Older Celeron (466) multiplier lock ..

[pamf]

I'm running a Celeron 466 on a Matsonic MS7112C .. (via apollo pro 133) .. I've got it at 525mhz now by overclocking the fsb, but i was wondering how difficult it is to unlock the multiplier .. it's apparently insanely easy with a duron, im hoping its not too difficult with this thing .. I'll probably be buying a new cpu soon anyhow .. so

any links, suggestions etc are welcome and appreciated ..

 

[Assimilator1]

The multipliers are disabled INSIDE the cpu's on Intel chips ,so unfortunatley you CANT alter the multiplier (since about 8/98)

 

[Lowfat]

You should however be able to get it to run at 583 mHz (7*83). I am with a old Abit BH6 board.
Cheers,

 

[pamf]

yea, but not without some more cooling .. i had it up there last winter.. just kept the panel off and window open ah well. i'll just get a duron .. intel. feh.

 

[yllus]

Now is it actually wise to run your system at 7 x 83 (583) considering this means your PCI devices will be at 41.5? I've stayed away from such height for fear of frying my network card, among other pieces.

 

[pamf]

haven't had any problems with it yet, and ive been doing it for the better part of a year .. i had some instability earlier this week .. multiple crashes every day, but i got asus's drivers for my v7100 instead of the det3 ones .. problem solved ..

maybe i should start a new thread, but does anyone know if an epox ep-8kta+ is any good? or would an 8kta2 be better.. as far as i can tell the only difference between the 2 is ata100 support on the 8kta2..?

 

[Assimilator1]

Osully

I used to have a K6-2 sysytem that ran at 83MHz ,this included an ISA network card.I had no problems with running at these speeds ,but when I tried running it at the same speed in an Intel LX system the NIC became unstable .Anyway I still have that NIC in my little bro's PC and it is doing fine.

The biggest risk running at 83MHz is that the IDE/HDD interface can't handle the high speed & that can easily scramble the data on your HDD!(Maxtors are(?)/were the worst for that).Best thing before trying a 41.5MHz PCI speed is to image your HDD 1st just in case.

For the short term (aside from the above)if 83MHz doesnt work on your PC then no harm will be done.If it is stable at 83 MHz then your laughing ,as for any long term effects to your PCI etc devices running at overspec speeds (stabily) ,well ,who knows!
Maybe you could start a new thread asking exactly that? ,their must be plenty of people who have done it for years.I had no problems with my bits! .Though I did corrupt windows slightly on a friends PC! ,fortunatly it was easily fixed.

 

[pamf]

yea .. I ran it at 83 yesterday, went for about 20 minutes .. didn't overheat, it was only at 30 degrees (c) when it locked up .. ah well thanks for the replies