the resistor voltage hack up to 2.3v question for a7v

Anyone try the 24ohm resistor + voltage controller hack on a7v to be able to up the voltage up to 2.3v as seen on www.tomshardware.com ?? if so, did it work, and how did you solder the resister to the little junctions on the ic controller, since there is about 2 mm of space between them.
-ddanj

I'd do it if I was a better soderor

I did the hack, works fine, just have to manually set the voltage or things get kinda hot ('auto' puts the chip about 2.20V). I would not recommend attempting it unless you feel confident in your ability to solder REALLY tiny components. Bent the ends of the leads on the resistor 90 degrees and had a layer of electrical tape on it to avoid shorting other components (runs parallel to the voltage board).

Results? Going from 1.85 to 2.05 got my Duron 650 from 900 to 950.

I did and came up with a clever way to install....do a search in asus mb under my name...wasn't too long ago. The only exception is I used a 1/4w 22k ohm and it works perfectly. Do not use bios for voltage! Use you jumpers. Even with the JEN jumper switched to jumperless mode you can still adjust voltage and multiplier. Make sure you use the conversion chart..ie 1.55V=1.95V w/resistor

detected2,
i searched your name but nothing came up about a7v + resistor. I did however have the balls, and I did solder the resistor in. But now my system does not even post, it just hangs and does nothing. Help is what I need

It sounds like you desoldered a capacitor...the one closet to the MB (ut oh) Try setting the voltage by jumper and see if it flies. Let me know how it goes...or email me.
Here is that link:

http://www.athlonmb.com/ubbhtml/Forum4/HTML/000323.html

I took off the resistor, and the computer booted, and posted, and worked. So I tried to solder a different resistor, same 24 kohm. Took me about an hour to ••••••• solder it back. But I did. Now the same thing happens, the system just hangs, doesnt post or anything. Also it makes a strange rattling sound (the mb), when the resistor is soldered to the mb. Same sound was produced the first time I soldered the first resistor. The mb is set to jumper mode.

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OMG
I would take off the resistor. I had difficulties first time around too. I use a 22K ohm 1/4W resistor with the ends coated and presoldered so that when you are soldering it, takes only a seconds worth of heat.
Also, very important, DO NOT SET VOLTAGE IN BIOS!!!!!!!!!! The bios software does not take into account that someone will mod the board! you must set by jumper to the min. voltage to start which is 1.3 or 1.35V jumper setting as shown in manual. This will actually be 1.6-1.65V.

Thats how I soldered, with coated ends. The resistor that I'm using is flameproof. I dont know if that would make a difference.
Should I go buy some more resistors, but of different brand/make, and try that??

Radio Shack, cheap ones 22k Ohm 1/4watt
49 cents for 5

Yea, I'll go get some.

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Just got some 22kohm 1/4 wat resistors from radio shack, but they were $52, hehe.
I'll try those ,see what happens

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I did it, I soldered the resistor and now it works. I am a very Happy camper, though I'm a bit nervous that the resistor might fall off, if I nudge it too hard. I guess the resistors I bought the first time were bad or something, since the radio shack resistors work fine. Soldering it was a bitch.

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Good for you!!!!!!! Just watch Voltage over 2.0.

Do you now see why I used the second resistor to hold the first in place? It is a bitch to solder!

Yea, I used the second resistor to hold the first one in place, good idea. Thanx for the help and everything. I am sure happy as Hell that I did not burn a huge hole through the ••••••• motherboard. Thanx.
-ddanj