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    Ram upgrade changes cpu from 2 to 1.25 ghz

    Thanks for the replies, I shut down the computer to check the bios settings and it showed the xp 2800 cpu at 2083 MHz, FSB @ 166MHz so I rebooted and now system shows the AMD XP 2800+ @2083 MHz, so everything appears to be alright now. I don't know if just rebooting allowed the BIOS to reset the...
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    Ram upgrade changes cpu from 2 to 1.25 ghz

    I have an MSI K7n2 Delta2 MOBO AMD Athlon XP 2800 cpu I just upgraded ram from 1 gig to 3 gig and instead of system displaying cpu as AMD xp 2800 2.05 ghz(if I remember right) it shows it just as 1.25 ghz Athlon The ram I installed is crucial ddr pc2700 Could someone explain...
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    SATA Woes

    That's a good idea Zepper but I have already done all windoze updates, as well as all updates from MSI for the mobo.
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    SATA Woes

    Yea thanks stoma. I had enabled sata in the bios, in fact I've pretty much concluded that it must be something with windows since the sata drive works fine when I boot into ubuntu. Motherboard is MSI K7N2 Delta-2
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    SATA Woes

    Thanks for the replies guys, I don't have a sata controller card stoma, it's onboard. I haven't had any problems intalling any of the other hardware, even changed the video and sound cards, but when it comes to these 3 items I'm having this issue. Windows will not even recognize the sata...
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    SATA Woes

    Recently had to reinstall windows, reformatted C partition on SATA drive(where windows XP was installed), added an 80 gig IDE, installed windows on it and ubuntu, both installations went ok but I'm having trouble getting SATA drivers and modem installed on XP. I ran the driver disk from mobo...
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    XP installation problems with SATA hdd

    Thanks for the replies all, I did try F6 and load SATA drivers from floppy as noted in original post (I guess I wasn't very clear) and, BadThad, I had enabled SATA in the bios I'm not sure how to set SATA to auto, the only options I saw were enable/disable(under peripherals I believe). My...
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    XP installation problems with SATA hdd

    MSI k7n2 Delta2 mobo Athlon 2.15 ghz 512 mb ram I just bought a new seagate 7200.8 barracuda hdd and I'm having trouble installing win XP home. First off, there was no drive detected when plugged into SATA 1 on mobo, so I tried plugging into SATA 2 and it detected the drive. I then used...
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    Your Best Jokes

    What do you get when you drop a piano down a mineshaft? A flat minor.
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    CD-Rom problem

    I have a dual boot of win98se and win2k. I have 2 cd roms one is a cdrw, the other just cd. Both seem to work fine in win2k, but when I booted into 98 one of the cd roms showed up as removable disk(its the slave). I tried removing it and reinstalling as cd but when I removed it I got warnig...
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    Installed new K7N2 Delta2-LSR, no beep, no post

    Also, even though the manual that came with my motherboard is pretty vague for a first timer, it helps to read it!
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    Installed new K7N2 Delta2-LSR, no beep, no post

    Thanks, I'll get it ordered & post back.
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    Installed new K7N2 Delta2-LSR, no beep, no post

    OK, please help me out here I have just discovered the new board has 20 pin and a 4 pin 12v dc connector which the manual says powers the cpu My old PS just has 20 pins. Does this mean I have no power to the cpu?And I'll have to get a new PS anyway? What do you think of this PS...
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    Installed new K7N2 Delta2-LSR, no beep, no post

    Second thought, as you see by my first post, I tried running w/ just vid card, ram and cpu/fan, should that eliminate possibility of too little wattage from psu? or should I consider upgrading my power supply? If so what do you recommend?
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    Installed new K7N2 Delta2-LSR, no beep, no post

    No LED bracket, guess I'll buy a new psu. Any recommendations anyone?
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    Installed new K7N2 Delta2-LSR, no beep, no post

    Think my Deer Model: DR A250ATX power supply is enough?
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    Installed new K7N2 Delta2-LSR, no beep, no post

    Just replaced a bad K7T turbo with K7N2 Delta2-LSR and also had to buy new ram (Geil 512mb ddram pc 3200) and had to get an 4x/8x agp video card (Powercolor Xaber 200 X20L) The rest of my specs and history of this project are here...
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    OC virgin wants to honeymoon

    OK, I read in my manual about changing bus speed to match different processor speed and it talked about a 6 position dip switch, from 233 to 400 MHz. I found the switch on the mobo, now do I just shut the machine off, change switch settings, reboot and see what happens? Or should I change them...
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    OC virgin wants to honeymoon

    The manual calls it "host bus" instead of "fsb" which threw me off; but its 66. I don't see any way of adjusting anything in the bios, so apparently I will have to go the jumper route. Could you explain where to look for the jumper?
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    OC virgin wants to honeymoon

    I do know how to get in bios, just not sure what to do when I'm there There doesn't seem to be any way to adjust speeds or anything maybe that means it's locked?
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    OC virgin wants to honeymoon

    Sorry, you guys are giving me too much credit for my tech experienc; how can I tell if mobo's bios is adustable or not-----just try changing settings and see? I do have a tech manual I downloaded but I'm not sure what I need to look for Could you explain more about the determining if it...
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    OC virgin wants to honeymoon

    Sounds good, now how do I get started? Inexperienced newbie here. Also, how can I find out the fastest cpu I could put in this thing, or maybe o.c.ing this one will suffice? Just want any ideas or different options before I start
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    OC virgin wants to honeymoon

    I have an old dinosaur that I want to experiment with overclocking and anything else I can do to upgrade, mainly for a learning experience for myself. Board: Compaq 046Ch Bus clock: 66 mhz PII 333mhz 32k primary cache, 512 secondary 2-128mb sticks of ram What more can I get out...
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    Need help with XP purchase

    So is it worth the extra $$$ to buy retail version?
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    Need help with XP purchase

    I'm fixing to buy new motherboard http://forums.anandtech.com/messageview...atid=29&threadid=1583615&enterthread=y I currently have a win 2K pro installation disc, would like to go to xp but preferably not right now. The way I understand, I could buy an OEM of XP home for @ $90 with the...
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    What motherboard should I buy??!!

    Hi, I just found this forum yesterday and have been real impressed with the attention each thread seems to get and the experience and knowledge of the posters. My knowledge of computers is very limited; I got my first one only a year ago. (you heard right) But I have learned quite a bit in a...