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The Speedstrip is a simple product to install. Open the package, take out the strip, don't lose the strip while taking apart the system to get the cpu out, and finally install the strip over the designated area just as the picture shows. The only real key issue for me is the height that it adds to the cpu. The plastic strip is a bit thick and even the instructions note that force will be required. For many a solid surface is key to their cooling systems and caution should be taken to using the speedstrip as they could have an uneven surface that might throw off their cooling solution.

Install the strip as shown below then hold the strip in place by hand and place it in the socket. For me putting it in initially using a vertical position was much easier than trying to lay it in horizontally as the strip would start to fall in the center of the cpu making it hard to seat down. As we can see here there is a small gap that will form when inserted into the socket. Given the function of the strip there might not be much that can be done at this point to lessen the thickness. One thing that can be done to ensure that it's down is to install it vertically then lay the system or board down horizontally and push it down again with more force than can be placed vertically to make sure it's as far down as can be without damaging anything.

Once installed it's a matter of slapping the thermal paste back on and installing the heatsink and fan components again. The extra height isn't that noticeable when clamping down the heatsink onto the socket and most likely the clip holds enough resistance on everything to keep it from pushing out even after putting force down while securing it. After a fresh boot the succesful sign is the bios screen reporting 667mhz for the cpu showing that the multiplier has been unlocked and has defaulted to 5x133. The process worked exactly as the instructions noted and off I went to check for stable multipliers and fsb ratings.

The AXDA 2100 found a perfect home using Barton 3200 performance levels with a switch to 11x200. prior attempts on the 13 multiplier held it at around 169 falling just a few mhz short of 2200 and a lot less stable. Also when using this board and processor without the unlocking strip the max for the 11 multiplier would reach around 185 before things would fail to boot. On 11x 205 seems to be a safe zone for it and my only idea for a bottleneck could be the memory timings or voltage itself. Either way it leads to be a large step up in performance.