Like that, me too I have the NF7-S with a 2600+. Initially, I was only able
to run 182Mhz FSB. Any more resulted in a No POST. I cut the third L12
bridge on the CPU. What this does is makes the cpu a 266Mhz part. There is
an alleged bug in the NF2 (and VIA KT400) chipset where the boards can only
run 333Mhz cpu's between 180-190Mhz FSB. So what you are doing, in essence,
is "fooling" the motherboard in to thinking you are using a 266Mhz part.
This allows you to run FSB's in excess of 200Mhz. Why this works no one
knows yet. All I can say is that it worked for me AND EVERYONE ELSE over at
xtremesystems.org I can run well over 200Mhz FSB now, in sync, with max mem
timings. The sky's the limit after you cut your third L12. Apparently, there
is a jumper on the ASUS NF2 board that emulates this. For some proof, head
on over to here to see how this was discovered:
http://www.xtremesystems.org/forums/showthread.php?s=&threadid=6934 Hope you
have some time, it has 20,000 page views and 450 replies. I'm surprised you
never heard of this. The same thread was featured over at Suddhiam Media
last week:
http://www.sudhian.com/docs.cfm/id/307.sud Abit has an
overclocking King on their hands here, and the funny thing is they don't
even know it, LOL. There are guys over at Xtremesystems running 220, 230,
240, and the fastest was like 247Mhz FSB stabily, the dudes name is
Oppainter. He has the second highest score on the ORB, beating out all the
PIV's with the Epox NF2, at 221Mhz (with his 2700+ L12 bridge cut).