Wacky unlocked XP 1900+

[dsosamac]

Okay, I'm having problems with a supposedly unlocked CPU that's not working correctly. Here's my setup:

Athlon XP 1900+
ASUS A7V266-E RAID
2 sticks of 256 MB OCZ PC2400 DDR RAM
Koolance Case w/350 Watt Fortron ATX PS
blah, blah, blah, etc. :)

I unlocked my CPU using the superglue/conductive paint trick. When I go into my BIOS setup, all the multiplier settings are available all the way up to 14x (which means the CPU is unlocked, right?) The default multiplier for the 1900+ is 12x, BUT if I try to boot up with any other multiplier other than 12x or 12.5x/13x then it won't POST at all, and I have to do a hard reset to get back into the BIOS (where all the CPU settings have been reset to 100 FSB/12x) :confused:

The weird thing is that even if I set it at 12x or 12.5x/13x, WCPUID says it's at 12x. The FSB is running at 133, so I don't think that's causing the problem. For some reason, it just doesn't want to work unless it's at 12x. Any ideas?

[Placid]

I think your unlocking did not work because your getting a x12 per wcpuid even thou your setting to a different multiplier.

Every bios I have seen that allows changing the multiplier will allow you to change it even if the cpu is locked but the cpu will boot at the locked setting.

[Sonny]

Well here are a few questions for you. Did you give the L1 dots a light sanding before you connected them with the pen? Are you sure that the super glue has fully covered & shielded the pits? Looks like you need to do a better job with the unlocking.

[cmcquistion]

I had a similar problem unlocking an XP 1600+. I got it to work, but I can only use even number multipliers (10, 11, 12). I think I probably just didn't connect all of the bridges quite right. It's ok though. I have some overclocking ability and taking my waterblock and everything off is a real pain in the ***, so I will probably just let it go.
If you're unsure, try doing the whole process over again.