Cant hardcode the multiplier

[venk]

Tto get my CPU to post at a high FSB, i had to hard code the L1 bridges. I recently had to re apply the pencil trick as i ran into some snags.
Well, now the CPU wont post when i mod the L6 bridges (wheter it be at 100 or 133). I checked the bridges, there are no stray pencil marks.


Any ideas?


PS. I had no problem re applying the pencil trick on the L1 Bridges

1 GIG T-Bird
Epox 8kta3 mobo

 

[WarCon]

Why playing with L6 bridges? FSB? no motherboard support?

 

[compuwiz1]

Good question. He's got an Epox full featured board with multiplier support. Just close your L1 bridges and set your multiplier, fsb and voltage in the bios. You might take that multiplier down to about 9x, save, reboot, then shut it down and move the 100/133 jumper to the 133 position and see if it will post at 1200. It might, maybe even more, but you should not have to be doing anything with the L6 bridges. You'll have to do the L1's first, of course, before your multiplier will be functional.

 

[johncar]

venk,
Go here http://members.nbci.com/candjac/index.htm Duron/Tbird OC article to "understand" all the different bridges and which ones you need to manipulate...depending on your mobo...as WarCon and compuwiz1 suggest might be the case if your mobo has full set of oc'g hardware or bios and hdwe support.
John C.

 

[venk]

A problem with the 8kta3 is that it tries to post at the hardcoded multiplier times the fsb. The hardcoded multiplier on my proc is 10, so 10x133 = no post. I have to change the hard coded multiplier via the L6 for it to work. this worked in the past, but it doesnt seem to work anymore.

 

[johncar]

venk,
Understand, so try conductive ink, or the defogger repair kit material instaed of problematic pencilling. Also, consider resetting the L3/L4 BP_FID bridges as well, to "match" L6 resettings...or did you do those on mobo or bios??
John C.

 

[WarCon]

If the L1 bridges are closed then, the multiplier is unlocked and adjustable via mobo jumpers or bios, so what your saying is your mobo ignores those settings and tries to post first from preset but unlocked cpu? Your mobo has a bunch of fsb speeds you could start at, but if you unlock your proc correctly, the L6 bus is a totally unnecessary step. Your mobo is designed to OC.....

 

[AirJames]

I have the MSI K7T Turbo Raid and I have the same problem with it defaulting to the hardcoded multiplier. I am very interested in your findings Venk. I haven't tried playing with the L6 and/or L3/L4 and I don't know where to begin. I don't even bother to set any multipliers anymore, I just change the fsb. Please help anyone!

 

[Truro]

Some people have to change the hardcode L6 on the Epox so it'll make it into the bios.

your 1 gig L6 looks like this .l:::

make it like this------------ .l:l:

That is paint/pencil the value of 2 closed changing the hardcode multiplier from 10 to 8. That'll make it about 1060 default when it boots into bios on the 133 jumper setting. I'd clean up the pencil marks and use the defogger kit. I'm a happy Epox 1000 at 1200 owner.

Set bios to defaults, shut down and change jumper to 133. Should come up at 1060 and then play from there. You could also close the L6 like this .lll: to make it a 7 multiplier.