Too many bridges

[Guest]

Guten Tag! This is my first post, so please bear with me.
Overtime has recently made me some extra money.
I had the cash for some new parts(good), but no time to put them together (not good). I was determined to finally put that Duron 600 in the Abit Kt7-raid in the Antec full-tower server case, if it took all night (good!). Unfortunately, it is taking all night because I've become tired and a little feeble (not so good). The heatsink/fan attachment seems to carry the very real risk of crushing the life out of my poor little chip. That convinced me to try the "pencil trick" tonight, before the initial installation. The point was sharp, but my hand was shaky. I solved that with some Polish potato vodka (very good), and made crisp lines across all the bridges I was supposed to, and also thru several I probably shouldn't have (doh!). I erased, I think cleanly, then started from scratch. Finally, my question: Does anybody know what that would actually do?

Tom Mc

Even a fool, when he remains silent, appears wise.

 

[Bubba]

Connecting other bridges on the chip is not bad, the first chips had all the bridges closed.
Having a single pencil mark that goes from one bridge to another is bad. I could short out your chip or cause your chip to operate at strange and unauthorized speeds (meaning not the speed you are telling it to work at). Just make sure you cleanly erase between bridges.

Also, what kind of heatsink do you have? If its any orb, just bend the clips on the bottom down so they don't put as much pressure on the chip. Likewise, if you have another cooler with the single bent bar clip running throught the middle of the heat sink, just remove the fan from the top, the clip bar can then be removed. Take it out and bend it with so that it is more flat and less bent, this will put less pressure on the chip.

Good luck

 

[Guest]

First get a magnifing glass it helps alot. If there is an auto parts store in you area get a rear window defroster repair kit and use that with a straight pin to connect the bridges it will never come off like the pencil trick does sometimes. Do the L7 bridges too to unlock the voltage so you can go to 1.85 volts in the bios. I did the pencil trick at first then after it can lose I did the kit and no more screwups. Remember mag glass makes it much easier...

Good Luck
BatMan

 

[Guest]

Hey guys. Just wanted to thank you for the good advice.
Time to take this computer apart, swap some of the internal organs, and fire the beast up.
The moment of truth awaits...

Tom Mc

Even a fool, when he remains silent, appears wise.

 

[Guest]

From what i have heard and what i have experienced just close the L1 bridges and not any other. Their coming out with a permanent lock on the durons i have read somewhere at hardwarecentral. Not sure if they have them permanently locked or not yet.

Please don't hate me cause i'm beautiful!!!

 

[Guest]

Didn't know some of the L7's were opened too. Mine must not have been for i can change the voltage on mine.

Please don't hate me cause i'm beautiful!!!

 

[Guest]

The L7 lets you go up even higher. I was stuck at 1.75v and now unlocked I can go to 1.85v. The Tbird is differant tho it defaults higher so unlocked it I think goes to 2.05v...

BatMan