FastSS Posted June 2, 2004 Posted June 2, 2004 (edited) As the title says how do I tell? its one of the first ones cause I bought it when they JUST came out. but Idont know how to tell if its unlocked or not. I've got a gigabyte K7 Triton 400 with the KT 400A chipset. jsut wanna play around untill my DFI comes in. Edited June 2, 2004 by FastSS Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nuclear Posted June 2, 2004 Posted June 2, 2004 If you can adjust the multi up or down in BIOS, then you have a unlocked chip. I think only the pre-week 39 chips are unlocked. After, they are all locked and there's no hope. I'm not a big AMD man, so maybe someone else can give you a better answer. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
FastSS Posted June 2, 2004 Posted June 2, 2004 is the the cpu frequency? its at 166 right now, but if I move it to 200 then when it boots it hangs, then reboots again and loads with 166. it has a max of 250. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nuclear Posted June 2, 2004 Posted June 2, 2004 That is your FSB. You should multi options of like 8x, 9x, 10x, 11x, etc...If you can adjust those, then you have a unlocked chip. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
FastSS Posted June 2, 2004 Posted June 2, 2004 That is your FSB. You should multi options of like 8x, 9x, 10x, 11x, etc...If you can adjust those, then you have a unlocked chip. I cant even see that in my bios....??? Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Whitelightning Posted June 2, 2004 Posted June 2, 2004 Do you have dip switches on the board? My gigabyte board has 6 switches that I can change the multiplier with. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
exeter_acres Posted June 2, 2004 Posted June 2, 2004 Nuclear is correct..mostly... on boards that have the ability to change the multi, many still can change it in the BIOS, but it doesn't actually do anything.... in the BIOS you can change the multi, but you need to boot the system and see what speed is reported in the POST screen or once the OS is loaded, using CPU-Z or WCPUID.... and, as for your board,,, check the manual, you may not have the option in the BIOS I had a Gigabyte board with that chipset and there were dipswitches on the board itself...BUT they never worked for me even with a CPU that I knew was unlocked.... Hope that helps Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
FastSS Posted June 2, 2004 Posted June 2, 2004 hmm it is little switches.... maybe I'll jsut wait for my DFI to come in then play. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Whitelightning Posted June 2, 2004 Posted June 2, 2004 Yeah, they are little switches and there should be a row of 6 or so...you should go to the web site and download the user manual which will show you the different switch configurations which will allow you to adjust your fsb. Mine are at the top of my board near the cpu. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
FastSS Posted June 2, 2004 Posted June 2, 2004 (edited) edit, ok not that lazy what should I set the multiplyer too? its on auto right now.... Edited June 2, 2004 by FastSS Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
bcemmons Posted June 3, 2004 Posted June 3, 2004 (edited) If it is set on auto right now then it is set at 11. The 2500 comes stock at 166mhz fsb and 11x multi for a 1.83ghz total. What I want to know is if you have the stock cooling on your processor, because if you do I would suggest not trying to overclock until you upgrade to something better. I had been running my 2500 @ 11x210 for a long time at 1.65V. If you have a decent quality heatsink/fan combo (not stock), you should start your overclock by lowering the multiplier to 10 and increasing your fsb slowly, in 3-5mhz incrementsuntil you reach the operating speed of your ram. If you go much higher than that speed your ram will cause your computer to hang and not your cpu. Once you get your fsb where you want it go back and raise the multiplier. Once that is done, try raising the Vcore and Vdimm up a little bit to see if you can pump out a little more speed. But make sure you have good enough cooling first and formost, you dont want a fried chip on your hands, they are worthless. And as to your original question...if you look at the stepping code on the chip, the letters/numbers starting with AQ*** ####, the numbers will tell you when it was made. If it is later than the 43 week of production it is locked...0343+ and any 04##. Edited June 3, 2004 by bcemmons Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
H8Core Punk 14 88 Posted June 3, 2004 Posted June 3, 2004 well you can always drill a hole in it and make a key chain, I did Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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