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Athalon CPU running slow
Name: Michael Date: October 18, 2003 at 19:28:43 Pacific OS: WIN XP CPU/Ram: AMD Athalon XP 2600 / 256
Name: jam Date: October 18, 2003 at 20:10:22 Pacific
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Yep...you probably went with the default BIOS settings & never changed the settings to match your CPU speed. Your FSB should be either 133 (266DDR) or 166 (333DDR) depending on whether you have the Thoroughbred or Barton core. Since it appears your multiplier is set at 12.5, you probably have the Barton which is supposed to run at 12.5 x 166. Change your FSB from 100 to 166 & you'll be in business!
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Response Number 2
Name: Tbird4point6LX97 Date: October 18, 2003 at 21:24:02 Pacific
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2600+ does not come in a barton core...it's either the 133 or 166 chip
just to set things straight
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Response Number 3
Name: xXx-HotShot-xXx Date: October 18, 2003 at 23:30:42 Pacific
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All products > Processors > AMD > N82E16819103417 AMD ATHLON XP 2600+ Barton 333MHz FSB PROCESSOR CPU- OEM Specifications: CPU: 1.9 GHz Type: XP 2600 Barton Core Cache: 512K L2 BUS: 333MHz Socket A
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Response Number 4
Name: jam Date: October 19, 2003 at 08:43:40 Pacific
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Tbird4point6LX97, just to set things straight...you're wrong...
http://news.designtechnica.com/article1215.html
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Response Number 5
Name: Tbird4point6LX97 Date: October 20, 2003 at 08:00:12 Pacific
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well excuse the f**k out of me...i go to 2 different amd discussion forums and i haven't seen any thing on that 2600+ barton...now i stand corrected
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