XP 1900+ running at 1.2GHZ??

Hello, I am a complete newbie, please be gentle! I have been reading
various groups recently and noticed that my 1900+ is running at 1.2GHZ
when I assume it should be running at 1.6GHZ. How do I get mine to
run at the maximum speed bearing in mind I am completly new to
overclocking?

My mobo is the Asus A7V266-E, chipset VT8366A and my BIOS version is
1011. Thanks in advance.

On Tue, 14 Oct 2003 14:02:14 -0700, bish wrote:

Hello, I am a complete newbie, please be gentle! I have been reading
various groups recently and noticed that my 1900+ is running at 1.2GHZ
when I assume it should be running at 1.6GHZ. How do I get mine to
run at the maximum speed bearing in mind I am completly new to
overclocking?

My mobo is the Asus A7V266-E, chipset VT8366A and my BIOS version is
1011. Thanks in advance.

Set the FSB to 133 instead of 100. 12x133.34=1600Mhz.

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Abit KT7-Raid (KT133) Tbred B core CPU @2400MHz (24x100FSB)
http://mysite.verizon.net/res0exft/cpu.html

bish wrote:
Hello, I am a complete newbie, please be gentle! I have been reading
various groups recently and noticed that my 1900+ is running at 1.2GHZ
when I assume it should be running at 1.6GHZ. How do I get mine to
run at the maximum speed bearing in mind I am completly new to
overclocking?

My mobo is the Asus A7V266-E, chipset VT8366A and my BIOS version is
1011. Thanks in advance.

You need to reconfigure your system using the BIOS setup program.

(I am assuming you know how to invoke the BIOS setup - if not, read your
motherboard manual. ASUS have the motherboard manual in Acrobat format
on their web site if you can't find your copy.)

From the BIOS 'Main' menu screen, select the 'Advanced' menu and you
will see 'CPU Speed' listed. Assuming your CPU has not been unlocked,
you should be able to choose between Manual/1200/1600 for this entry -
you obviously want to select 1600. Exit the BIOS setup saving your
changes and reboot the PC.

Just out of interest, what CPU temp does the BIOS report for your
system? (select the Hardware Monitor entry on the 'Power' menu in the
BIOS for this - leave the PC running a while to get a stable temp).

Should get away within just loading 'optimised defaults' for the processor
speed!

"joe_90" wrote in message
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bish wrote:
Hello, I am a complete newbie, please be gentle! I have been reading
various groups recently and noticed that my 1900+ is running at 1.2GHZ
when I assume it should be running at 1.6GHZ. How do I get mine to
run at the maximum speed bearing in mind I am completly new to
overclocking?

My mobo is the Asus A7V266-E, chipset VT8366A and my BIOS version is
1011. Thanks in advance.

You need to reconfigure your system using the BIOS setup program.

(I am assuming you know how to invoke the BIOS setup - if not, read your
motherboard manual. ASUS have the motherboard manual in Acrobat format
on their web site if you can't find your copy.)

From the BIOS 'Main' menu screen, select the 'Advanced' menu and you
will see 'CPU Speed' listed. Assuming your CPU has not been unlocked,
you should be able to choose between Manual/1200/1600 for this entry -
you obviously want to select 1600. Exit the BIOS setup saving your
changes and reboot the PC.

Just out of interest, what CPU temp does the BIOS report for your
system? (select the Hardware Monitor entry on the 'Power' menu in the
BIOS for this - leave the PC running a while to get a stable temp).

joe_90 wrote in message ...
bish wrote:
Hello, I am a complete newbie, please be gentle! I have been reading
various groups recently and noticed that my 1900+ is running at 1.2GHZ
when I assume it should be running at 1.6GHZ. How do I get mine to
run at the maximum speed bearing in mind I am completly new to
overclocking?

My mobo is the Asus A7V266-E, chipset VT8366A and my BIOS version is
1011. Thanks in advance.

You need to reconfigure your system using the BIOS setup program.

(I am assuming you know how to invoke the BIOS setup - if not, read your
motherboard manual. ASUS have the motherboard manual in Acrobat format
on their web site if you can't find your copy.)

From the BIOS 'Main' menu screen, select the 'Advanced' menu and you
will see 'CPU Speed' listed. Assuming your CPU has not been unlocked,
you should be able to choose between Manual/1200/1600 for this entry -
you obviously want to select 1600. Exit the BIOS setup saving your
changes and reboot the PC.

Just out of interest, what CPU temp does the BIOS report for your
system? (select the Hardware Monitor entry on the 'Power' menu in the
BIOS for this - leave the PC running a while to get a stable temp).

Thanks for the information, now running at 1.6GHz. The CPU temp is
47C/116.5F, is this ok?

"bish" wrote in message
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joe_90 wrote in message
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bish wrote:
Hello, I am a complete newbie, please be gentle! I have been reading
various groups recently and noticed that my 1900+ is running at 1.2GHZ
when I assume it should be running at 1.6GHZ. How do I get mine to
run at the maximum speed bearing in mind I am completly new to
overclocking?

My mobo is the Asus A7V266-E, chipset VT8366A and my BIOS version is
1011. Thanks in advance.

You need to reconfigure your system using the BIOS setup program.

(I am assuming you know how to invoke the BIOS setup - if not, read your
motherboard manual. ASUS have the motherboard manual in Acrobat format
on their web site if you can't find your copy.)

From the BIOS 'Main' menu screen, select the 'Advanced' menu and you
will see 'CPU Speed' listed. Assuming your CPU has not been unlocked,
you should be able to choose between Manual/1200/1600 for this entry -
you obviously want to select 1600. Exit the BIOS setup saving your
changes and reboot the PC.

Just out of interest, what CPU temp does the BIOS report for your
system? (select the Hardware Monitor entry on the 'Power' menu in the
BIOS for this - leave the PC running a while to get a stable temp).

Thanks for the information, now running at 1.6GHz. The CPU temp is
47C/116.5F, is this ok?

Yup, get your tower cooling in line and should be able to drop it another
10c.

bish wrote:
Thanks for the information, now running at 1.6GHz. The CPU temp is
47C/116.5F, is this ok?

I reckon that temp. is fine.

I have the same m/board and run an XP 1600+ with standard HSF - sits
about 50C idle. I'd prefer a lower temp. but am not going to worry about it.

joe_90 wrote in message ...
bish wrote:
Thanks for the information, now running at 1.6GHz. The CPU temp is
47C/116.5F, is this ok?

I reckon that temp. is fine.

I have the same m/board and run an XP 1600+ with standard HSF - sits
about 50C idle. I'd prefer a lower temp. but am not going to worry about it.

Thanks to everyone for the advice, much appreciated!!