There are many myths about unlocking AMD processors. It should be noted that the stones of the company are painlessly amenable to unlock due to the structure of the crystal itself. AMD saves money and uses defective crystals in the production, which are amenable to unlocking. They were blocked only because they were unable to operate at a higher frequency without generating excessive heat.
Instructions
Step 1
Only AMD Phenom II and Athlon II processors labeled X2 or X3 can be unlocked. Please note that after unlock, a new cooling will most likely be required, since the stone will consume more energy, and therefore heat up more. If the processor is not supplemented with appropriate cooling, then it is quite capable of burning out after overclocking.
Step 2
The unlock is done using the BIOS. To do this, go to the menu by pressing the corresponding key at computer startup, the name of which will be indicated at the bottom of the monitor (for example, "Press F4 to run Setup"). The name of the menu items depending on the motherboard.
Step 3
For Gigabyte boards, the processor unlock item is called IGX Configuration. In the CPU Unlock pop-up menu, select Disabled to enable non-working processor options. ASUS devices unlock cores by pressing F4. Motherboards from Biostar have a special Bio Unlocking feature, which is no different from similar items from other manufacturers.
Step 4
Press F10 and save the changed parameters. Next, start the system. It is highly likely that the OS will start with errors. For example, Windows has a blue screen of death. This is due to the fact that the core is defective and still cannot be overclocked. You need to reset the BIOS settings to their original settings.
Step 5
If the blue screen does not appear, then you should still check the system for errors. To do this, you can use the LinX utility. If problems do arise, then the defective kernels should be blocked back.
