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HELP...Mobile 2500+ not being recognized by mobo!

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Staz

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I have a Gigabyte GA-7N400Pro2 motherboard and was running an Athlon 2400+ CPU. I bought a Mobile Athlon 2500+ so I can overclock it to 11x200, which is 3200+ speeds. When I installed the CPU, the BIOS said unknown CPU and set it to 1200, which is 6x200. I updated the BIOS, and it finally recognized it, but still wont give it a multiplyer higher than 6, which is the minimal multiplyer set by the CPU itself, and I can't find anywhere to change that. Right now, my system is running at 1200MHz and I am not happy.

HELP!
 
You will need to go in to the bios and set your fsb and multiplyer manually 😎
I have a mobile 2400+ and had to do the same. mine is running at 200x12 for 2400 mhz.
 
I forgot to mention that you will also need to raise your cpu voltage. Go in the bios and make sure cpu voltage is not set as default or hardware. Set it to atleast 1.5 or 1.6
 
Originally posted by: kingmike
I forgot to mention that you will also need to raise your cpu voltage. Go in the bios and make sure cpu voltage is not set as default or hardware. Set it to atleast 1.5 or 1.6
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Bollocks. Many XP-M's will run high speeds on default volts. Don't feed it any more juice than is needed to keep it stable.

- M4H
 
Update...

OK, there is no BIOS setting to switch the multplyer, so had to use the jumpers on the mobo itself. Got my system running at 11x200 at default voltage and it seems stable so far, but the CPU is running 52*C at no load, which has me worried a bit. I imagine it will go up when I play more CPU dependant programs. What is considered a good temp, and what is considered too high?
 
2nd update...

After stressing my system using Star Wars Battlefront for about 20-30 min, temp maxed out at 58*C. No crashes or anything bad. System ran just fine, just a bit hot. My question is if that is too hot or not?
 
3rd update...

I ran CPU Burn-in for 30 min, once again the temp maxed at 58*C. While my system seems to be running without any problems, that temp seems high to me. Is it?

Not sure my Speeze 5F394B1L3G is doing a good job. I have an older Vantec Aeroflow I could use, think that might work better? If not, any recommendations on a HSF combo that would run me less than $25 total?
 
Originally posted by: o1die
No. Your temps are fine for gaming, if your system is stable.
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OK, but I always hear people brag that their CPU temps are in the high 30's or low 40's during low-load and mid to upper 40's for high-load. So when I saw that I was in the low 50's for low-load and upper 50's for high-load, that seemed high, even if the system is stable.
 
Load in the 50s is perfectly acceptable, albeit a little on the warm side. It's nothing to worry about though.
 
If it is stable, temps are fine. If you really want to lower temps, first try lowering vcore a step at a time (if you had increased it for the overclock). After that, a new HSF would be required. Which one you get depends on how much noise you can tolerate. A good budget setup would be a Thermalright ALX-800 with a Panaflo 12M fan.
 
My system ran SETI all night while averaging 55*C, with no problems. I played some 3D games before going to bed last night, and the temp peaked at 59*, but still no problems. No-load seems to hover around 52*. Case temp is averaging 34*.

From what everyone is telling me, as long as my system is stable, those temps are acceptable?
 
Originally posted by: MercenaryForHire
Originally posted by: kingmike
I forgot to mention that you will also need to raise your cpu voltage. Go in the bios and make sure cpu voltage is not set as default or hardware. Set it to atleast 1.5 or 1.6
Click to expand...

Bollocks. Many XP-M's will run high speeds on default volts. Don't feed it any more juice than is needed to keep it stable.

- M4H
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But, some motherboards will not let the multiplyer or fsb change when using a mobile unless you change the cpu voltage to at least 1.5 volts.
 
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