Unlocking XP Core Issue

[LDogg]

I was unlocking my XP core, a factory 1900+...So I connected the L1 bridges to their respective 5 scross the pits. I filled in the pits with superglue and used cunductive pen liquid on the tip of a needle to connect them. I could have sworn that I did it right. However, when boot, I seem to be locked in at XP 1700+. Changing the multiplier in the BIOS leads to failed boot and i have to reset the machine. The chip runs fin at this speed, however by unlocking the multiplier I was looking for HIGHER clock speeds, not LOWER. I have probably tried it 5 times on my chip and a few times on another chip. Any info would be great! Thanks.

My questions are these:

Am I simply doing something wrong? I connect each L1 to the one directly above it. Is my experience a common one for not connecting something right?

Or is there something in the BIOS or on the board that I need to switch to enable such adjustments?

PC info (ASUS a7v266-E, latest Beta BIOS, 2X512mb PC2100 Sasmung DIMMs...thats the only relelvant info I believe)

 

[theflyingdutchman]

Are you sure that the bridges are connected correctly. It could be a voltage issue..... try increasing you voltage a little bit (in 0.5 V steps).

Regards TFD

 

[RustyNale]

I have almost the same problem, only my didn't unlock. I did it just like you did LDogg, I just figured I did it wrong and was waiting till the next time I took my system apart to retry it.

 

[LDogg]

Glad someone else is in the same boat. I will try it again. and again. and again. I will try re glueing it as well. Let me know if you find anything else out Rusty and I will do the same.

 

[MaxSiren]

Same problem here as well. Mine's a factory 1700+ on the ASUS A7V266-E board.

Tried unlocking it 3 times, volt meter says all 5 connections are made, not grounded, and independant. The result every time is a lock at 11x. I've noticed other people have similar issues, and when you said you have the same board and your XP got stuck at 11x even though it's a factory 12x, I had to say something.

Is it possible that the A7V266-E doesn't interpret the L1 bridges correctly, and defaults to 11x ? Just a thought...

I'd like to hear from other people with this board, and if anyone has successfully used an unlocked chip on it.