Micky mouse guide to unlocking a 2800 barton

public mike wrote:
Ok Guys,

yes I am a nooby so bear with me.

Is there a step by step guide on how to unlock a 2800 Barton - what
to look for and how to bridge what links etc? The mobo is a MSI
km4m. All the multipliers seem to be there in the bios, but are
greyed out, supposedly due to the chip being locked. If the chip can
be unlocked and o/clocked, what sort of increase in performance
should I be looking at?

Thanks for any pointers, Mike

Sorry to be the bearer of bad news Mike but, at the moment, there is no
known way to unlock that CPU.
--
~misfit~

Thanks for the info. will watch to see if anything transpires

Mike
"~misfit~" wrote in message
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public mike wrote:
Ok Guys,

yes I am a nooby so bear with me.

Is there a step by step guide on how to unlock a 2800 Barton - what
to look for and how to bridge what links etc? The mobo is a MSI
km4m. All the multipliers seem to be there in the bios, but are
greyed out, supposedly due to the chip being locked. If the chip can
be unlocked and o/clocked, what sort of increase in performance
should I be looking at?

Thanks for any pointers, Mike

Sorry to be the bearer of bad news Mike but, at the moment, there is no
known way to unlock that CPU.
--
~misfit~

On Tue, 16 Dec 2003 11:33:46 +1300, "~misfit~"
wrote:

public mike wrote:
Ok Guys,

yes I am a nooby so bear with me.

Is there a step by step guide on how to unlock a 2800 Barton - what
to look for and how to bridge what links etc? The mobo is a MSI
km4m. All the multipliers seem to be there in the bios, but are
greyed out, supposedly due to the chip being locked. If the chip can
be unlocked and o/clocked, what sort of increase in performance
should I be looking at?

Thanks for any pointers, Mike

Sorry to be the bearer of bad news Mike but, at the moment, there is no
known way to unlock that CPU.
Are all 2800s locked? I thought it was only after week 0339 or
thereabouts.

"public mike" wrote in message
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Thanks for the info. will watch to see if anything transpires

Don't hold your breath. Lots of clever people have tried very hard and
failed already. I doub't if it will ever be possible.

Chip


Mike
"~misfit~" wrote in message
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public mike wrote:
Ok Guys,

yes I am a nooby so bear with me.

Is there a step by step guide on how to unlock a 2800 Barton - what
to look for and how to bridge what links etc? The mobo is a MSI
km4m. All the multipliers seem to be there in the bios, but are
greyed out, supposedly due to the chip being locked. If the chip can
be unlocked and o/clocked, what sort of increase in performance
should I be looking at?

Thanks for any pointers, Mike

Sorry to be the bearer of bad news Mike but, at the moment, there is no
known way to unlock that CPU.
--
~misfit~

"dgk" wrote in message
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On Tue, 16 Dec 2003 11:33:46 +1300, "~misfit~"
wrote:

public mike wrote:
Ok Guys,

yes I am a nooby so bear with me.

Is there a step by step guide on how to unlock a 2800 Barton - what
to look for and how to bridge what links etc? The mobo is a MSI
km4m. All the multipliers seem to be there in the bios, but are
greyed out, supposedly due to the chip being locked. If the chip can
be unlocked and o/clocked, what sort of increase in performance
should I be looking at?

Thanks for any pointers, Mike

Sorry to be the bearer of bad news Mike but, at the moment, there is no
known way to unlock that CPU.

Are all 2800s locked? I thought it was only after week 0339 or
thereabouts.

You are correct. But we are all assuming that the OP has a locked 2800, or
he wouldn't be asking the question.

Chip.