GA-8IPE1000-L Rev. 2 memory speed prob.

Compnut

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I have a 1.6gig northwood cpu installed on a GA-P8IPE1000-L Rev 2 mob. The bios is FB. The only memery speed I can select is auto and 2.66. The manual shows a x2.0 setting but it is not in the bios. Has anyone seen this problem? I reflashed the FB bios with no help. Also tried to flash the FC bios which the Gigabyte web site shows for this mob but it gives me a wrong mob msg. I have tried different memory but no help. Also it shows the same settings at any fsb speed. I wonder if the F7 bios would work on this mob although it is for the non rev 2 GA-P8IPE1000-l MOB? aNY HELP WOULD BE GREATLY APPRECIATED.

tOM
 

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Found the answer in the Intel 865PE chipset specs. It is a limitation of the 865 chipset which only allows a 2.66xfsb multiplier for 400mhz P4 cpu's. There is no way to run the ram at the 1 to 1 rato (2xfsb) on 400mhz P4 cpu's. Both 533 and 800 cpu's have the 2x multiplier (133 and 200x2=266 or 400mhz memory speed) Surprised no one gave me this info. The gigabyte manual that came with the mob is in error, however the manual listed under the GA-8IPE1000-Pro is correct.

Tom