AthlonXP Underclocking for a Low-Power Fix

We're Off: Building Bridges, Continued

A few minutes' drying time is usually all you need. If you really want to make certain, wait a half-hour or put the processor in a warm place. But, please, not in the sun.

Now the tape can be carefully removed - all that remains are the bridges closed by the conductive lacquer.

The procedure must now be repeated for the second bridge. If you're good at taping, you can of course do both in one fell swoop. Be careful, however, that the painted areas do not touch when applying the stuff.

For further reference, we recommend that you take a look at the second THG video which describes how to unlock the multipliers in the AthlonXP Palomino using the same process.

Web link: THG videos

Video file: download

If you would rather not permanently release the high multipliers, we can recommend the procedure with the complicated, but reversible wire method:

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