"Stuffed" wrote in
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Anyway,

Pending a memory upgrade , my brothers PC has an

AMD XP 2400+ running at 100FSB,

It will now post but it wont boot into windows. OR into my trusty
Knoppix CD (I have CDROM on the boot list)

mobo is ECS K7S5A. Any ideas?

As others have said, run the CPU at the right FSB, if only because
otherwise what's the point?



Its all OK(ish) now. Thanks to all. BIOS reset did the trick.

Even though it was PC2100 It was crucial memory and appears to be happy
at 133(266). SiSoft Sandra reports it as 133 capable at a lower CAS
rating. Will do a memtest soon

What actually happens once it's past POST? Does it restart, hang,
beep, wave a banner of protest whilst chanting?

It just stopped. But see above. Sorry for lack of info. I should know
better But after taking mooney out my pocket I was a little peed
off...

FWIW K7S5A you gets what you paid for. If it works - all good. If it
doesnt - bin it.. do not pass go etc. etc.

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Lordy