- Joined
- Feb 14, 2003
- Location
- Southeast US
First, the background:
AthlonXP 2000+ Palomino core
MSI KT3 Ultra2
512mb Samsung DDR333 (cas 2@166, 2.5 at higher recommended)
Before the painting, I was at 12.5x133 (or whatever I had fsb that day).
After the first painting, I don't think it worked right (but it may have, more on that in a sec) because I tried a lower multiplier and it wouldn't post, wouldn't even init VGA.
I yanked the chip and removed all paint, masked off the bridges again, applied TWO COATS of super glue to the pits, and let it dry for a good 30 minutes or longer this time.
Carefully masked off each bridge individually, applied the paint, and when I was done, it looked really good. No inter-bridge contact, everything looked exactly as it should.
I reassemble everything and lug the ANTEC server case off my bed and back under the table. Fire it up, and here are the results SO FAR. (haven't experimented more because I don't have the CMOS clear wired to a switch, and hopping under the table to do that is a pain in my hind end.)
First boot, left multiplier at default, set FSB to 133. System booted at 12.5x133 for 1.67ghz. So far so good, at least it still WORKS, right?
Second boot, lowered multiplier to 10.0, System booted at 10x133 for 1.33ghz. Aha! Woohoo, I have multiplier control!
Or so I thought. Third boot, lowered multiplier to 8.0, system wouldn't even post or init vga signal.
Is this normal? Do I have even more stuff to do? Did I paint incorrectly? Do I have to the '5 minute unlock / pin mod' for the L3 bridges?
I would really like to lower the multiplier even further to really crank up my FSB (or at least provide the most conducive settings for an FSB boost to the 190-200 range) - what do I need to do now?
AthlonXP 2000+ Palomino core
MSI KT3 Ultra2
512mb Samsung DDR333 (cas 2@166, 2.5 at higher recommended)
Before the painting, I was at 12.5x133 (or whatever I had fsb that day).
After the first painting, I don't think it worked right (but it may have, more on that in a sec) because I tried a lower multiplier and it wouldn't post, wouldn't even init VGA.
I yanked the chip and removed all paint, masked off the bridges again, applied TWO COATS of super glue to the pits, and let it dry for a good 30 minutes or longer this time.
Carefully masked off each bridge individually, applied the paint, and when I was done, it looked really good. No inter-bridge contact, everything looked exactly as it should.
I reassemble everything and lug the ANTEC server case off my bed and back under the table. Fire it up, and here are the results SO FAR. (haven't experimented more because I don't have the CMOS clear wired to a switch, and hopping under the table to do that is a pain in my hind end.)
First boot, left multiplier at default, set FSB to 133. System booted at 12.5x133 for 1.67ghz. So far so good, at least it still WORKS, right?
Second boot, lowered multiplier to 10.0, System booted at 10x133 for 1.33ghz. Aha! Woohoo, I have multiplier control!
Or so I thought. Third boot, lowered multiplier to 8.0, system wouldn't even post or init vga signal.
Is this normal? Do I have even more stuff to do? Did I paint incorrectly? Do I have to the '5 minute unlock / pin mod' for the L3 bridges?
I would really like to lower the multiplier even further to really crank up my FSB (or at least provide the most conducive settings for an FSB boost to the 190-200 range) - what do I need to do now?