Voltage on MSI Pro 2A and closing L7 bridges on T-Bird

[slvrbullet]

Do you have to close the L7 bridges on a T-Bird to allow you to change voltages or is that always available with the MSI Pro 2A?

 

[mztykal]

Wouldn't closing the L7 bridges default the cpu's voltage at 1.85? I could've sworn that it did. Oh well, I could be wrong.


-MzTyKaL

 

[acenuts]

Yup, closing the bridges would default it to 1.85.

 

[slvrbullet]

If it defaults to 1.85 is that the voltage it will get until the bios kicks in and sets the voltage at whatever I have set it at? I guess what I am really asking is: Do I need to connect the L7 bridges to get the best performance out of my t-bird with a MSI Pro 2A?

 

[micron]

No, if you connect the L7 bridges the voltage default is 1.85 unless you change it in the BIOS. If I were you I wouldn't connect them, although it doesn't matter. It's up to you.

 

[PCComp]

I thought the latest "overclockers" BIOS fixed the voltage limitation on the Duron processors. Before defacing the chip, maybe you should try it first...

 

[DaddyG]

L7 bridge closing is only required for Durons on this mobo. Since TBIRDS have a higher default voltage, the PRO2A allows for 1.85. If I remember, Durons get limited to 1.7v max without the L7s connected. You can easily reduce the voltage in BIOS if your chip runs well at less voltage.

 

[heng1028]

i closed mine

the Pro2-A give me 0.05v extra and it gets me to 1.9v