[Dano2k0]

Thats not a problem, personally i wouldn't recommend you try flashing the BIOS, thats risky business, in the event it goes wrong, enjoy your bricked motherboard.

Before try anything of the sort, i'd recommend firstly, try the software program, i personally know your motherboard doesn't have the ability to EVER adjust the multipliers manually, which is what you need to do on mobile CPU's as the CPU types are unknown to the motherboards.

If this was to fail, i'd recommend you then remove the heatsink and get the stepping code, and if you can't do anything from that point on, then by all means if you feel its the last option, flash the bios, although if you did re-flash it successfully, i honestly can't see how thats going to benefit you what so ever.

Obviously the choice is completely yours, i can only give my advice, and what i'd do, after running mobile processors for years, i have a good idea of what you need to do, and ive tried to describe some of the processors so far.

As per your original post, if your motherboard has bad 3.3v, have you considered trying a different PSU, as its probably not the actual motherboard at fault? Just thought i'd give a heads up on this incase youve not already tried that.


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As a side note on this, the software ive recommend isn't permanent, its simply a software over-ride, which can easily be put back to how you had it previously, a BIOS flash, is more of a permanent thing, in the event a wrong file is used, or there is a minor problem, you'd be lucky to see that motherboard work again without having another of the same board to do a 'hot swap' or you'd need an external programmer with a suitable socket to program is back up to a valid BIOS for that motherboard.

[Taima]

I did indeed buy a new PSU and the voltages remained the same. I swapped that PSU over with me to the other mobo and it gives fine voltages.

[Dano2k0]

Thats ashame the new PSU didn't fix your problems, it must be a voltage regulator thats become abit iffy, what voltage are you getting on the 3.3v line? i assume this must be causing some sort of RAM issues?

And if so, depending on what exactlly the faulty 3.3v line controls, you may be able to adjust the voltage to suit within the BIOS.

[Taima]

On that mobo the 3.3v was only 1.49

edit1: nope there were no ram issues

[Dano2k0]

Deffinatly sounds like a semi conductor issue, the board if otherwise working is probably salvageable if youve any idea of electronics

If not then its more than likely scrap, although if you are able to change the voltage in the BIOS, if it controls RAM etc, adjust the voltage slowly higher and keep an eye on it till it reaches 3v+

Although you quite possible won't be able to adjust it high enough, just a thought rather than scrap it, it may last like that a while, or may break down soon after its impossible to say.

Originally Posted by bushwhacker

I owns 1 athlon XP 1700, locked. Mother have mobile +3000, locked too.

If you looked closely, you will notice the L bridges, you need to etch and erase some bridges to unlock it, which I do NOT recommend it.

Mate, why do you not read the MOBILE bit? its different to your standard desktop CPU, a XP-M chip is intended for a laptop, due to the speedstep feature, the multiplier etc is unlocked, ive only ran these processors for god knows how many years... Simply due to the high ability of overclocking, running good temperatures, and you don't have to mess around bridging any points together, because they come unlocked from the factory.

If your unsure what the hell i'm talking about, please read about XP-M processors, a standard desktop Athlon XP chip, sure it has locked multipliers, but XP-M = unlocked. The only way they are going to be locked is if they started locking them at a later date, which there would be no point, as loads of XP-M's are unlocked right up to 3000+, ive got one in a desktop motherboard, unlocked, you may need a motherboard capable of making the most if it though.

I'm sure the 2800+ thats fitted in this PC will be unlocked aswell, i see no reason for it to be any different, with the info ive provided i'm sure it'll run at the correct speed.

Bushwhacker, i did a whole 2 second search and came up with another thread here that talks about such things:

http://www.tomshardware.co.uk/forum/160454-11-unlocked

direct from there:

AFAIK (as far as I know) the XPM will always be unlocked, since laptops
change the multiplier (and voltage?) on the fly to save the battery.

And as you'll see a little further down, a guy goes into great explination about mobile chips, basically you can only take advantage of a mobile chip with the ability to change the multiplier etc, but none the less unlocked, as you'd get no where without some means of changing the settings of any chip wether it be BIOS or software.

lol forget that then. I'll try your program now.

Should I just change the multiplier to the originial 16?

[Taima]

Raising the multiplier does work, but it only gets me 1.6ghz and it only says that in the program. Why do you need the cpu stepping code thing?

Edit: I sent a message to Foxconn earlier about the situation. They replied and said "Mobile Processor aren't supported".

That's the end of that then I suppose A bit depressing but what's done is done. I'm shuttin the thread down so if you want to talk to me, send me a PM.

Thanks to Bush,Dano,Rik, Howard, and anyone else I forgot to mention.