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Sean Berry mumbled his insignificant opinion in:
ypNcc.4561$Wo6.2749@fed1read03 Sorry if this question doesn't belong here, but I figured someone could help. In your case i would try post in an UNDERCLOCKING group I bought an OEM AMD Athlon XP 2400+ processor from a local computer store yesterday. I am going to primarily run FreeBSD on it, but tried it with XP just for kicks. When I right clicked the "My Computer" icon and went to properties it says under "Computer": AMD Athlon(tm) XP 1800+ 1.49 GHz 1.00 GB of RAM My guess is that the above speed is achieved by 100(fsb)*15 (multiplier) If you change fsb to 133, you will get: 133*15= 1995 = desired speed. So, I ran wcpuid and it came up with: Processor: AMD Athlon XP (Model 8) Name String: AMD Athlon(tm) XP 1800+ You cant rely on that, if you change the speed of it, it will also change name of it. What gives??? Did I get ripped off, and do I now need to set some people staight? No but you do need to set fsb straight , calm down Any help here is greatly appreciated. Try check again with wcpuid if im right about the 100 *15vs 133*15, its a classic mistake. Often you need to move a jumper on the mother board. Check with the manual whether it supports such cpu, and how to change fsb. |
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"Sean Berry" wrote in message news:ypNcc.4561$Wo6.2749@fed1read03... Sorry if this question doesn't belong here, but I figured someone could help. I bought an OEM AMD Athlon XP 2400+ processor from a local computer store yesterday. I am going to primarily run FreeBSD on it, but tried it with XP just for kicks. When I right clicked the "My Computer" icon and went to properties it says under "Computer": AMD Athlon(tm) XP 1800+ 1.49 GHz 1.00 GB of RAM So, I ran wcpuid and it came up with: Processor: AMD Athlon XP (Model 8) Name String: AMD Athlon(tm) XP 1800+ What gives??? Did I get ripped off, and do I now need to set some people staight? Any help here is greatly appreciated. Sean It's running at the wrong FSB frequency (100 MHz). That CPU has a default multiplier of *15 which gives you 1500 MHz (~1.49 GHz). In your bios you may be able to switch the FSB to 133 MHz, which will give you 2000 MHz for the internal frequency and an AMD figure of XP 2400+. Its probably worth running prime95 for 24 hours if you are pushing your components to give you confidence about reliability. I've actually got my XP 2400+ to run at 2100 MHz through the bios (others have managed to get them higher). eric -- Remove the dross to contact me directly |
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Yeah, you shoulda loaded opt. defaults in bios, when you rebooted.
Were you running a 100FSB chip before ? But WCPU-ID will only show what it reads from BIOS. For instance, it shows my mobile Barton 2400+ (default speed - 1.8 GHz : 13 x 133) as a 2.58 GHz chip because it's running at 10.5 x 246 on my DFI Infinity (air-cooled). CPU Brain shows that if AMD made a chip which ran at a default of 2.58 GHz, it would be an XP 4000+ "Eric Parker" wrote in message ... "Sean Berry" wrote in message news:ypNcc.4561$Wo6.2749@fed1read03... Sorry if this question doesn't belong here, but I figured someone could help. I bought an OEM AMD Athlon XP 2400+ processor from a local computer store yesterday. I am going to primarily run FreeBSD on it, but tried it with XP just for kicks. When I right clicked the "My Computer" icon and went to properties it says under "Computer": AMD Athlon(tm) XP 1800+ 1.49 GHz 1.00 GB of RAM So, I ran wcpuid and it came up with: Processor: AMD Athlon XP (Model 8) Name String: AMD Athlon(tm) XP 1800+ What gives??? Did I get ripped off, and do I now need to set some people staight? Any help here is greatly appreciated. Sean It's running at the wrong FSB frequency (100 MHz). That CPU has a default multiplier of *15 which gives you 1500 MHz (~1.49 GHz). In your bios you may be able to switch the FSB to 133 MHz, which will give you 2000 MHz for the internal frequency and an AMD figure of XP 2400+. Its probably worth running prime95 for 24 hours if you are pushing your components to give you confidence about reliability. I've actually got my XP 2400+ to run at 2100 MHz through the bios (others have managed to get them higher). eric -- Remove the dross to contact me directly |
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"Sean Berry" wrote in message news:ypNcc.4561$Wo6.2749@fed1read03... Sorry if this question doesn't belong here, but I figured someone could help. I bought an OEM AMD Athlon XP 2400+ processor from a local computer store yesterday. I am going to primarily run FreeBSD on it, but tried it with XP just for kicks. When I right clicked the "My Computer" icon and went to properties it says under "Computer": AMD Athlon(tm) XP 1800+ 1.49 GHz 1.00 GB of RAM So, I ran wcpuid and it came up with: Processor: AMD Athlon XP (Model 8) Name String: AMD Athlon(tm) XP 1800+ What gives??? Did I get ripped off, and do I now need to set some people staight? Any help here is greatly appreciated. All the previous answers offer good advice, *if* you have a motherboard that supports 133MHz FSB (some older Socket A motherboards don't) and your memory is capable of running at 133MHz (266 DDR). So, post back with motherboard make/model/chipset if the board is older, and confirm that you are running PC2100 memory, minimum. You'll also want to check your motherboard manual to see if it has a jumper for setting FSB. |
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I have an MSI K7N2 Delta Board.
It was indeed the jumper which had two options for settings, 133 or 100. When I changed the jumper, I lost my video. I changed back and entered the BIOS and changed it manually in the BIOS to 133 then shutdown, changed the jumper, and all is good now. Thanks very much to all of you who pointed out my seemingly obvious mistake. I only took one course in school to do with ECE so I do not know hardware all that well. When I enter the BIOS I have the option to set the FSB to 100, 133, 166, or 200. Is setting it higher than 133 overclocking? Thanks. Peter van der Goes wrote in message news:M%Rcc.2323$WF1.1848@okepread02... "Sean Berry" wrote in message news:ypNcc.4561$Wo6.2749@fed1read03... Sorry if this question doesn't belong here, but I figured someone could help. I bought an OEM AMD Athlon XP 2400+ processor from a local computer store yesterday. I am going to primarily run FreeBSD on it, but tried it with XP just for kicks. When I right clicked the "My Computer" icon and went to properties it says under "Computer": AMD Athlon(tm) XP 1800+ 1.49 GHz 1.00 GB of RAM So, I ran wcpuid and it came up with: Processor: AMD Athlon XP (Model 8) Name String: AMD Athlon(tm) XP 1800+ What gives??? Did I get ripped off, and do I now need to set some people staight? Any help here is greatly appreciated. All the previous answers offer good advice, *if* you have a motherboard that supports 133MHz FSB (some older Socket A motherboards don't) and your memory is capable of running at 133MHz (266 DDR). So, post back with motherboard make/model/chipset if the board is older, and confirm that you are running PC2100 memory, minimum. You'll also want to check your motherboard manual to see if it has a jumper for setting FSB. |
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Sean Berry wrote:
Sorry if this question doesn't belong here, but I figured someone could help. I bought an OEM AMD Athlon XP 2400+ processor from a local computer store yesterday. I am going to primarily run FreeBSD on it, but tried it with XP just for kicks. When I right clicked the "My Computer" icon and went to properties it says under "Computer": AMD Athlon(tm) XP 1800+ 1.49 GHz 1.00 GB of RAM So, I ran wcpuid and it came up with: Processor: AMD Athlon XP (Model 8) Name String: AMD Athlon(tm) XP 1800+ What gives??? Did I get ripped off, and do I now need to set some people staight? Any help here is greatly appreciated. set your FSB to 133, it's running at 100 |
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Did I get what I paid for?
Sorry if this question doesn't belong here, but I figured someone could
help. I bought an OEM AMD Athlon XP 2400+ processor from a local computer store yesterday. I am going to primarily run FreeBSD on it, but tried it with XP just for kicks. When I right clicked the "My Computer" icon and went to properties it says under "Computer": AMD Athlon(tm) XP 1800+ 1.49 GHz 1.00 GB of RAM So, I ran wcpuid and it came up with: Processor: AMD Athlon XP (Model 8) Name String: AMD Athlon(tm) XP 1800+ What gives??? Did I get ripped off, and do I now need to set some people staight? Any help here is greatly appreciated. |
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Setting it past 133 is definitely overclocking.
Were you to simply set the bios to166 and not change the multi, I doubt it would even boot. XP2400s typically don't do well above about 2300, excepting with voltage modifications and extreme cooling. They come designed to run at 15 (multi) x 133fsb This being a new experience for you, the world is your oyster. Just remember in any and all overclocking attempts to err on the side of sanity and always watch temps. Regards, Garry "Sean Berry" wrote in message news:Z2Zcc.56$HN3.30@fed1read07... I have an MSI K7N2 Delta Board. It was indeed the jumper which had two options for settings, 133 or 100. When I changed the jumper, I lost my video. I changed back and entered the BIOS and changed it manually in the BIOS to 133 then shutdown, changed the jumper, and all is good now. Thanks very much to all of you who pointed out my seemingly obvious mistake. I only took one course in school to do with ECE so I do not know hardware all that well. When I enter the BIOS I have the option to set the FSB to 100, 133, 166, or 200. Is setting it higher than 133 overclocking? Thanks. Peter van der Goes wrote in message news:M%Rcc.2323$WF1.1848@okepread02... "Sean Berry" wrote in message news:ypNcc.4561$Wo6.2749@fed1read03... Sorry if this question doesn't belong here, but I figured someone could help. I bought an OEM AMD Athlon XP 2400+ processor from a local computer store yesterday. I am going to primarily run FreeBSD on it, but tried it with XP just for kicks. When I right clicked the "My Computer" icon and went to properties it says under "Computer": AMD Athlon(tm) XP 1800+ 1.49 GHz 1.00 GB of RAM So, I ran wcpuid and it came up with: Processor: AMD Athlon XP (Model 8) Name String: AMD Athlon(tm) XP 1800+ What gives??? Did I get ripped off, and do I now need to set some people staight? Any help here is greatly appreciated. All the previous answers offer good advice, *if* you have a motherboard that supports 133MHz FSB (some older Socket A motherboards don't) and your memory is capable of running at 133MHz (266 DDR). So, post back with motherboard make/model/chipset if the board is older, and confirm that you are running PC2100 memory, minimum. You'll also want to check your motherboard manual to see if it has a jumper for setting FSB. |
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"Sune Storgaard" wrote:
AMD Athlon(tm) XP 1800+ 1.49 GHz 1.00 GB of RAM My guess is that the above speed is achieved by 100(fsb)*15 (multiplier) If you change fsb to 133, you will get: 133*15= 1995 = desired speed. So, I ran wcpuid and it came up with: Processor: AMD Athlon XP (Model 8) Name String: AMD Athlon(tm) XP 1800+ You cant rely on that, if you change the speed of it, it will also change name of it. Can't he identify the chip from one of these? picture = http://tinyurl.com/3fjlf reported by OS = http://tinyurl.com/3fjlf AMD model numbers document = http://snipurl.com/5oyw extract from above = http://www.amdboard.com/amdid.html etc etc |
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