1.0Ghz AMD TBird running at 750mhz???

[ace31216]

Sup guys. I'm quite new at this computer stuff and I managed to build my first computer. I wouldn't have made it as far as I have if it wasn't for the help of all my fellow anandtech peers. So thank you and I appreciate all the help.

Of course I have come across one last problem. I bought 2 new AMD 1.0 Ghz ThunderBird processors and when I installed each one on to an asus a7v133 board, It boots up and shows it to be running at 750Mhz. I called the store that I bought it from and they told me it was because it was jumper settings and that I should call AMD for assistance. AMD put me on forever and I just gave up. Can anyone tell me directions or a site to resolve this problem? What jumper settings? Thanks!!!

 

[CStroman]

You need to set your fsb to 133 MHz. I don't know how to do this on the a7v133, though. Someone else can tell you how. A lot of people ask this type of question, and it should be put in the faq.

 

[Wind]

The default mode in the A7V133 is jumperfree...Just go to the bios & select the FSB from 100 to 133. Save the setting & reboot.

 

[Garet Jax]

ACE31216,

Your problem has to do with your Front Side Bus (FSB) setting. The chip is expecting your computer to be running at 133MHz so it has its multiplier locked at 7.5 since 7.5X133 = 1 GHz. However, it looks like your board is expecting the FSB to be 100MHz so the chip is being under clocked at 750MHz = 7.5 X 100.

In order to fix this, you need to change the Asus board's FSB to 133. There are two ways to do this: change the jumper setting or change the BIOS.

I own one of these boards and I can't remember the jumper number. I think it is jumper 17, but please don't quote me on that.

The manual will tell you what you need to do. Hope this helps

 

[jemcam]

First of all, make sure you read the a7v133 manual. I've got the same board, and I love it. In the book, it will tell you where all the jumpers and switches should be. You want the (at least I've always liked it) jumper-free mode. Basically, you want everything set to default with the jumper free mode.

Then, go into the BIOS, and under the advanced menu, change the Operating Frequency Setting to "Manual" or "user define", it could be either, depending on your bios version. I've seen both. Then, go to "CPU frequency" and hit enter, and scroll down to "133 MHz". That should get you up to what you want.

BTW, if it boots fine like that, go back and start playing with the clock multiplier if you want, you can get a little extra that way .

Good luck, and pm me if you'd like. I've been through this board quite a bit. I'm glad I bought it.

Also, why did you buy two cpu's?

Jemcam