Can I modify a XP2600+/333FSB to XP2600+/266FSB?

aa_koch

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I've been trying for a while now to find an Athlon XP 2600+ (266MHz FSB), but to no avail. What I'm trying to do is upgrade my MSI K7T266 Pro2-RU (VIA KT266a) to the max. A number of people claim that they were able to run an Athlon XP 2600+ (266MHz FSB) -- the highest-clocked CPU this mainboard officially supports, according to MSI, is an Athlon XP 2100+ (266MHz FSB) -- by removing the C37 condensator (?) from the mainboard and flashing the BIOS. The problem, however, is that a 266MHz FSB-version of the Athlon XP 2600+ is extremely hard to come by (especially here in the Netherlands).

So instead of buying an Athlon XP 2400+ (2600MHz FSB), which are widely available, I was thinking that maybe it's possible to modify an Athlon XP 2600+ (333MHz FSB) so that it will run at 266MHz FSB-speed? Is there anyone who's done this before, or happened to come across an article online that describes how to do this? Any help is greatly appreciated.
 

dml54

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I was ale to run my xp 2000 266fsb in a duron board at 200 fsb. it had no problems, except that it was 1250Mhz and not 1667Mhz like it would be at 266FSB