No 12.5x multiplier setting on Abit KR7A? Edit: PLEASE HELP!! BIOS Flash gone terribly wrong!!!!

[Metalloid]

I have an unlocked Athlon XP 1900 that I want to overclock. It is a standard 12x multiplier, and the next settig on the Abit KR7A is 13x. That is too big of a jump for me for not having o'ced it yet. Can I get the 12.5x setting through a BIOS update? Also, the only setting after 13x is called "over 13x." What does that mean? Is it 13.5x, 14x, or do I choose somewhere else? Thanks

 

[Boonesmi]

link

 

[Metalloid]

So, in order to get multipliers over 13x I need to do more unlocking?

 

[Boonesmi]

yup the L10

because 13x is actally the same setting as 5x(14x = 6x, etc)

so changing the L10 either gives you 5-12.5x or 13-20.5x

 

[Metalloid]

Well that really sucks.

 

[Metalloid]

HELP!! I went to flash my BIOS and when it asked if I would like to save my current BIOS I chose yes and typed in a file name. It now says Please Wait and has been doing nothing for 20min. The floppy light is on and I think the disk may be full. What do I do? Do I take the disk out and put in a new one? Please someone help me.

 

[Metalloid]

Well it was completely frozen so I just hit the reset button. I figured that since the program froze while saving the current BIOS that it hadnt been erased yet. I was correct, and it booted up fine. The whole problem was because of my stupidity. I had tried to flash the BIOS with the .exe file that I downloaded, instead of extracting it in Windows and using the contents to flash it. (I was wondering why the file was a .exe instead of a .bin like last time) Oh well, everything worked out ok, so learn from my mistake.

 

[billyjak]

The 6n 2.31 Bios and the Hotpoint 2.31 drivers can be found hereHere
Under Pauls KR7A downloads
The new bios goes to 12.5/13 and over x13

 

[billyjak]

I have the 1900 xp also
I have mine unlocked and run it at 11x times 156 FSB
I can choose the 12.5/13 also and over x13
You'll need the Award flash
Runme file or Abitfae coppied to a system disk along with the 6N_2.31 bios
Just rboot with the system disk and run awdflash and type Kr7a _ 6N.bin to flash
Be sure to extract the K7N.2.31 before copying it to disk