cemsit Posted July 27, 2005 good work and very easy mod, but which pencil do you use? ) any picture of pencil ? Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
red930 Posted July 27, 2005 I've found the Faber #2 to be the best when doing a pencil mod. It seems to have a higher content of conductive material than any other pencil. good work and very easy mod, but which pencil do you use? ) any picture of pencil ? Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
jeremywills Posted July 28, 2005 they make great artist supplies too, FABER-CASTELL products usually cost a bit more but are great writing and drawing utensils, it doesnt surprise me thier #2 seems to be the ticket Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
devil_inside Posted July 28, 2005 I was under the impression that newer ultra-d boards couldn't use this mod? :confused: Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
THunDA Posted July 28, 2005 I was under the impression that newer ultra-d boards couldn't use this mod? :confused: Regardless of what you have read before, nVidia shipped tens of thousands of Ultra chipsets that are easily modded to SLI. These chips are in the manufacturing chain and have been used since day one of motherboard production. If the numbers hold up, it will be months before the Ultra chipsets are all used up. There is inventory in the tens of thousands that haven't been installed on motherboards just waiting to be modded. This means that if you have purchased or plan to purchase a DFI Ultra-D motherboard, you can be assured that it can be modded to fully functional SLI status. Now I can already hear you thinking that you would love to do it but nVidia will change the drivers to block SLI on an Ultra chipset. That can not happen. By performing the mod on the chipset you are turning the Ultra into an SLI. This is a physical change that no driver in the world can detect. Once you close the contacts on the Ultra chipset it is now an SLI chipset. There are absolutely no driver issues involved since the chipset will now be as much an SLI as a "factory" SLI chipset. That still applies.. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
devil_inside Posted July 28, 2005 o k thanks.. I guess I missed that post Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
THunDA Posted July 28, 2005 o k thanks.. I guess I missed that post Thats from the first post in this thread... Please try to read through the threads .. mucho information around here with a little reading.. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
(Rockafella) Posted July 28, 2005 Hey I just did this mod. Had a little trouble getting it to work. I took it apart and rubbed pencil on there real good again and put a dab of clear nail polish on there after I made sure it worked. The nail polish will ensure that it dont come off or blow off. Works great thanks for the tip! Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
red930 Posted July 28, 2005 I had a friend try the mod on his own. This guy doesn't know a chipset from a chipped tooth. It took him three tries but he got it done. After the first attempt failed he decided to keep the mobo out of the case until he got the mod done right. lol I think his troubles came from not laying enough pencil lead on the bridge points the first two times. The third time he really went for it an put a huge amount of pencil lead then blew off any excess. He's just so proud that I can't stand to hear him brag on himself anymore. Hey I just did this mod. Had a little trouble getting it to work. I took it apart and rubbed pencil on there real good again and put a dab of clear nail polish on there after I made sure it worked. The nail polish will ensure that it dont come off or blow off. Works great thanks for the tip! Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
(Rockafella) Posted July 28, 2005 Lol yah I really put that lead on there the second time. Good thing mine is already out of the case and stays on my desk lol. That would of been a beeeeeeeeoch. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
asmodeus Posted August 3, 2005 Hi, I tried the mod with defroster repairkit, HB, 2B and 5B pencil but everytime the bios shows me nForce4 Ultra and not SLI. The board is from march and the chip A3. I need help please excuse my english Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Milkman Posted August 3, 2005 I would say that you haven't cleaned the contacts well enough, scrape them to fresh metal being very careful not to damage the green Pcb material, if these contacts aren't exposed then all the atempts in the world won't work for you, I know it took me 3 tries and each time I believed I had cleaned them well enough. -Milkman Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
