My Thunderbird fried ? Please help !

[newbie]

Hi,

I just bought a 1Gigz Thunderbid and an Abit KT7A. I just tried to overclock my Thunderbird by using the pencil trick. The system first startup and said my CPU was incorrect, then afterward, I was not able to bott the system at all. It powers up, then shut itself down immediately.
I've tried to clear the CMOS, remove the pencil traces by using a wet cloth. Reinstall ... same thing. Could anyone tell me what I should try ? And how do I know if the CPU is really fried, or the motherboard just froze up ?
I would appreciate any help enormously, as I am a newbie and it's my first attempt at overclocking, I might have done something stupid. But please help.

Thanks !

 

[XRKai]

Try cleaning off that pencil with some good cleaner
(Thinner or alcohol) and check the pins on the cpu for breaks.
The best way to check the cpu is on a second mobo/computer but i assume you dont have that options so check that cpu for breaks or bended pins

 

[DaveB]

Yeah, when you get it going forget the pencil trick. You've got a KT133A mobo so just up the FSB. You system performance get better as the FSB increases anyway, so why bother with those stinking bridges?

 

[Monza]

she may be gone bra, yeah dave's right, but u should still get as much experience around u when u do that stuff. i've done both multis and fsb. right now tb800@1000 (7.5x133) on a a7v133. u've got to make sure every step u take is perfect, or the die will die (strange line). when i did my bridges on the tb, i did them under a microscope at school. take these steps and u'll be in OC bliss my brother.

good luck,
monza