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Computer Not reporting Correct CPU Speed!
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OK, first where are you seeing the speed reported? BIOS, Windows, etc?
Use a tool like Belarc Advisor to grab the specs of your system and post the results here. (You can get BA at
It sounds like the frontside bus speed in the BIOS is set wrong. It should be set to the max your CPU supports (probably 266MHz which is really 133MHz doubled). Don't change it though until you're sure, or you might cause damage.
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Use a tool like Belarc Advisor to grab the specs of your system and post the results here. (You can get BA at
It sounds like the frontside bus speed in the BIOS is set wrong. It should be set to the max your CPU supports (probably 266MHz which is really 133MHz doubled). Don't change it though until you're sure, or you might cause damage.
~cdogg
[tab]"All paid jobs absorb and degrade the mind";
[tab][tab]- Aristotle
[tab][navy]For general rules and guidelines to get better answers, click here:[/navy] faq219-2884
An AMD XP1700+ CPU has an actual clock speed of 1.47hz
Your front side bus has just defaulted to 100 when it should be 133.
You might want to change the lithium button battery just in case it's causing the board to loose it's settings.
These are about £2 or $3.50US I guess.
Battery number CR2032
Martin
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Your front side bus has just defaulted to 100 when it should be 133.
You might want to change the lithium button battery just in case it's causing the board to loose it's settings.
These are about £2 or $3.50US I guess.
Battery number CR2032
Martin
We like members to GIVE and not just TAKE.
Participate and help others.
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Operating System System Model
Windows XP Professional Service Pack 2 (build 2600) msdip
Processor a Main Circuit Board b
1.10 gigahertz AMD Athlon XP
128 kilobyte primary memory cache
256 kilobyte secondary memory cache Board: SiS-730
Bus Clock: 100 megahertz
BIOS: Award Software International, Inc. 6.00 PG 01/27/2003
Drives Memory Modules c,d
40.00 Gigabytes Usable Hard Drive Capacity
12.63 Gigabytes Hard Drive Free Space
LITE-ON DVDRW SOHW-832S [CD-ROM drive]
3.5" format removeable media [Floppy drive]
IOMEGA ZIP 100 [Hard drive] -- drive 1
Maxtor 4D040H2 [Hard drive] (40.02 GB) -- drive 0, s/n D22JMHDE, rev DAH017K0, SMART Status: Healthy 512 Megabytes Installed Memory
Slot 'A0' has 256 MB
Slot 'A1' has 256 MB
Slot 'A2' is Empty
Local Drive Volumes
c: (on drive 0) 40.00 GB 12.63 GB free
Network Drives
None detected
Users Printers
local user accounts last logon
DragonWar 9/1/2004 8:11:41 PM (admin)
local system accounts
Administrator never (admin)
Guest never
HelpAssistant never
SUPPORT_388945a0 never
DISABLED Marks a disabled account; LOCKED OUT Marks a locked account
KONICA MINOLTA PagePro 1350W on LPT1:
Controllers Display
Standard floppy disk controller
Primary IDE Channel [Controller]
Secondary IDE Channel [Controller]
SiS PCI IDE Controller NVIDIA GeForce2 MX/MX 400 (Microsoft Corporation) [Display adapter]
KDS ions VS-19SN [Monitor] (17.4"vis, s/n BAA23012855, June 2000)
Bus Adapters Multimedia
NEC PCI to USB Enhanced Host Controller (B1)
NEC PCI to USB Open Host Controller
NEC PCI to USB Open Host Controller
SiS 7001 PCI to USB Open Host Controller
SiS 7001 PCI to USB Open Host Controller Creative Game Port
Creative SB Live! Value
MPU-401 Compatible MIDI Device
SiS 7018 Audio Driver
Standard Game Port
Communications Other Devices
1394 Net Adapter
Realtek RTL8139/810x Family Fast Ethernet NIC
Network Card MAC Address: 00:07:95:A8:7F:C1
Network IP Address: 4.8.225.182 / 20 VIA OHCI Compliant IEEE 1394 Host Controller
HID-compliant consumer control device
HID-compliant consumer control device
HID-compliant device
HID-compliant device
HID-compliant device
HID-compliant device
HID-compliant device
HID-compliant device
USB Human Interface Device
USB Human Interface Device
HID Keyboard Device
PS/2 Compatible Mouse
USB Composite Device
USB Root Hub
USB Root Hub
USB Root Hub
USB Root Hub
USB Root Hub
Windows XP Professional Service Pack 2 (build 2600) msdip
Processor a Main Circuit Board b
1.10 gigahertz AMD Athlon XP
128 kilobyte primary memory cache
256 kilobyte secondary memory cache Board: SiS-730
Bus Clock: 100 megahertz
BIOS: Award Software International, Inc. 6.00 PG 01/27/2003
Drives Memory Modules c,d
40.00 Gigabytes Usable Hard Drive Capacity
12.63 Gigabytes Hard Drive Free Space
LITE-ON DVDRW SOHW-832S [CD-ROM drive]
3.5" format removeable media [Floppy drive]
IOMEGA ZIP 100 [Hard drive] -- drive 1
Maxtor 4D040H2 [Hard drive] (40.02 GB) -- drive 0, s/n D22JMHDE, rev DAH017K0, SMART Status: Healthy 512 Megabytes Installed Memory
Slot 'A0' has 256 MB
Slot 'A1' has 256 MB
Slot 'A2' is Empty
Local Drive Volumes
c: (on drive 0) 40.00 GB 12.63 GB free
Network Drives
None detected
Users Printers
local user accounts last logon
DragonWar 9/1/2004 8:11:41 PM (admin)
local system accounts
Administrator never (admin)
Guest never
HelpAssistant never
SUPPORT_388945a0 never
DISABLED Marks a disabled account; LOCKED OUT Marks a locked account
KONICA MINOLTA PagePro 1350W on LPT1:
Controllers Display
Standard floppy disk controller
Primary IDE Channel [Controller]
Secondary IDE Channel [Controller]
SiS PCI IDE Controller NVIDIA GeForce2 MX/MX 400 (Microsoft Corporation) [Display adapter]
KDS ions VS-19SN [Monitor] (17.4"vis, s/n BAA23012855, June 2000)
Bus Adapters Multimedia
NEC PCI to USB Enhanced Host Controller (B1)
NEC PCI to USB Open Host Controller
NEC PCI to USB Open Host Controller
SiS 7001 PCI to USB Open Host Controller
SiS 7001 PCI to USB Open Host Controller Creative Game Port
Creative SB Live! Value
MPU-401 Compatible MIDI Device
SiS 7018 Audio Driver
Standard Game Port
Communications Other Devices
1394 Net Adapter
Realtek RTL8139/810x Family Fast Ethernet NIC
Network Card MAC Address: 00:07:95:A8:7F:C1
Network IP Address: 4.8.225.182 / 20 VIA OHCI Compliant IEEE 1394 Host Controller
HID-compliant consumer control device
HID-compliant consumer control device
HID-compliant device
HID-compliant device
HID-compliant device
HID-compliant device
HID-compliant device
HID-compliant device
USB Human Interface Device
USB Human Interface Device
HID Keyboard Device
PS/2 Compatible Mouse
USB Composite Device
USB Root Hub
USB Root Hub
USB Root Hub
USB Root Hub
USB Root Hub
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An AMD XP1700+ CPU has an actual clock speed of 1.47hz
Your front side bus has just defaulted to 100 when it should be 133.
You might want to change the lithium button battery just in case it's causing the board to loose it's settings.
These are about £2 or $3.50US I guess.
Battery number CR2032
Martin
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This is exactly what happened.
One day, my bios went to default
I guess batteries do not last like they use to.
Your front side bus has just defaulted to 100 when it should be 133.
You might want to change the lithium button battery just in case it's causing the board to loose it's settings.
These are about £2 or $3.50US I guess.
Battery number CR2032
Martin
We like members to GIVE and not just TAKE.
Participate and help others.
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This is exactly what happened.
One day, my bios went to default
I guess batteries do not last like they use to.
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