Unlocking the XP on NF2

MJOMJO Denmark New
edited July 2003 in Hardware
Is the unlocking of the Athlon XP Thoroughbred "B" and Barton on the nForce2:
1. A feature of the chipset?
2. A smart move by the mobo maker?

I have not found any clear info on this question.

Ahh yes, is it true that every NF2 mobo feature auto unlocking?

Comments

  • danball1976danball1976 Wichita Falls, TX
    edited July 2003
    Its a smart move by the mobo maker. The NF7 and KD7 series boards have this 5 bit FID thing that allows you to overclock your CPU by multiplier.
  • MJOMJO Denmark New
    edited July 2003
    Ok
    I got a bit confused reading on other sites.

    They mentioned it as a feature of the chipset.

    The 5bit fid makes higher multipliers available but it is not a part in the actual unlocking, is it?

    5bit fid goes from 5x to 22x
    4bit fid goes from ?x to 12.5x

    It is because I am talking with this guy having a XP 2700+ and an Asus A7N8X-Deluxe he cannot change the multiplier at all, and he has tried different bioses.
    He is using bios 1004.

    Dunno much about Asus boards, I am an Abit guy.
    :D
  • danball1976danball1976 Wichita Falls, TX
    edited July 2003
    Only ABIT has it. It overides the CPU's multipliers by allowing you to control it.
  • MJOMJO Denmark New
    edited July 2003
    I read that Soltek has it as well.
    Maybe Chaintech too.

    But it is unconfirmed.

    /me hugs his Abit NF7-S rev. 2.0.
     :respect:

    After getting these facts I am truly happy I went with the Abit.
    I was looking at the Zenith, though because of all the extra goodies.:p
    You get a keychain with the Chaintech, that is cool.:D
  • danball1976danball1976 Wichita Falls, TX
    edited July 2003
    Yeah, that's why I like my KD7-RAID. I also plan on updating to a NF7-S
  • ThraxThrax 🐌 Austin, TX Icrontian
    edited July 2003
    Chaintech, Soltek, Asus, Abit, EPoX and Albatron all feature 5bit FID on nForce2 boards.
  • MJOMJO Denmark New
    edited July 2003
    What about this question?
    It is because I am talking with this guy having a XP 2700+ and an Asus A7N8X-Deluxe he cannot change the multiplier at all, and he has tried different bioses.

    Looks like you guys haven't seen it.
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