Convert Athlon XP to MP...how do i?

[kherman]

I was reading a post earlier that talked about making a daully AMD rig by converting XP's to MP's.

I too plan on making a daully rig in the future (6+ months from now) so I started doing my homework now. I already decided on a 3Ware serial raid card... anyways....

I was just going to get two MP processors, but I was thinking, if I can get faster XP processors, can I mod them into MPs? if so, how?

Thankx!

 

[kherman]

well, if not to get a faster processor, to save money.

 

[Woodchuck2000]

There's no way of converting XP processors into MPs. Some XPs will run in SMP configurations anyway but then again some won't. It's always a bit hit and miss so it depends if you're willing to gamble with XPs or spend more and be safe with MPs.

 

[kherman]

My attitude is upgrade path, so I would rather go MP 2000+ instead of XP 2200+. A year from now, I can always upgrade to two new MP 3500 processors 🙂

 

[Technonut]

Check This Thread from 2cpu.com.

 

[SKORPI0]

Read how to do it here >>>> Modding the Athlon XP into an MP

Involves joining the last bridge on L5.

 

[kherman]

Thanks for the links. I figured there was a way!

Thanks!
Karl

 

[Woodchuck2000]

This said, there are still a number of XP chips that won't run in SMP configs. MPs are pre-tested and guaranteed to do so. XPs may operate flakily or not at all, even if modded bridges make the motherboard believe its an MP chip.

It's a similar thing to re-configuring the bridges to change the multiplier. Some CPUs will run at the higher frequency out of pure luck, others won't.