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Which component to RMA?
I have just built my new system and all seems to be working fine except
one thing. On POST, the system reports my processor as an Athlon XP 1500 when in actuality it is an XP 2700. The odd part is that the first time I booted the PC it reported correctly. I have left the automatic settings for multiplier and bus speed and that is how I get the XP 1500 reported. I have also gone in and changed the multiplier to 13X and the bus speed to 133 manually and then the system doesn't even POST. Did I get those settings right? Anyway, I am planning on RMA'ing the CPU...does that seem like the right thing to do? Or could it be the MB? Thanks, Mike |
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Akron Mike wrote:
I have just built my new system and all seems to be working fine except one thing. On POST, the system reports my processor as an Athlon XP 1500 when in actuality it is an XP 2700. The odd part is that the first time I booted the PC it reported correctly. I have left the automatic settings for multiplier and bus speed and that is how I get the XP 1500 reported. I have also gone in and changed the multiplier to 13X and the bus speed to 133 manually and then the system doesn't even POST. Did I get those settings right? Anyway, I am planning on RMA'ing the CPU...does that seem like the right thing to do? Or could it be the MB? Thanks, Mike Check your mobo manual as to whether there is an onboard jumper for FSB speed. |
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"Akron Mike" wrote in message oups.com... I have just built my new system and all seems to be working fine except one thing. On POST, the system reports my processor as an Athlon XP 1500 when in actuality it is an XP 2700. The odd part is that the first time I booted the PC it reported correctly. I have left the automatic settings for multiplier and bus speed and that is how I get the XP 1500 reported. I have also gone in and changed the multiplier to 13X and the bus speed to 133 manually and then the system doesn't even POST. Did I get those settings right? Anyway, I am planning on RMA'ing the CPU...does that seem like the right thing to do? Or could it be the MB? Neither, reset the bios with all power disconnected. If you still have problems, it should be set to; 13.0 multiplier x 166MHz system bus = 2.17GHz It's a simple configuration error. -- Ian |
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I will try this but I think this is the configuration I tried and it
refuses to even POST. I have reset the bios several times and each time I get the same problem. Not sure if this helps but there was a period of time where the memory was running at 100MHz even though it is DDR 3200 and should be running at 200MHz. It does run correctly after resetting BIOS but CPU is still not. Assuming I can't get the system to POST with it set at 13 x 166 which component is likely the culprit? |
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Sorry, thought I put it here but must have been in another post. I
have an MSI K7n2-Delta2-LSR. BIOS is updated to the latest version. |
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Your brain.
(just kidding) "Akron Mike" mikednospam-groups @yahoo.com wrote: .... |
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OK, not sure if this actually did anything but after I pulled up
slightly on the heatsink/fan and then rebooted, it POSTed at 2700+. I can't explain it other than to say that possibly a portion of the board underneath the socket was not grounded properly? That's a wild ass guess but I can't come up with much else. My newest question is: what is the relationship between the FSB speed and the memory bus speed? When my CPU was showing as an XP 1500, memory was running at 200MHz (like it should since it is PC3200) but now that the CPU is showing as XP 2700, the memory speed is only 166Mhz. I made some changes in the BIOS but not to the memory bus speed as far as I am aware. I think this is the last piece of the puzzle and once I get it straightened out I will have my box humming like it should! Thanks!! |
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even POST. Did I get those settings right? Anyway, I am planning on RMA'ing the CPU...does that seem like the right thing to do? Or could it be the MB? I've never had a new cpu fail. And not many old ones either. It has always been the mobo. I vote for jumper settings too. That jumper is generally right up front just South of the first PCI slot. johns |
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