Reply 40 of 47, by kithylin
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wrote:All Mobile Athlon XP chips have unlocked multi. Usually the problem is with the BIOS not having multiplier above 12.5X. This can be solved via some software in Windows - but it usually still won't go higher then the default multi of the chip itself - remember that Socket A mobiles are FSB 133 and have multipliers over 13X. So if you use some old motherboard with support for only 133MHz FSB then the high multiplier is a must. But if you use newer MB with FSB support of 200MHz or more, then even max BIOS multi of 12.5X is practically enough (12.5x200=2500 MHz).
You're sure -ALL- of them? Even the Palomino core ones on 266 FSB? That would be really interesting. I have an older Soyo Dragon board based on KT266 that has multipliers up to 24x in bios..... maybe I'll be trying a mobile chip in it.
EDIT: I went looking and all of the mobile chips are Thoroughbred and Barton core chips. And the older board I have with the high multiplier only takes up to Palomino chips, poop 🙁