Warning: If you are
here then you agree that I cannot be held at
fault should you damage your hardware as this is
untested/unproven content.
Ok...... Now on with the info! This is a mod
guide to the Harris/Intersil HIP6021 DC/DC
Converter that is used on the Trigem Anaheim2/2A
and 3 motherboards...however the info here
should work no matter what motherboard you have
as long as as you have the HIP6021 DC/DC
Converter. This is so you can manually set the
CPU core voltage so that you can push the cpu a
little farther.. I will not explain how raising
the voltage will help with stability/overclock-ablity
of a CPU due to there are many people who have
covered this topic already so it would be easier
for both you and me if you just go to Google and
search for an article that covers this.
Tools Needed:
1x Soldering Iron
1x New very small/fine tipped solder tip
1x Some solder lead
1x Something small enough to pull on the small
pin of a SMD chip.
Small wires or something to connect pins.
Some free time.
Before doing this you should remove the
motherboard from the case and remove everything
from the motherboard (such as cpu and ram and
such) just to be safe and for extra free space.
Make sure you're discharged of any static
electricity and wear an anti-static wrist strap.
It should be noted I haven't tested this and its
only theory as I haven't a motherboard with the
HIP6021 - DC/DC Converter. If you test this and
find it to work please please email me at:
enigmadeadsouls at yahoo dot com (replace "at"
with "@" and "dot" with "." I do that so the
spam bots do not pick up my email address).
Send me pictures (keep them small) of your
modded HIP6021 DC/DC Converter and give me your
website info if you wish for me to post it at
the bottom of this page.
Here are some Images of the supported voltages
of the HIP6021 DC/DC Converter.
As
you can see it supports core voltages of 1.3v to
3.5v.
Note: the one listed as all 1's with the voltage
of 0 does just that. It has an output of 0
volts.
Here is a pin-out image of the HIP6021 DC/DC
Converter.
Ok
I'm going to give some examples of two modds...
1.65v and 1.75v.. from these I would expect you
to get the idea and figure out how to set other
voltages. I would recommend disconnecting all
the "VIDx" pins (pins 3-7) from the motherboard
and connecting them to wires with a jumpering
design at the end of the wire then a connection
to ground.. that way to quickly set 0 you would
just pop on a jumper and to set 1 you would just
remove the jumper. It would look sort of
something like this...
Here is what 1.65v would look like.
As
you can see Pin 4/VID3 is open (1) while Pins
3,5,6,7/VID4,2,1,0 are connected to Pin 17/GND
(Ground) making them a closed (0).
Here's what 1.75v would look like.
As
you can see Pins 5,6/VID2,1 are open (1) while
Pins 3,4,7/VID4,3,0 are connected to Pin 17/GND
(Ground) making them a closed (0).
NOTES:: ALWAYS make sure the computer IS OFF
before
changing the core voltage. NOT doing so MAY
toggle the PGOOD signal and
trigger the over-voltage protection causing the
machine to turn off.
Written at: 03:35 AM EST - Revision 0
Written on: Tuesday, November 26, 2002 -
Revision 0
Written by: Enigma Deadsouls
Website: http://www.geocities.com/enigmadeadsouls
Names/Info from people who have emailed me their
test results:
None at this time.
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