Just got my new HSF!!! Now i have OCing probs...

Mar 29, 2003, 01:49 AM

ok as you should know i have just got my new HSF, got it in safely... and marveled at the temp differences. Now first about that... my cpu was idling at about 36.5 or so degrees fahrenheit but then i realised that the thermal compound has to set so i'm not to worried.

now onto my prob... I kept trying to OC from the softmenu but everytime i would restart and go back to the BIOS it always said it was at the same speed! 1.74 GHz... and i had been changing my multiplyer since i dont really want to oc my FSB till i have my new RAM... and like i said everytime i changed my multiplyer it always still said only X13... not X14 or X15 like i put it. So then i change my FSB and it worked... any ideas on how i can change the multiplyer like i want to?

Highwood · Mar 29, 2003, 02:04 AM

You can't change the multiplye unless you unlock your CPU.

Mar 29, 2003, 02:05 AM

the MOBO unlocks the CPU by default... one of the major plusses to the NF7

Mar 29, 2003, 02:19 AM

ok also just as an FYI, i have turned the CPU voltage to 1.85V and the DDR voltage to 2.7V... and it still didnt work.......

Vampyromaniac · Mar 29, 2003, 02:22 AM

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Originally posted by generalstupid
the MOBO unlocks the CPU by default... one of the major plusses to the NF7

general, sir, the nForce2 mobo's only unlock Thoroughbred-B CPU's
Are you sure your's is a Thor-B?

EDIT: I checked, it's true . . . only Thor-B

Mar 29, 2003, 02:30 AM

its not... its polomino... but i could change the FSB

Vampyromaniac · Mar 29, 2003, 02:31 AM

right, so you have to manually unlock the CPU, if you want to change the multiplier

Mar 29, 2003, 02:57 AM

oh... really? piece o' freakin crap!!!

~~Sourcer_2002~~ · Mar 31, 2003, 06:51 AM

ya unlocking is pretty easy though

DriveEuro · Mar 31, 2003, 07:53 AM

I TOLD YOU General! You have to unlock your chip. I told you and told you again. Listen bro... As they already said.... Only T-Breds are unlocked. Go ahead and buy yourself a 2100 TBred B.... And to sourcer_2002. Unlocking the 2100 is not easy. Requires cutting of briges... Couple more steps than a 1600-2000.

shuki · Mar 31, 2003, 08:06 AM

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Originally posted by Sourcer_2002
ya unlocking is pretty easy though

I wouldn't go that far... not on those old tbred a's and paly cores. You have to connect all 5 L1 bridges on your cpu to unlock it (and 2 center L3 bridges if not already connected..?). Easier said than done. But steady hands, the right tools and good lighting and you can accomplish it

Or there is another method of "blowing" the bridges one by one from your power supply. While others swear by it, I've personally never had the courage to try it...

edit - to add pic

~~Crash Override~~ · Mar 31, 2003, 08:14 AM

i have a tbred "a" and have never had to touch my L1 bridges.

In my case it was just a matter of closing the 1,3,5 L3 bridges and that took all of 5 mins.

DriveEuro · Mar 31, 2003, 08:18 AM

But on the 2100 you don't have to do the last L3.... You can do the wire wrap trick on the bottom.... Or does the wire wrap substitute the L10 bridge? Hmm, can't remember.

Vampyromaniac · Mar 31, 2003, 09:57 AM

Quote:

Originally posted by DriveEuro
I TOLD YOU General! You have to unlock your chip. I told you and told you again. Listen bro... As they already said.... Only T-Breds are unlocked. Go ahead and buy yourself a 2100 TBred B....

Actually . . .
http://www.hardwareheaven.com/showthre...503#post104503

Quote:

Originally posted by DriveEuro
All athlon xp processors are unlocked by default by this motherboard. So with your XP2100 you don't have to do squat. You can change clock speeds without modding the chip.

DriveEuro · Mar 31, 2003, 10:14 AM

At that time we didn't have whether it was Palamino or TBred.

Vampyromaniac · Mar 31, 2003, 10:43 AM

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Originally posted by DriveEuro
XP2100 Palaminos are hot as hell.

shuki · Mar 31, 2003, 10:44 AM

ummm, "all athlon xp processors are unlocked by this mobo" was your quote. doesn't really matter then if you knew it was tbred or paly... but anyway....

~~Sourcer_2002~~ · Mar 31, 2003, 03:21 PM

sorry i was thinking the unlocking the 2100+ was as easy my old 1700+

Mar 29, 2003, 01:49 AM	#1
generalstupid Guest Posts: n/a	Just got my new HSF!!! Now i have OCing probs... ok as you should know i have just got my new HSF, got it in safely... and marveled at the temp differences. Now first about that... my cpu was idling at about 36.5 or so degrees fahrenheit but then i realised that the thermal compound has to set so i'm not to worried. now onto my prob... I kept trying to OC from the softmenu but everytime i would restart and go back to the BIOS it always said it was at the same speed! 1.74 GHz... and i had been changing my multiplyer since i dont really want to oc my FSB till i have my new RAM... and like i said everytime i changed my multiplyer it always still said only X13... not X14 or X15 like i put it. So then i change my FSB and it worked... any ideas on how i can change the multiplyer like i want to?

Mar 29, 2003, 02:31 AM	#7
Vampyromaniac confutatis maledictis Join Date: May 2002 Location: somewhere dark Posts: 5,974 Rep Power: 77 System Specs	ok right, so you have to manually unlock the CPU, if you want to change the multiplier

Mar 31, 2003, 07:53 AM	#10
DriveEuro HardwareHeaven Extreme Member Join Date: Jul 2002 Location: Gurnee Illinois Posts: 4,677 Rep Power: 0	I TOLD YOU General! You have to unlock your chip. I told you and told you again. Listen bro... As they already said.... Only T-Breds are unlocked. Go ahead and buy yourself a 2100 TBred B.... And to sourcer_2002. Unlocking the 2100 is not easy. Requires cutting of briges... Couple more steps than a 1600-2000. __________________ [color=orange]ASUS P4P800 Deluxe [color=black]-[/color] 2.4C --> 3300mhz [color=black]-[/color] Mushkin PC3200 at 220 5-2-2-2 (cpu limited) [color=black]-[/color] BBAti 9800Pro at 430/375 [/color] [color=black]3[/color][color=gray]D[/color]M[color=black]a[/color][color=gray]r[/color]k[color=yellow]01[/color] [color=black]3[/color][color=gray]D[/color]M[color=black]a[/color][color=gray]r[/color]k[color=yellow]03[/color] 16001200 12801024

Mar 31, 2003, 08:18 AM	#13
DriveEuro HardwareHeaven Extreme Member Join Date: Jul 2002 Location: Gurnee Illinois Posts: 4,677 Rep Power: 0	But on the 2100 you don't have to do the last L3.... You can do the wire wrap trick on the bottom.... Or does the wire wrap substitute the L10 bridge? Hmm, can't remember. __________________ [color=orange]ASUS P4P800 Deluxe [color=black]-[/color] 2.4C --> 3300mhz [color=black]-[/color] Mushkin PC3200 at 220 5-2-2-2 (cpu limited) [color=black]-[/color] BBAti 9800Pro at 430/375 [/color] [color=black]3[/color][color=gray]D[/color]M[color=black]a[/color][color=gray]r[/color]k[color=yellow]01[/color] [color=black]3[/color][color=gray]D[/color]M[color=black]a[/color][color=gray]r[/color]k[color=yellow]03[/color] 16001200 12801024

Mar 31, 2003, 10:14 AM	#15
DriveEuro HardwareHeaven Extreme Member Join Date: Jul 2002 Location: Gurnee Illinois Posts: 4,677 Rep Power: 0	At that time we didn't have whether it was Palamino or TBred. __________________ [color=orange]ASUS P4P800 Deluxe [color=black]-[/color] 2.4C --> 3300mhz [color=black]-[/color] Mushkin PC3200 at 220 5-2-2-2 (cpu limited) [color=black]-[/color] BBAti 9800Pro at 430/375 [/color] [color=black]3[/color][color=gray]D[/color]M[color=black]a[/color][color=gray]r[/color]k[color=yellow]01[/color] [color=black]3[/color][color=gray]D[/color]M[color=black]a[/color][color=gray]r[/color]k[color=yellow]03[/color] 16001200 12801024

Mar 29, 2003, 02:04 AM	#2
Highwood Comfortably Numb Join Date: Jun 2002 Location: Calgary Alberta Canada Posts: 504 Rep Power: 0	You can't change the multiplye unless you unlock your CPU.

Mar 29, 2003, 02:05 AM	#3
generalstupid Guest Posts: n/a	the MOBO unlocks the CPU by default... one of the major plusses to the NF7

Mar 29, 2003, 02:19 AM	#4
generalstupid Guest Posts: n/a	ok also just as an FYI, i have turned the CPU voltage to 1.85V and the DDR voltage to 2.7V... and it still didnt work.......

Mar 29, 2003, 02:30 AM	#6
generalstupid Guest Posts: n/a	its not... its polomino... but i could change the FSB

Mar 29, 2003, 02:57 AM	#8
generalstupid Guest Posts: n/a	oh... really? piece o' freakin crap!!!

Mar 31, 2003, 06:51 AM	#9
~~Sourcer_2002~~ BANNED Join Date: Jul 2002 Location: Indiana , USA Posts: 2,677 Rep Power: 0	ya unlocking is pretty easy though

Mar 31, 2003, 08:14 AM	#12
~~Crash Override~~ Banned Join Date: May 2002 Location: Olympia, WA Posts: 2,448 Rep Power: 0	i have a tbred "a" and have never had to touch my L1 bridges. In my case it was just a matter of closing the 1,3,5 L3 bridges and that took all of 5 mins.

Mar 31, 2003, 10:44 AM	#17
shuki DriverHeaven Senior Member Join Date: May 2002 Location: in the hidden place Posts: 1,975 Rep Power: 0	ummm, "all athlon xp processors are unlocked by this mobo" was your quote. doesn't really matter then if you knew it was tbred or paly... but anyway....

Mar 31, 2003, 03:21 PM	#18
~~Sourcer_2002~~ BANNED Join Date: Jul 2002 Location: Indiana , USA Posts: 2,677 Rep Power: 0	sorry i was thinking the unlocking the 2100+ was as easy my old 1700+