How long did your pencil trick last?

PiR0 · 04-29-2001, 06:22 PM

How long did your (or the average) pencil trick last?

Markel · 04-30-2001, 03:38 PM

I didn't want to have to worry about the pencil traces "fading", so I used the conductive ink pen.

paulc · 05-02-2001, 04:26 PM

Mine is still lasting. It was unlocked about 4 1/2 months ago and it still works. It survived 3 heatsink changes and 2 different motherboards without any need for a touch up.

Ranger · 05-11-2001, 12:37 PM

I've done about the same amount of work and changes to my cpu as PaulC has done. Except that I've had mine penciled in since about 8 months ago. Still running fine, one of the reasons I'd not use ink or tape is that with pencil you can erase and return if something happens. Not so with tape or ink.

Ranger

Abit KT7A-RAID Mobo (RAID setup to RAID 0)
Maxtor 20GB ATA-100 7200RPM
Westren Digital 20GB ATA-100 7200RPM
ATI Radeon 32MB DDR
Linksys NIC
Aztech 56K
SBLive Value 5.1
INWIN Q500 Full Tower (300W PSU)
4 case fans (1 intake, 2 exhaust, and 1 blowing onto the cpu)
1 PCI slot exhaust fan
Thermaltake Volcano II HSF (w/ the Delta 7K rpm fan)
AMD Athlon AVIA TB 1Ghz (200FSB) unlocked using the pencil trick over clocked to 1.2 Ghz (133X9)
Micron 512MB SDRAM (2 sticks) PC133 set at CAS 3 (the vendor told me it was CAS2 but won’t run on CAS2)
16X Pioneer DVD
12X4X32X Sony CD-RW

CluelessSi · 05-31-2001, 08:19 AM

??? what is the pencil trick?

GraingerGuy · 05-31-2001, 09:20 AM

The pencil trick is when you connect the L1 bridges with a pencil to unlock the multiplier on an AMD t-bird or Duron

example:
originally the bridges are like this
-- --
-- --
-- --
-- --

then you connect those and they look like this
-----
-----
-----
-----

Ranger · 06-01-2001, 02:39 PM

Hmm, I don't know about the tape because I've never seen or heard it being done before. But I'm going on 9 months with my pencil trick deal and it hasn't failed yet. That is with me changing the cpu from one mobo to another quite a few times and changing the HSF on it also. So I really don't see the reason why you would want to put tape over it. Also, the tape could possibly melt onto the cpu since the cpu can get pretty hot. So my feeling towards it is why mess with something that works as is. But if you do find some more info on this I'd like to know. Thanks.

Ranger

GraingerGuy · 06-03-2001, 01:17 AM

chosenfool - yeah......I think that tape does work to keep it on the L1 bridges. I don't know if you can put tape over all of the bridges....I wouldn't....I would just put them on each seperate bridge.

Markel · 06-03-2001, 02:12 AM

Somewhere I saw it suggested that once you are satisfied with the bridging of the connectors that you "seal" the traces with clear fingernail polish. That's what I did after I used the conductive ink.

Ranger · 06-04-2001, 11:36 AM

Now sealing it with nail polish sounds like it would work and seems logical. Because the lead does tend to rub off if your not careful in handling the cpu.

Ranger

04-30-2001, 03:38 PM	#2
Markel Chief of Naval Operations Join Date: Feb 2001 Posts: 11,733	I didn't want to have to worry about the pencil traces "fading", so I used the conductive ink pen. __________________ stay low... keep moving...

05-02-2001, 04:26 PM	#3
paulc Lieutenant Join Date: Apr 2000 Posts: 215	Mine is still lasting. It was unlocked about 4 1/2 months ago and it still works. It survived 3 heatsink changes and 2 different motherboards without any need for a touch up. __________________ Sys Specs: Dell Dimension 8250, P4 2.4GHz 533MHz FSB, 256MB PC1066, Radeon 9700 TX Best $241 computer I ever bought.

05-11-2001, 12:37 PM	#4
Ranger Ensign Join Date: May 2001 Posts: 42	I've done about the same amount of work and changes to my cpu as PaulC has done. Except that I've had mine penciled in since about 8 months ago. Still running fine, one of the reasons I'd not use ink or tape is that with pencil you can erase and return if something happens. Not so with tape or ink. Ranger Abit KT7A-RAID Mobo (RAID setup to RAID 0) Maxtor 20GB ATA-100 7200RPM Westren Digital 20GB ATA-100 7200RPM ATI Radeon 32MB DDR Linksys NIC Aztech 56K SBLive Value 5.1 INWIN Q500 Full Tower (300W PSU) 4 case fans (1 intake, 2 exhaust, and 1 blowing onto the cpu) 1 PCI slot exhaust fan Thermaltake Volcano II HSF (w/ the Delta 7K rpm fan) AMD Athlon AVIA TB 1Ghz (200FSB) unlocked using the pencil trick over clocked to 1.2 Ghz (133X9) Micron 512MB SDRAM (2 sticks) PC133 set at CAS 3 (the vendor told me it was CAS2 but won’t run on CAS2) 16X Pioneer DVD 12X4X32X Sony CD-RW __________________ Adapt and improvise, if that doesn't work blow it up!

05-31-2001, 08:19 AM	#5
CluelessSi Rear Admiral Lower Half Join Date: Jun 2000 Posts: 2,038	??? what is the pencil trick? __________________ ~Reality is an illusion~ 1 Thess 5:16-18

05-31-2001, 09:20 AM	#6
GraingerGuy Rear Admiral Upper Half Join Date: Sep 2000 Location: Working....and working...and working some more Posts: 3,573	The pencil trick is when you connect the L1 bridges with a pencil to unlock the multiplier on an AMD t-bird or Duron example: originally the bridges are like this -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- then you connect those and they look like this ----- ----- ----- ----- __________________ potato gun + marshmallow gun = FLAMING MARSHMALLOWS OF DOOM!!!!! -Welfareloser 4/13/05 Time to switch to AMD now I guess... (just kidding... ) -Darkfury 5/23/05 I don't think this'll stop anything though - the better you idiot-proof a system, the more impressive the idiot becomes. -ShawnLee 5/30/08

04-29-2001, 06:22 PM	#1
PiR0 Plebe Join Date: Apr 2001 Posts: 2	How long did your (or the average) pencil trick last?

06-01-2001, 02:39 PM	#7
Ranger Ensign Join Date: May 2001 Posts: 42	Hmm, I don't know about the tape because I've never seen or heard it being done before. But I'm going on 9 months with my pencil trick deal and it hasn't failed yet. That is with me changing the cpu from one mobo to another quite a few times and changing the HSF on it also. So I really don't see the reason why you would want to put tape over it. Also, the tape could possibly melt onto the cpu since the cpu can get pretty hot. So my feeling towards it is why mess with something that works as is. But if you do find some more info on this I'd like to know. Thanks. Ranger

06-03-2001, 01:17 AM	#8
GraingerGuy Rear Admiral Upper Half Join Date: Sep 2000 Location: Working....and working...and working some more Posts: 3,573	chosenfool - yeah......I think that tape does work to keep it on the L1 bridges. I don't know if you can put tape over all of the bridges....I wouldn't....I would just put them on each seperate bridge.

06-03-2001, 02:12 AM	#9
Markel Chief of Naval Operations Join Date: Feb 2001 Posts: 11,733	Somewhere I saw it suggested that once you are satisfied with the bridging of the connectors that you "seal" the traces with clear fingernail polish. That's what I did after I used the conductive ink.

06-04-2001, 11:36 AM	#10
Ranger Ensign Join Date: May 2001 Posts: 42	Now sealing it with nail polish sounds like it would work and seems logical. Because the lead does tend to rub off if your not careful in handling the cpu. Ranger

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