Quick question: Max voltage of Msi K7T pro 2A?

[snow patrol]

Just out of interest...is it only 1.80 Volts or 1.85? Thanks.

 

[BuckMaster]

1.8 unless you connect the L7 Bridge or D/L the OCers Bios version of the MSI K7T Pro2. It just so happens I went out today and bought a defogger kit to connect my L7 bridges to get it up to 1.85 on my Duron 600MHZ. I just finished taking my CPU out not 30 seconds ago. But I wont get a chance to work on it and finish for a few more days.

 

[snow patrol]

Cool, thanks Buck. So are there any drawbacks to the 'overclockers' BIOS as oppsed to the latest one? Is it still an official MSi BIOS?

 

[Athlex]

Defogger kit?

 

[BuckMaster]

snow patrol,

Well I heard the O/Cer Bios was made for the MSI K7T-Pro-2 and was not at the time intended for the new MSI K7T-Pro-2A boards. But ive heard of people useing it and working ok on the MSI K7T-Pro-2A boards. But thats just hear say from my end. The O/Cers Bios does give you up to the 1.85 volts were the regular MSI K7T-Pro-2A boards only supports 1.8V. Which is plently unless you plain on O/Cing. I also heard from some one connecting the L7 gets you even up to 1.9 from someone on here. I will soon find out if thats true. The only reason I didnt use the O/Cers Bios is because as BIOS upgrades come out from MSI I want to beable to use them and if your using the O/C bios you wont beable to Flash your bios with out looseing your previous O/C settings. It just depends on the user I guess. But I heard the O/Cer bios has some Ram tweaks also.

Right now Im running my Duron 600@1GHZ. Mulipier X9 and FSB at 111 which gives me 1GHZ. Im wanting to try and see if the extra .5 voltage = 1.85 will give me 10X and if I can get my FSB at 111 still I might just get 1.1GHZ. When trying and run it at X10 it wont do cold boots. But if i enter the BIOS and set it for X10 it runs fine and stable. I can even let it run all night at 39C idle and even do warm boots. But wont post when trying to do a Cold boot.

BTW the O/Cer Bios is NOT a offical MSI BIOS. You use at your own risk. try doing a search and Im sure youll see more about it.


Athlex,

Yea I bought a "Rear Window Defogger Repair Kit at AutoZone for $6.99 today. Its suppose to be much better connecting the bridges on the Durons then using a pencil.

 

[snow patrol]

ok, thanks a lot for the help Buck. Good luck with the Duron btw

The only thing I'm thinking about - once you've connected the bridges for 1.85V or 1.9V, does this mean you can't go back down? Does it 'force' 1.9v and is there a way to undo it??

 

[BuckMaster]

snow patrol, No you can always go down the way I understand it. The Motherboard will then see the Duron haveing and supporting a higher voltage by connecting the L7 Bridges thats all. Im BY Far a pro so Im just going by what Ive seen posted and from other people telling me, so just remember this! Also here that site you might want to read and take a look at:

O/C BIOS

Good Luck!

 

[snow patrol]

Cool, so I could go up and down even without un-connecting? Nice

 

[BuckMaster]

You got it. Give me 2 days and I should have mine done and Ill let you know how it went and my settings!

 

[snow patrol]

Thanks, I'll hold you to that. If the K7T turbo isn't out soonish, I'll probably go for a K7TPro2A with a thunderbird gurarenteed to 1.2Gig or so

 

[BuckMaster]

snow patrol, Check out my update below:

Look for the TOPIC:
OK Guys help me out with my K7T Pro 2-A M/B *Update*

 

[heng1028]

1.9v with L7 connected