Messed up Athlon XPs

[Thied1]

You should use 133/133. Your computer died on you at 166/133 because your CPU couldn't take the higher front-side bus speed.

 

[imintrouble]

Originally posted by: cow123

Originally posted by: DAPUNISHER

Originally posted by: Thied1
Is it because your FSB is at 100MHz instead of 133MHz, or is it that the CPU isn't stable at faster speeds?

Good catch! I presumed he was attempting to overclock and this was the issue but I think you just nailed

LOL how come no-one managed to get this on the first few replies? its one of the most commonly asked questions

1466/133 = 11
therefore 11*100 = 1100

1093 is close enough which = it was running 100fsb

er... what are you trying to say with the 11* and the 1466/133? all i need is a reassurance that my comp wont black out if i set the speed to 133/133 mhz.

 

[DAPUNISHER]

Originally posted by: cow123

Originally posted by: DAPUNISHER

Originally posted by: Thied1
Is it because your FSB is at 100MHz instead of 133MHz, or is it that the CPU isn't stable at faster speeds?

Good catch! I presumed he was attempting to overclock and this was the issue but I think you just nailed

LOL how come no-one managed to get this on the first few replies? its one of the most commonly asked questions

1466/133 = 11
therefore 11*100 = 1100

1093 is close enough which = it was running 100fsb

I was in the overclocker's mindset, I wasn't prepared for a n00b issue

 

[KillaBong]

You can't switch a hard drive with another computer. You need to put either processor and whatever it had before into the non-virused computer and consult the manual to find a jumper to clear the cmos. When the cmos is cleared it will boot up, and you can switch it to 133/133 which is the setting you need it to be at. If your just letting that other computer waste away because of a virus, maybe you should reformat and make it work too.

 

[imintrouble]

so 133/133mhz will set my processor to the 1.4 ghz or whatever its supposed to be, and it wont black out? because if it does, im kinda dead.

ps: why did my other comp give me that error with the other hard drive?

pps: so the blacking out has nothing to do with the mainboard and 133/133 will work garunteed? gauranteed? gaurenteed? geranteed? garuentied? blech.

 

[imintrouble]

Ok you guys are half right and half wrong. I just called AMD and they said that since the first number in the XXX/XXX is the cpu frequency (i told them) then I should set THAT to 133. He also said that since the second number is dram frequency, i should set that number to: 100 if i have ddr200 and 133 if i have ddr266. he said that if i dont know, leave it at 100. so, in the end, the safest way is 133/100, until i know more about my ram.

 

[Shimmishim]

when your computer "blacks out" or whatever... all you have to do is clear the CMOS ... i know this must be too technical for you but that's what you need to do...

all you have to do is hold down the insert key while powering up and your computer will boot up..

then go to your bios again and change it to 133/133 unless you're running crappy pc1600 then you'd prolly use 133/100 but most likely 133/133 should be fine...

if i were you, i wouldn't even try overclocking until you read up more on some computer lingo because you're sounding a little rude and impatient towards people that are nice enough to help you...


and your computer is not dead or whatever...

and you can't use a hard drive on one motherboard then use it on a different motherboard because of all the registry files and what not that windows has saved...


i'm sure you computer isn't messed up... in this case at least it doesn't sound like a hardware issue.. more like a user issue...

 

[masterosok]

HEY, imintrouble


When you ask for help, on a forum, its helpful, one to give all your specs, and if you don't know them dont post until you do!! Its hard to help when no one, including yourself can't tell us what you are running in your computer.

Also if you want help, you might not want to act like a ass when people give your options that you may not understand, have the ablility to perform, or do not think that they will solve the issue.

People are just trying to help, if you dont like their advice dont ask for it.

People are more responsive to your problems when your not an ASS!

I offer people with your attitude no help at all, luckily for you, we got other, very nice people, around here that will tolerate your antics.

 

[mechBgon]

If the computer has an AthlonXP 1700+ or 1800+ in it, it will have DDR266 memory or faster, unless you were cheated by the builder. Therefore 133/133 is correct. (edit: well, I suppose it could have PC133 also, but still the 133/133 setting would be correct)

If you encounter further problems, please open up the system and locate the motherboard's model number for us. For example, in this photo you see ASUS A7N8X on the motherboard, which is the manufacturer and model (it's actually an A7N8X-Deluxe, but close enough).

 

[pspada]

His motherboard appears to be an ECS, probably the K7S5A or K7S5A Pro. That's exactly what the CPU bios screen looks like on these mobos.

 

[Jeff7181]

Originally posted by: imintrouble
Ok you guys are half right and half wrong. I just called AMD and they said that since the first number in the XXX/XXX is the cpu frequency (i told them) then I should set THAT to 133. He also said that since the second number is dram frequency, i should set that number to: 100 if i have ddr200 and 133 if i have ddr266. he said that if i dont know, leave it at 100. so, in the end, the safest way is 133/100, until i know more about my ram.

The chance that you have PC1600 (or DDR200 as you and the tech call it) RAM is VERY slim. So yes, I'm sure it should be 133/133.

You really need to find out what you own before you ask for help with it. If you need help figuring it out, that's fine, someone will help, but that should be posted in a different forum... like General Hardware.

If I had to give you one bit of advice, I'd say learn more about what you're doing before you start fooling with changing hardware and setings. If you read up on the boards here a bit, and read AnandTech's website and all their tech articles, you'll pick up enough info so that at least you won't screw things up.

 

[0roo0roo]

sounds like an ecs. if your foolish enough to use a 166mhz fsb in bios, it won't boot, its a bug. you can try doing that kinda oc using software fsb adjust in windows. 133/133 is how its done. its not virused up, you just really need to learn to read manuals so you don't look like a fool. theres a reset jumper.

 

[yodayoda]

what a i love you--reply to your thread when you sprout some balls. it is obviously a FSB problem: the 1700+ is 11x133 and the 1800+ is 11.5x133. if the FSB is set to 100, you would get those speeds. what do you need the extra 400MHz of power anyways? will it make barbie makeover wizard run faster? quit while you are ahead, you will problem fry this chip if you keep messing with the BIOS.

 

[DAPUNISHER]

Originally posted by: yodayoda
what a i love you--reply to your thread when you sprout some balls. it is obviously a FSB problem: the 1700+ is 11x133 and the 1800+ is 11.5x133. if the FSB is set to 100, you would get those speeds. what do you need the extra 400MHz of power anyways? will it make barbie makeover wizard run faster? quit while you are ahead, you will problem fry this chip if you keep messing with the BIOS.

LMAO! That's way harsh, funny as hell but harsh :beer:

 

[nick1985]

Originally posted by: yodayoda
what a i love you--reply to your thread when you sprout some balls. it is obviously a FSB problem: the 1700+ is 11x133 and the 1800+ is 11.5x133. if the FSB is set to 100, you would get those speeds. what do you need the extra 400MHz of power anyways? will it make barbie makeover wizard run faster? quit while you are ahead, you will problem fry this chip if you keep messing with the BIOS.

:beer: