Author: Aaron Gordon
Date: 07:06:49 11/02/02
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On November 02, 2002 at 07:23:34, Slater Wold wrote: >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. They should work w/ SMP, if you're talking multiplier unlocking this may help for Tbred-B's.. and it would be very simple to do, even more so than what I described above. http://www.ocworkbench.com/2002/amd/unlocktbred/unlocktbredp1.htm
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