The Goods:
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CPU - Athlon Thunderbird 800MHz Green Core [NOT clock locked]
Mobo - Abit KT7-RAID [Latest BIOS]
256MB (128MBx2) PC133 SDRAM - Tested and runs fine at 133Mhz
Standard running - 800MHz 1.7V 37C
Overclocked - 900MHz 1.8/1.85V 38C
The Mystery:
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I can only SOMETIMES (rarely) change the clock multiplier! The CPU is NOT clock locked. The mystery began when I bought the CPU and tested it in a friend's KT7 mobo. We were able to change the multiplier without a problem.
I then purchased my own KT7-RAID mobo and upgraded my system. When I booted up I discovered no matter what I did I couldn't change the multiplier! I originally had a mix of a stick of 128MB PC100 and a stick of 128MB PC133. When I removed the PC100 stick it allowed me to change the multiplier! When I put it back in it failed to change. So I went out and purchased another stick of PC133 128MB. I was pleased to see it allowed me to change the multiplier. However, a day later, I came home and booted up to find my pc unable to change the multiplier again! I have since discovered that pulling out the ram sticks and putting them back into a different slot for some reason (possibly fluke) allows my system to change the multiplier again. However it only works for that one boot up and after rebooting it loses it's ability to change the multiplier again. Worse is that most of the time, regardless of changing the ram arrangement, it doesn't allow me to change the multiplier. I can't accept that changing the arrangement of my ram sticks is a resolution. There's got to be a real resolution or at least an explanation for this. The ram, the cpu, the mobo, all work fine except for this strange multiplier mystery! BTW when I do get the multiplier to change, it overclocks and runs beautifully without a hitch, and the CPU temperature is nice and low.
Can anyone help??
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CPU - Athlon Thunderbird 800MHz Green Core [NOT clock locked]
Mobo - Abit KT7-RAID [Latest BIOS]
256MB (128MBx2) PC133 SDRAM - Tested and runs fine at 133Mhz
Standard running - 800MHz 1.7V 37C
Overclocked - 900MHz 1.8/1.85V 38C
The Mystery:
============
I can only SOMETIMES (rarely) change the clock multiplier! The CPU is NOT clock locked. The mystery began when I bought the CPU and tested it in a friend's KT7 mobo. We were able to change the multiplier without a problem.
I then purchased my own KT7-RAID mobo and upgraded my system. When I booted up I discovered no matter what I did I couldn't change the multiplier! I originally had a mix of a stick of 128MB PC100 and a stick of 128MB PC133. When I removed the PC100 stick it allowed me to change the multiplier! When I put it back in it failed to change. So I went out and purchased another stick of PC133 128MB. I was pleased to see it allowed me to change the multiplier. However, a day later, I came home and booted up to find my pc unable to change the multiplier again! I have since discovered that pulling out the ram sticks and putting them back into a different slot for some reason (possibly fluke) allows my system to change the multiplier again. However it only works for that one boot up and after rebooting it loses it's ability to change the multiplier again. Worse is that most of the time, regardless of changing the ram arrangement, it doesn't allow me to change the multiplier. I can't accept that changing the arrangement of my ram sticks is a resolution. There's got to be a real resolution or at least an explanation for this. The ram, the cpu, the mobo, all work fine except for this strange multiplier mystery! BTW when I do get the multiplier to change, it overclocks and runs beautifully without a hitch, and the CPU temperature is nice and low.
Can anyone help??
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