how do you lower multiplier?

[keebeen]

i have an athlon xp 2200+... and just thinking of o/c'ing it... but i don't think i'd get very far with it cuz i'm pretty sure it's a revision A... i got my system around 6 months ago...

anyways, i tried increasing the FSB from 133 to only 140 and my system won't even boot... i have an MSI mobo... KT333 chipset... would it help if i lower the cpu multiplier? if so, how do i do that?

 

[eklass]

assuming the processor is unlock... you just change the jumpers or dip switches or change the number in the bios just like you were raising it, but lower it instead

 

[lenjack]

Most older boards do it with jumpers, while most newer ones do it in the bios settings.