Help!!!....Pleaaase!

[govtcheez75]

I just built my first computer, and everything looks great. The specs are:
Barton 2500+
Biostar M7NCD Pro Mobo
Pc2700 512mb
Radeon 9600
Maxtor 120gb 7200rpm 8mb cache
Antec Lanboy w/ 350w psu
...and Windows 2000 Pro Operating system

When I first turned the system on, it said: "Detected new Processor, please configure in the CMO, and don't forget to save"

....I couldn't really figure out how to get to the CMO, but configured something in one of the bios menus for the HDD, and the Optical Drives....and saved. But then when I started to load the Operating system, I accidentally "Formatted" the hard drive (which I'm guessing contained some of the saved info. Well....it turned on fine, so I wasn't worried.

I then loaded all the drivers, and everything seems great, and running awesome...then the trouble. I check the "System" statistics under the control panel, and everything is just dandy, except my brand new Barton 2500+ plus shows up as "AMD 1900+"!!! ?!?

...needless to say, I'm pretty bummed out. Can someone please explain to me what I did wrong? Does Windows 2000 not detect the 2500+ properly? Did I mess something up when I formatted the drive, or not gone into the CMO to change the processor settings? Is there still a way to go back to it, and change it?...or will I need to reset the motherboard and try again? This is frustrating, and since I'm a noobie at this, I really have no idea what I'm doing. Any helpful advice would be greatly appreciated.

 

[mechBgon]

You were on the right track when you went into the BIOS. Hang on a couple minutes and I'll download the manual to help you spot the right section of the menus.

 

[mechBgon]

Ok, in the BIOS, you start at the main menu and go into Advanced Chipset Features.

In the Advanced Chipset Features, there's FSB Frequency and you will want to set that to 166, which is what your CPU's made for.

After doing that, I suggest going back to the main menu and entering Frequency/Voltage Control, and setting your DRAM voltage to 2.6 volts if it's not there already.

Finally, press the F10 key to Save & Exit, and your 2500+ should be running at its stock 1.83GHz speed.

 

[govtcheez75]

Thaaaanks! I'lll try this when I get home later tonight. This question will prove how much of a Noob I really am, but does anyone know how to get to the "Advance Chipset Features" on the bios? I'm assuming that you press one of the F1-F12 buttons right at boot up?!?

....thanks for all the help.

 

[NEWKILLA]

as soon as it posts hit delete-that ll get you into the bios

then use your arrow keys-- to navagate

push enter to get into a specific area---advanced chipset features

hope this helps

****K****

 

[govtcheez75]

Thhhaaaaaaannnnks!!

Everything is juuuuust dandy now!

Thank you two very much.

 

[mechBgon]

Time to frag!