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Just a FYI: (no connections with these guys, and I am skeptical if it
works well, since those newer cpus need a new bios so it can identify
the correct chip right?)
Anyway, I don't know the cost of this gizmo, or how exactly it would
work with heatsinks since you add a few mm to the height, but this
will allow newer CPUs to be used on older sockets.
Of course, if it costs too much, it would be easier to buy a new mobo
anyway
---this is site that has them http://www.friendtech.com/
------snipped from web site: http://www.digit-life.com/news.html
PowerLeap, known as a maker of CPU adapters, introduced its new
solution, PL-AXP, an adapter for AMD Athlon/Duron enabling to install
the latest AMD Athlon XP/MP processors into older machines.
Adapter features:
Includes multiplier unlocking technology that lets you freely adjust
multipliers from 5X ~ 24X for many* Athlon XP/MP CPUs--without
reconnecting bridges on the top of the CPU or shorting socket contacts
on your mainboard.
Supports Socket A (462-pin) AMD CPUs, including Athlon and Duron
series
Dimensions: 49.6 x 49.6 x 2.0 (mm)
The only thing a user has to do is to choose the right processor for a
new system. According to the source, "Only Barton and Thoroughbred-B
core-based Athlon XP/MP CPUs are qualified for multiplier
unlocking--the PL-AXP does not support unlocking for the Palomino and
Thoroughbred-A core-based Athlon CPUs. Locate the label on the Athlon
XP/MP CPU and make sure the model number starts with AXDA*******, or
the CPU might not be qualified for unlocking.
In addition, AMD has officially locked all Athlon CPU internal
multipliers produced since Week 34, 2003, and the PL-AXP can't unlock
these CPUs. In order to unlock CPU multipliers with the PL-AXP, you
need to use an Athlon CPU that was manufactured before Week 34, 2003
(identified as 0334).
The manufacturing date is printed on the Athlon CPU label (please
refer to the photo below for location of the manufacturing date)."
works well, since those newer cpus need a new bios so it can identify
the correct chip right?)
Anyway, I don't know the cost of this gizmo, or how exactly it would
work with heatsinks since you add a few mm to the height, but this
will allow newer CPUs to be used on older sockets.
Of course, if it costs too much, it would be easier to buy a new mobo
anyway
---this is site that has them http://www.friendtech.com/
------snipped from web site: http://www.digit-life.com/news.html
PowerLeap, known as a maker of CPU adapters, introduced its new
solution, PL-AXP, an adapter for AMD Athlon/Duron enabling to install
the latest AMD Athlon XP/MP processors into older machines.
Adapter features:
Includes multiplier unlocking technology that lets you freely adjust
multipliers from 5X ~ 24X for many* Athlon XP/MP CPUs--without
reconnecting bridges on the top of the CPU or shorting socket contacts
on your mainboard.
Supports Socket A (462-pin) AMD CPUs, including Athlon and Duron
series
Dimensions: 49.6 x 49.6 x 2.0 (mm)
The only thing a user has to do is to choose the right processor for a
new system. According to the source, "Only Barton and Thoroughbred-B
core-based Athlon XP/MP CPUs are qualified for multiplier
unlocking--the PL-AXP does not support unlocking for the Palomino and
Thoroughbred-A core-based Athlon CPUs. Locate the label on the Athlon
XP/MP CPU and make sure the model number starts with AXDA*******, or
the CPU might not be qualified for unlocking.
In addition, AMD has officially locked all Athlon CPU internal
multipliers produced since Week 34, 2003, and the PL-AXP can't unlock
these CPUs. In order to unlock CPU multipliers with the PL-AXP, you
need to use an Athlon CPU that was manufactured before Week 34, 2003
(identified as 0334).
The manufacturing date is printed on the Athlon CPU label (please
refer to the photo below for location of the manufacturing date)."