How to identify loose Athlon CPU?

I currently have an Abit KT7-Raid socket7 board with an Athlon T-bird
850 in it.

I mentioned to a friend at work that I really should upgrade my cpu to
the max 1.4ghz (100mhz FSB) my board would take since the cpu would
cost less than $50 these days..

He said he thought he had a spare 1.2 or 1.4ghz at home and actually
ended up bringing it in for me.

It's a loose cpu with only what appears to be a serial # on a
"Warranty Void if removed" sticker on it...

Searching the web leads me to believe the retail box it came in had a
black card with the specs on it... Of course, all I have is the
cpu.,..

Is there any way to tell the speed of this cpu w/o installing a
heatsink on the new cpu and installing it?

If it's a 200mhz FSB, will it damage my board? will it still work, but
just not as efficiently as if in were in a 200mhz FSB board?

I know the quickest way to find out part of what I wanna know would be
just to put it in, but while my case is always open, I've always had a
healthy fear of screwin with the cpu if not 100% needed.

Oh yeah... also, the cpu core has some remenents of what look like the
thermal pad the heat sink had on it.. Would putting a dab of Arctic
SIlver III on it before attaching the heat sink work?, or so I somehow
very carefully need to clean up the cpu core?
(And I know... Less is better when it comes to thermal paste, altho
I've never used it before)


Thanks in advance for any info/advice.


Tony!

On Fri, 27 Jun 2003 22:15:19 +0000, Tony wrote:

I currently have an Abit KT7-Raid socket7 board with an Athlon T-bird
850 in it.

I mentioned to a friend at work that I really should upgrade my cpu to
the max 1.4ghz (100mhz FSB) my board would take since the cpu would cost
less than $50 these days..

He said he thought he had a spare 1.2 or 1.4ghz at home and actually
ended up bringing it in for me.

It's a loose cpu with only what appears to be a serial # on a "Warranty
Void if removed" sticker on it...

Searching the web leads me to believe the retail box it came in had a
black card with the specs on it... Of course, all I have is the cpu.,..

Is there any way to tell the speed of this cpu w/o installing a heatsink
on the new cpu and installing it?

First, look at my sig line. The limits you think you have are only in your
mind. Go to link in sig. The PN should be on the core. Once you clean it,
you should be able to see it. If not, then you can still tell by looking
at the bridges and determining the default multiplier, etc. This might
help.

http://www.amdboard.com/amdid.html

--
Abit KT7-Raid (KT133) Tbred B core CPU @2400MHz (24x100FSB)
http://mysite.verizon.net/res0exft/cpu.html

On Fri, 27 Jun 2003 23:12:27 GMT, "Wes Newell"
wrote:

On Fri, 27 Jun 2003 22:15:19 +0000, Tony wrote:

I currently have an Abit KT7-Raid socket7 board with an Athlon T-bird
850 in it.
snip
It's a loose cpu with only what appears to be a serial # on a "Warranty
Void if removed" sticker on it...
snip
Is there any way to tell the speed of this cpu w/o installing a heatsink
on the new cpu and installing it?

First, look at my sig line. The limits you think you have are only in your
mind. Go to link in sig. The PN should be on the core. Once you clean it,
you should be able to see it. If not, then you can still tell by looking
at the bridges and determining the default multiplier, etc. This might
help.

http://www.amdboard.com/amdid.html

--
Abit KT7-Raid (KT133) Tbred B core CPU @2400MHz (24x100FSB)
http://mysite.verizon.net/res0exft/cpu.html

Hey thanks... I didn't even notice the fine print under the thermal
pad leftover gook.

How should I go about cleaning the core? Rubbing alcohol on a qtip?

Thanks again!

Tony!

"Tony" wrote

How should I go about cleaning the core? Rubbing alcohol on a qtip?
Be sure to use 99% rubbing alcohol.


--
Ed Light

Smiley :-/
MS Smiley :-\

:P




"Wes Newell" wrote in message
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On Sat, 28 Jun 2003 11:37:34 -0500, Ed wrote:

On Sat, 28 Jun 2003 03:03:50 GMT, "Wes Newell"
wrote:

On Sat, 28 Jun 2003 00:20:16 +0000, Tony wrote:

How should I go about cleaning the core? Rubbing alcohol on a qtip?

I wash mine in the sink with the dishes and use whichever brush it takes
to get it clean. Rinse and dry well. But I don't use the pads either. If
it's stuck on, I'd scrap it off with a razor blade. I'm kinda low tech
when it comes to cleaning.:-)
Be careful and don't loose the foam pads.

For real? I never see you joke around so.....

Yep, for real.

I've used WD40, Paint and Varnish removers to get the old pads off, and
Windex for final clean up a few times. It works. ;p

Used to use aftershave to remove flux from pcb's. Mennen works great and
then washing them in dishwater removed most of the aftershave, but left
enough so the boards smelled good too (for real).:-)

--
Abit KT7-Raid (KT133) Tbred B core CPU @2400MHz (24x100FSB)
http://mysite.verizon.net/res0exft/cpu.html

Go to the artic silver site and they have a cleaning procedure listed.

http://www.arcticsilver.com/arctic_s...structions.htm

"Tony" wrote in message
...
On Fri, 27 Jun 2003 23:12:27 GMT, "Wes Newell"
wrote:

On Fri, 27 Jun 2003 22:15:19 +0000, Tony wrote:

I currently have an Abit KT7-Raid socket7 board with an Athlon T-bird
850 in it.
snip
It's a loose cpu with only what appears to be a serial # on a "Warranty
Void if removed" sticker on it...
snip
Is there any way to tell the speed of this cpu w/o installing a
heatsink
on the new cpu and installing it?

First, look at my sig line. The limits you think you have are only in
your
mind. Go to link in sig. The PN should be on the core. Once you clean it,
you should be able to see it. If not, then you can still tell by looking
at the bridges and determining the default multiplier, etc. This might
help.

http://www.amdboard.com/amdid.html

--
Abit KT7-Raid (KT133) Tbred B core CPU @2400MHz (24x100FSB)
http://mysite.verizon.net/res0exft/cpu.html

Hey thanks... I didn't even notice the fine print under the thermal
pad leftover gook.

How should I go about cleaning the core? Rubbing alcohol on a qtip?

Thanks again!

Tony!