint to connect the bridges!! I dont recommend taking the tab on the corner off the chip as tom did! YOu'll never get it right on and if its off you might chip the core!!.
And apply some tape to protect !
Done!!

[ThePunkGeek]

Originally posted by b8ng8
I unlocked my two Xp chips using whiteout to fill in the bridges. Just apply one coat of whiteout and then wipe it off with acetone and repeat this about 3 times.make sure to wipe off all of it off the dots. Then using the TOm's Hardware method with the tape apply conductive paint to connect the bridges!! I dont recommend taking the tab on the corner off the chip as tom did! YOu'll never get it right on and if its off you might chip the core!!.
And apply some tape to protect !
Done!!

that is a slick Avatar

[gas-man]

Does this have to be done with a 1900+?

What would happen if I did this with my 1600+? Would it go to a 1700 or right up to a 2000+?

Thanks

[dreamtfk]

What exactly does unlock the multiplier mean? Whyall the taping and connecting bridges cant it just be done through Bios?

[Joeteck]

Originally posted by remelad
How do I know if my XP1600 is unlocked?

I have been changing the clock and multiplier. I think I'm at 145 x 10.5 = 1522.50. I had it at 152 x 10.5 = 1596 but it was very unstable.

Your changing the FSB, not the multiplier.

If you leave you FSB alone, and change it like the video, you have an unlocked CPU. Meaning the Multiplier is changable.

[killem1x1]

Did you guys notice though, Tom doesn't show how he did the rest of the bridges just the first one. Why couldn't you put a piece of tape over the first one, and leave it, that way you wouldn't have to remove it and take a chance of pulling off the paint?, and do the same for the rest? I mean you'd end up with 5 pieces of tape, would that hurt anything?

[Starfoxer]

hehe, i just wanna know what kind of fan he uses. that thing is a monster.

was anyone else drooling when he opened the drawer at the beginning of the video? ehhe cuz i know i was.

[Tateman]

Got it just now. Took about a minute or so at work :D

[dreamtfk]

Bah! He makes it look so simple... :rolleyes:

[flyfisher]

JUST GOT MY MICRO-TIP CONDUCTIVE PEN. Try here http://www.hosfelt.com/Chemtronics%20Folder/Chemtronic%204.htm ,The pens are $11.50 kinda spendy for what you get but the tip is REALLY SMALL. Have not tried to unlock yet but if you have access to one of those MAGNIFYING lights, the kind that attaches to yur desk, it will sure help,( i use mine to tie flies!)

FOLDLOFOLDLOFOLDLOFOLDLOF...:burn:

[flyfisher]

I just unlocked my XP 1600+ yesterday and it seemed to re-lock itslef at 11x today I used white glue to fill the pits and window defoger to connect the L1 bridges.

I think your problem is the white glue. White glue is not stable at higher temps and may have melted, shorting the bridges,
I am not sure on an xp but I shorted the bridges on a t-bird once,and it did not hurt it. I just cleaned it off real good and tried again.
Good luck!

[LiGhTBoY]

Originally posted by Kryten
Did anyone spot in the video he set the mutuplier to 13 in BIOS when it rebooted it was only showing 12.5 @1666Mhz???
It's just a "bug" in the bios. The 8kha+ bios does not have a 12.5 selection cuz that is under the 13x. The programers just did a small mistake :)

[Stryfe]

Originally posted by Oni


I'm pulling it in @ ~230kps. I love my cable!

I got 575kps, only took 17 seconds to download

[Stryfe]

Originally posted by dreamtfk
What exactly does unlock the multiplier mean? Whyall the taping and connecting bridges cant it just be done through Bios?

The multiplier is locked until you do what he does in the video. After that yes you can change it through the bios, but not until this is done.

[NASsoccer]

woot!! i just got this great vid. only 11 secs :) anyway i wish it were that simple to me, wonder how many xp's he has unlocked to get that efficient;)

[The Mushroom]

can anyone post a link to the video file itself? i cant view the page on my browser :( thank u.

[LiGhTBoY]

Originally posted by The Mushroom
can anyone post a link to the video file itself? i cant view the page on my browser :( thank u.
Here you go (http://cs1.streamgate.de/tomshardware/thg_vid2_ocing_xp.zip)

[JayHeich]

kewl this helps out alot :O

[samcim69]

do you know were i can get the silver laquer.im from the uk

[soso3k]

http://www.iamnotageek.com/cgi-bin/reviews.cgi?name=xpunlock&p=1

read it i found it very......ummm.....well....ill jsut say that i doing have the bit to do it yet....ill ask a friend

[Oni]

It's more difficult than it looks. I filled the pits (took me about 4 apps of Krazy glue) and closed my bridges w/ defogger paint, but it didn't take. Did I miss something? None of the bridges are crossed or anything.

[soso3k]

lucky you i tryed to do mine and i fried the thing but good think all the ppl @ tigerdirect are retarded lol got a new one for FREE

[jamminj606]

thanks for the video.

[Exar Jun]

Cool video. Thanks Tom and Da Whip.

[Army_Of_1]

Took me about 1min 11seconds :)

Quite interesting video, I failed my first time and havn't had time to retry, hopefully this helps...

[Daydreamer]

Originally posted by flounder43


Ouch, took me about 1 minute.

It took me 23secs

[Penance]

Where can I get that conductive silver lacquer? I've tried google like 3 or 4 times and I can't find anyplace that sells just a tiny bottle! I only need ~3grams of the stuff.

[o0OBruceLeeO0o]

has anyone used the unlock xp kit from highspeedpc.com ? I just ordered it. Comes with everything you need ( even a magnifying glass ). Just curious if anyone other than highspeedpc.com's affiliates has something good to say about it? :)

[Stedeman]

thank you for the infomation

[vidiware]

does this work for TBred xp2200+ too???

[ayoung]

VIDA, goto the Sitcky thead in AMD CPU's

its there..

Well guys...

I can answer a few of your questions (If my comp doesnt crash)

(If you get this then it didnt crash)

Well I fried my 1800+ on accident, I gotta send it back in..

But I got a 1600+ Agioa, and got it home, oc'ed it to 1800+

10.5x143 i think... dont remember.. but doesnt matter

(That was at .05+ volts)

I did a burn in..... (like 6 hours)

Worked..

Took it to 150 (at .05+) worked..... did a burn in worked... (about 10 hours)

Then I unlocked it... Messed around with it at different speeds/ and Multi's and it mostly worked...

I took it out threw it in another mobo, and it didnt work AT ALL... not saying the CPU is bad... for some odd rason the mobo wasnt working.. dont know way.. still... but a waste of time...

Put it back into my PC and it was locked... (GRRRRRR)

I looked and I didnt touch ANY of the connections on the L1 bridge... it looked fine)

So that was like 3 weeks ago.. now I just did it again..

Re- unlocked it...

1.) I redid it and it didnt work
2.) I redid it taping the connection points and packing the white stuff in, With my finger.. then put the grease over it carefully with a pin and it works!!


Why I said I hope I dont crash is cuz im at 133x11 (AT -.025 VOLTS!!)

Im unvolting and overclocking...

!!!!!! YEA!!

But I hope I can get to like 150x 12 (My mobo sucks arss, BAD.. it doesnt have FSB/PCI stuff so it isnt at all stable over 150... but rock solid at 150... (Well 150x10.5 is 1575 or 1900+, I had it at that for like 3 weeks prior until today...)

So I hope I can get to 150x12 (1800)

at like +.05 volts or maybe .075

We'll see.

Here look!!!!

(My CPU fan is on medium, on high it will cool about 4 more degrees C....)

Adam:eek: :eek: :burn:

[ayoung]

Whope.. forgot

[LastRide]

cool:D

[dyzio]

it took me 6 min 49 sec spanish adsl :(

[CrashOveride]

heh, i cant find the link i think my dl speed for this vid is goona suck.... my freind has a T1 to his house... wonder how long that woudl take him!:D :eh?: :D

[Cullam3n]

I'm scared to do this...

Plus I don't have any conductive material lying around and I can't order online. =(

-PC

[dave4925]

I have been trying to find conductive silver laquer as well with no luck

[seversphere]

dave4925 look for defogger repair kits at your auto parts store.

range in price from 5.99 and up depending on area.

It has a bottle of conductive solution. It dries fast but you can rehydrate it with a small drop of 100% acetone and shaking. I wouldn't rehydrate til the thing completely gets dried out from use. It needs shaking everytime you dip into it to paint cause it separates from the metal quickly.


A good tip for all is to not only fill in the pits but also cover the L3 bridges with a coating of superglue so that you run no chance of connecting to them. This makes it easier on your masking as well. You don't have to mess with the tape as much risking damaging the bridges already made.

Another tip is to do the 1st bridge then the 5th bridge then the middle bridge leaving you only two bridges that will be hard to mask and paint without damaging the other bridges.

[EyelessFace]

Links removed. To see the unlocking video at The Naked Review, follow Eds link from the front page, click on "Video Reviews" and scroll until you find the XP unlocking video. Its a pretty long video (like 11 min) long and is pretty decent.

[RPM_Computing]

I appreciate the info for unlocking the XP properly. I made the mistake of trying to reinvent the wheel and will never be able to unlock the chip now. But at least I will know for the next XP.

Not really too concerned with the xfer of my modem. Analog, Cable, DSL, T1 or a T3. They all let you download, playback was the issue although I had no problems with either.

[RPM_Computing]

Well, after some time thinking about how I could fix the job I had done to the chip it is now unlocked and running fine. I made a thread on how to fix a bad unlocking job. I had actually scrapped off the green coating in my attempt to get a conductive coating applied to the pins but fixed it with a little bit of super glue and ingenutiy.

[RPM_Computing]

Question about unlocking the L5 Bridges.

I know L5 bridges are for MP capibility's but in a single CPU system would there be any processing advantages to doing so?

TIA.