cragllo 0 Report post Posted January 24, 2005 When I load my pc it shows as 1100Mhz, when it used to be 2200Mhz,Its an AMD Athlon XP 3200+ 400FSBI thought it may be a multiplyer on the mobo, but I can't find any on there, the only one on there is the clear the CMOS? the bios settings I think. Anyway, I'll wait a little while for a response, but i g2g in a min.Thank you,Craig. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
RGPHNX 0 Report post Posted January 24, 2005 Ok,So it worked OK previously before. Did you overclock the CPU?Add any other new hardware recently?Any other symptoms besides CPU slowndown on startup?Might be a RAM card/ chip failure - ("DoCMemory" RAM tester is good).You could try re-setting your CMOS settings if you installed any new hardware that was incompatible with the systemboard. Otherwise unless a virus trashed your BIOS program it's a dead end. You won't know that unless you a complete system scan for bugs first & ID the specific critter that did it.Need more details-Get back to meRGPHNX Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
OpaQue 15 Report post Posted January 25, 2005 Check the Overclocking setting. I am sure you have messed it over there. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
arcanistherogue 0 Report post Posted January 25, 2005 Pardon, I'm thinking of buying an AMD 64 3000+ for my new gaming rig. how many GHz is it? my friend said it was equal to 3.0 GHz, but you say you have a 2.2 GHz 3200+.... I'm confused. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
cragllo 0 Report post Posted January 25, 2005 My AMD Athlon XP 3200+ is 2.2ghz, but runs the same (if not better) as a Intel Pentium 4 3.2GhzHere is a list for Athlon XP's (Not 64's), it shows what they run at.1500 - 1.33 GHz1600 - 1.40 GHz1700 - 1.47 GHz1800 - 1.53 GHz1900 - 1.60 GHz2000 - 1.67 GHz2100 - 1.73 GHz2200 - 1.80 GHz2400 - 1.93 GHz2500 - 1.833 GHz2600 - 2.133 GHz2700 - 2.17 GHz2800 - 2.083 GHz3000 - 2.167 GHz3200 - 2.20 GHz Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
arcanistherogue 0 Report post Posted January 25, 2005 Oh, ok. thanks for the help!does it make any difference that the one I'm buying is an Athlon XP 64? Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
cragllo 0 Report post Posted January 25, 2005 Like I said, that list is the Athlon XP, not the 64 bit range,But the speeds should not be far off, if not the same... Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
RGPHNX 0 Report post Posted January 26, 2005 Cragllo,From the info you posted it looks like you overclocked the CPU ?? Is that the case ?????? If so re-set to the default settings & do a hardware system diagnostic for true actual CPU speed to check out if the CPU is screwed. Also, the "Motheboard monitor" program is helpful to check temps etc. to see if heat buildup (from overclocking & other sources) has potentially toasted the front or rear BUS on the systemboard. You won't get an actual transfer rate readout on the BUS 's (from "Motherboard Monitor" program ) but if the temp is very high then its bad news :-( . You can go from there with a hardware "burn in" tester program to get a more accurate actual performance benchmark for other hardware problems associated with the slow CPU symptom.It's been my experience that tha manufacturers advertised CPU speed ratings are just estimates. Actual CPU speed performance for a particular CPU can vary as much as 5-10% on a "good" chip depending on the programs loaded & the system configuration. But you seem to be way outside that range. so there's defintely something else going on. Get back to me with more preformance symptoms AND/ OR configuration details and we can go from there.Hope this helpsRGPHNX Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
cragllo 0 Report post Posted January 26, 2005 Everything is stock, I havent overclocked anything, the CPU temp is about 38*C Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
RGPHNX 0 Report post Posted January 26, 2005 Cragllo,Ok, everything stock. Temp seems OK.Any other weird symptoms?? Give me something else to go on.RGPHNXPS- Posted an answer to the e-mail problem your experiencing on other post, but don't think its related to the CPU issue here. It shouldn't slow the CPU speed to the 1.1 GHz you reported Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Vador2003 0 Report post Posted January 26, 2005 that same problem happened to me where my cpu was only 1/2 speed......you have to have the cpu jumpers set to the highest seting......that would be either 333 or 400.......if you give me the mobo model i can look it up Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
cragllo 0 Report post Posted January 26, 2005 My m8 said it was a miltiplyer....Because his dad had the same proble, it was set to 50% or something, cand find nothing on the mobo tho... Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
RGPHNX 0 Report post Posted January 26, 2005 Cragllo,You can find your Mobo info using the "PCWizard" program, then going to the Mobo manfacturer's info site to get the jumper settings (& maybe a PIC or two?) for for the Front Side Bus (FSB). Your processor requires that the FSB be set at 400MHz or higher. Any FSB setting below 400MHz will cause EXACTLY the CPU 1/2 speed problem you are experiencing. You can set the FSB speed thru the Bios settings AND/OR the jumper on the Mobo. Sometimes both are needed. If the Bios doesn't allow you to set the FSB speed, maybe you also need the updated "Processor Driver" from AMD. Just went there & they have several for you to choose from. Hope this HelpsRGPHNXPS- the "multiplyer" on your CPU chip is not directly user configurable, as far as I know. It adjusts its speed automatically from the FSB speed info obtained thru the processor driver program, which obtains its info from the BIOS & Mobo hardware jumper settings. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
alperuzi 0 Report post Posted January 27, 2005 You may need a BIOS upgrade, but what is the make and model of your motherboard?It should have speed settings through the BIOS, make sure those are all set to automatic and that the correct cpu is chosen. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
cragllo 0 Report post Posted January 27, 2005 My mobo is a 'PCCHIPS M848A'version: 2.1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
