ASUS A7V and 1,2GHz TBird at 266 , Need Help!

[biXen]

Yesterday I got my new powerunit, processor, motherboard, RAM and cooling fan. I put everything together, and started up my machine. Now there are some points I know very little about. They are clock frequencys on RAM and CPU, and hard-drive connecting to Ultra-ATA-100 or what it's called. What I need help with is this :

My cpu is now running at 900MHz. That is 100MHz cpu frequency clocked by 9.0 multiplier ratio. The RAM is running at 100MHz too, though it's 133MHz RAM. How do I get it up to 1,2GHz and get most out of the RAM ? I had some Windows problems yesterday, so I had to reinstall it, now I really don't know wether the processor or Windows was the trouble, but some setup instructions would sure do good.

My hard-disk is now plugged into the Primary IDE Connector as MASTER. Can I simply put the motherboard connector over to ATA-100 connector, and it will work as ULTRA-ATA-100 ? My HD is made for ULTRA-ATA-100 before you ask So can I just put it over there, or do I have to format or run anything ? I'm not going to use RAID.

Will be VERY happy for some help, and please, don't be too brief

 

[Kappo]

Processor:
Multiplier should be either at 9.0 with a FSB of 133, which will also cause the ram to run at 133. OR you can run it at 12 multiplier with a FSB of 100 and your ram will run at either 100 OR 133. I personally would go with (and use) the 9.0 Mulitiplier with 133 FSB.

Hard Drive:
You dont need to format it any certian way and it will not destroy data if you switch it over there either. Just make sure you have an ATA100 IDE cable (normally blue on one end, the end that connects to the mobo).

Most likely the processor was not your problem at all...if you changed motherboards then it is very possible that the problems were from the different configurations.

I dont know if you have the normal A7V (KT133 chipset) or the A7V133 (KT133a chipset). The A7V133 has all the adjustments in the bios, but the normal A7V you have to adjust the mulitplier by using the dipswitches (refer to your motherboard manual for the appropriate switch settings).

Hope this helps!

 

[biXen]

GREAT explanation, thanks man I have the A7v133 KT133A...