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    Socket P Pinmods

    Discussion in 'Hardware Components and Aftermarket Upgrades' started by ps2cho, Aug 8, 2007.

  1. ps2cho

    ps2cho Notebook Evangelist

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    Are there any available to pinmod a 667FSB processor to 800MHz FSB?

    Have any been discovered yet?

    Thanks, ps2cho
     
    ps2cho, Aug 8, 2007
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    I don't believe there have been any pin mod 'sploits since the days of Dothan.
     
    admlam, Aug 8, 2007
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  3. ps2cho

    ps2cho Notebook Evangelist

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    That's what I have heard, but with the 478 socket, shouldn't the BSEL's and etc be in the same location. I wonder if anybody has actually attempted it?
     
    ps2cho, Aug 8, 2007
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    Socket P (Santa Rosa platform i.e. 800MHz FSB) changed the pinout of socket M(667/533MHz FSB) by rotating the key 90 degrees. Socket M and Socket P are physically incompatible. There is no mod you can do to make them compatible.
     
    techguy2k7, Aug 8, 2007
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    Well my question is this: if I were to find the correct BSEL positions for the socket P pin layout and tried numerous configurations, is it possible it will work?
     
    ps2cho, Aug 8, 2007
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    Yes, if the BIOS has the microcode to support it and the other hardware components (PLL and chipset mainly) used to build the motherboard are compatible.
     
    STEvil, Aug 9, 2007
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