- Jun 24, 2009
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I was wondering if anybody had investigated information that has been circulating around the net for
the past month and a half or so about using a similar BIOS and board exploit as the Phenom X3 for the
X2 BEs?
Supposedly, the X2 7750 BE is unlockable from 2, to 4 functioning cores by selecting the correct board (ASRock),
the correct, old BIOS version that has weakness in its code allowing the exploit, and by toggling ACC.
Allegedly, someone in Korea using Windows XP SP 3 was able to successfully unlock the other two cores, and
posted screenshots on a few different forums across the net as verification.
I've recently begun investigating the matter thoroughly, and was wondering if anyone else had heard of this,
and tried unlocking the other two cores on a X2 7750 BE?
I admit it is possible that this is a hoax, but I don't imagine that my preliminary searches' (all of 30 minutes worth)
lack of in-depth guides reporting success, or in-depth guides explaining what must be done in what order as has been
done with the X3 Phenoms mean that it isn't possible.
I also figure that, true exploit or not, people aren't rushing out to drop a couple hundred dollars on a processor and board
that may or may not be unlockable to be more than its initial specs belie. How many people are really going to drop $200
on a new CPU, Board, and RAM just to test whether a rumor is true or not?
So, I ask the community, hoping that someone may have uncovered more information on the matter, or have tested this
for themselves and may share their results, before I buy a CPU and Board to see for myself.
the past month and a half or so about using a similar BIOS and board exploit as the Phenom X3 for the
X2 BEs?
Supposedly, the X2 7750 BE is unlockable from 2, to 4 functioning cores by selecting the correct board (ASRock),
the correct, old BIOS version that has weakness in its code allowing the exploit, and by toggling ACC.
Allegedly, someone in Korea using Windows XP SP 3 was able to successfully unlock the other two cores, and
posted screenshots on a few different forums across the net as verification.
I've recently begun investigating the matter thoroughly, and was wondering if anyone else had heard of this,
and tried unlocking the other two cores on a X2 7750 BE?
I admit it is possible that this is a hoax, but I don't imagine that my preliminary searches' (all of 30 minutes worth)
lack of in-depth guides reporting success, or in-depth guides explaining what must be done in what order as has been
done with the X3 Phenoms mean that it isn't possible.
I also figure that, true exploit or not, people aren't rushing out to drop a couple hundred dollars on a processor and board
that may or may not be unlockable to be more than its initial specs belie. How many people are really going to drop $200
on a new CPU, Board, and RAM just to test whether a rumor is true or not?
So, I ask the community, hoping that someone may have uncovered more information on the matter, or have tested this
for themselves and may share their results, before I buy a CPU and Board to see for myself.
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