XP 2000

[Kangg]

:Q
I just received my XP 2000 From Newegg late this morning. The motherboard identified it
properly... I was shocked, but it was a good thing. I looked at my frequency settings
and my BIOS show multipliers from 9 clear to 15. This rocks I think. I have one little question.
On Athlons if the CPU is multiplier locked my mobo BIOS won't let me change these settings?
I think this is acurate but I can't remember for sure. My Mobo is an Epox 8KHA+. I plan on
letting my new CPU burn in for 72 hours before I start playing with bios settings.

 

[CubicZirconia]

On Athlons if the CPU is multiplier locked my mobo BIOS won't let me change these settings?

Correct. The cpu must be unlocked in order to allow for multiplier adjustments. Although the bios shows other multiplier settings, it shouldn't allow you to select them.

 

[BuddyAtBzboyz]

Yeah its locked but there are a few ways to get around that. Here is a link for how to unlock the chip with a video included

http://www6.tomshardware.com/column/01q4/011124/index.html

PS its only the athlon xp that is locked the athlon mp is not.