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Changing Processor multiplyer frequency?

  • 01-02-2003 2:09pm
    #1
    Dooom
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    ok. i have a amd athlon XP 2600+ cpu, but the guy who installed it did something. and now the comp reads it as only 1250mhz. i know where to go but i dont know what to set the frequency or bus to. please help!!!! thanks


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  • #2
    Yurmasyurda
    Closed Accounts Posts: 539 ✭✭✭Yurmasyurda


    Originally posted by Aragorn
    ok. i have a amd athlon XP 2600+ cpu, but the guy who installed it did something. and now the comp reads it as only 1250mhz. i know where to go but i dont know what to set the frequency or bus to. please help!!!! thanks

    More detail is needed, what motherboard is it? This would hold the answer to your question!


  • #3
    Dooom
    Closed Accounts Posts: 2,808 ✭✭✭Dooom


    its an ASUS A7N8X Deluxe mobo


  • #4
    Stephen
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 18,484 ✭✭✭✭Stephen


    It sounds to me like your front side bus is running at 100mhz. (many socket A boards default to 100.) Check the value in the bios and change it to at least 133 if it is at 100.


  • #5
    Dooom
    Closed Accounts Posts: 2,808 ✭✭✭Dooom


    yea thats it stephen. i just had to set it to 166mhz. now it reads amd athlon XP 2600+. he he thanks lads


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