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Multiplier Issue with KT7a / XP2000+

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MarcoP

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Hi,

I'm using the abit kt7a rev1.3 w/ xp 2000+ which works at 133x12,5
It's a Thoroughbred one.
Are they also multiplier locked? I've heard, that these tb aren't....
THe point is, I want to higher my multiplier settings to 13,5 but my abit (newest bios) only offers the option =>13
What can I do to reach higher multiplier - of course only if you can tell me that my xp isn't locked 🙂
thank you
 
get a mb that suppurts unlokcing of Tbreds. only the newest ones can. or you can connect the l1 bridges to unlock them, has for higher mulitpliers

you need a new mb basicly
 
The KT7A is a very old board, relatively. Abit did well at increasing the manual multipliers up to the point that they have. Don't expect to get to set a manual multiplier any higher. Most people buying the newest processors aren't using such old boards, so it's unlikely Abit's going to keep changing the BIOS to let you do what you want.
 
Ah, thanks

so I do have to unlock my athlon xp first, don't I?
l1 bridges for higher multiplier - ah yes - ok i will go for it
 
Can someone please explain shorty to me, how any modifications on the xp cpu can higher the multiplier setting?
So - how to get x14 when the MB only supports up to 13?!

Thank you
 
You would need to make modifications by connecting certain bridges, and severing certain other bridges, to set a higher multiplier. This is delicate work, and you can easily destroy the CPU. It doesn't sound like you're quite at that level of computer modification abilities yet.

Newer boards support only lower multipliers for Thoroughbred cores as far as I know, not higher ones. So even if you had a new board, the only option would be to increase the front side bus, and set the multiplier lower so that the processor speed doesn't increase as fast (letting you reach a higher bus speed while getting the processor up as fast as it can handle). You wouldn't be able to increase the multiplier there either, without modifying the chip by connecting the L1 bridges.

There are plenty of sites explaining how to both connect and disconnect the bridges. Connecting them isn't terribly complicated, and can mostly be undone if you screw it up. Disconnecting them however is much harder.
 
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