Author: Slater Wold
Date: 04:23:34 11/02/02
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On November 02, 2002 at 06:41:14, Aaron Gordon wrote: >On November 02, 2002 at 04:12:46, Vincent Diepeveen wrote: > >>On November 02, 2002 at 03:08:18, Aloisio Ponti Lopes wrote: >> >>XPs do not work, they have cutoff the L5 bridge. So unless you >>want to work hard and modify the XP L5 bridge yourself (at your >>own risk, because with some it still doesn't work then) the XPs >>will not work. >> >>>Someone posted here this link: >>> >>>http://www.hardwarezone.com/articles/articles.hwz?cid=2&aid=393&page=2 >>> >>>... but when I read the messages at the "related forum" I started to think about >>>buying the "_real_" MP processors... >>> >>>Does anyone here have an ASUS A7M-266D (I just bought one yesterday) motherboard >>>running Dual-XPs ? >>> >>>A. Ponti > >It'll work.. you just need to do it properly. Use regular clear tape for this, >it'll work fine. Just tape off the two contacts on the last L5 bridge only >exposing the middle pit. You can take a needle and fill it with a VERY small >ammount of super glue OR you can use non-conductive "Arctic Alumina" or standard >radio shack heatsink compound (Arctic silver can conduct electricity, do NOT use >it to fill the pit). You should use superglue though and be sure none of it >covers the two contacts (tape should be over those). Also despite the name >"Arctic Alumina" it's perfectly safe to use. > >After the pit is full & the SG has dried remove the tape and clean any excess >tape glue off the contacts. Lighter fluid works best. Now, tape over all the >other bridges except that last L5 (the one you put superglue in). You can now >use rear window defogger repair paint or your standard conductive pen from most >electronic stores. The defogger paint should be available at most auto part >stores. > >This may sound like a lot but it's really not, it's extremely simple. All you >need are the items I've mentioned and a steady hand and about 15 minutes to do >it. You could possibly take it to a jeweler or someone simliar and have them do >it if you don't feel you have a steady hand or don't trust yourself for whatever >reason. I also do it for free (you'll just need to provide shipping costs, >conductive ink & super glue. As always my labor is free) to those that want to >have it done (I also unlock the L1's on Palominos and the 5th L3 on the Tbreds). > >It's definitely worth the money and it basically pays for itself ($10 or so in >material).. > >Two AthlonMP 2200+'s (1.8GHz) = $418 >Two AthlonXP 2400+'s (2.0GHz) = $374 > >You save $44, gain 400MHz & the 2400+'s run cooler from the Tbred-B core. My XPs work fine. I have a good friend who works at Axion Tech in Houston, and he told me he has heard no less than a dozen stories saying the new Tbred-B cores do not work using the old methods.
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