Overclock Troubles

[bgovanlu]

Brand new:
Abit KT7-133-RAID
800MHz Thunderbird

I have read every review about overclocking this chip on this motherboard and I can't get it to boot even at 8.5 x100. I connected my L1 bridges with graphite 3 times now and it still hasn't worked. Another problem I cannot understand with this motherboard is the voltage settings. At the default setting of the CPU on the motherboard, the voltage monitor reads 1.81V. Very High, I know. So I manually set the voltage to 1.7V just trying to run at 8.0 x100 and it reads 1.80V on the hardware monitor. When I set it to 1.6V, the hardware monitor actually reads 1.7V. Any idea which I can trust more? The setting for the voltage on the Abit or the hardware monitor on the Abit?? Any ideas on why I cannot OC this chip?

I must add that I am using an Alpha heatsink and a 38cfm fan (very loud), so it is not a heat issue. AND I have the good Mushkin CAS 2 133 memory sticks (2@128MB).

 

[dawheat]

I know this is dumb- but the first time I connected the L1 bridges- I did it incorrectly.

L1 I I I I -is what the L1 kinda looks like with the bridges connected.


Like a fool I connected them like this L1 I-I-I-I
which causes major problems. So make sure you're connected it vertically- if each of the 4 L1 bridge looks connected already as in the first diagram- then lucky you- you got an unlocked CPU. If you see a tiny gap in each of the 4 bridges- then you'll need to connect them with a graphite pencil.

 

[Dan]

Erase the marks you made and try again. I had to do it 6 times before I got it right. It's critical that the markings don't overlap from one bridge to the next. I finally had to work with a magnifying glass to get it right! (These old eyes aren't what they used to be! )