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Original Message
Name: Killaspawn
Date: August 26, 2005 at 23:13:02 Pacific
Subject: Athlon 2000xp+ running slow
OS: Xp
CPU/Ram: 512mb
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Original Message
Name: Killaspawn
Date: August 24, 2005 at 02:24:20 Pacific
Subject: Xp2000+ runs as 1.25ghz
OS: XP
CPU/Ram: 512mb

Comment:
Ive read a lot of stuff about xp2000+ now when i go to bios and change it it wont load up windows xp motherBoard: ECS K7S5A 1.0
BusClock: 66 megahertz
btw my cpu temp is running at 64c


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Response Number 1
Name: jam
Date: August 27, 2005 at 05:47:16 Pacific
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What is your question?

For one thing, your CPU temp is too high, so either the HSF was installed incorrectly, you have poor case ventilation, or both. It's also possible that your temp is being reported incorrectly.

And I don't understand the rest of your post. The 2000+ is supposed to run at 1.67GHz (12.5 x 133MHz). Your's is running at 1.25GHz so you obviously have the FSB set at 100MHz instead of 133MHz. But then in your "comment" you list the FSB (BusClock) as 66MHz? If it was running at 66MHz, your CPU speed would be 833MHz.

I suggest you remove the HSF from the CPU, clean off the thermal material, & apply a fresh layer of paste. Use any brand you like, but follow these instructions:

http://www.arcticsilver.com/arctic_silver_instructions_small.htm

ASUS A7N8X-X
Athlon XP 1800+
8.5 x 200MHz
1024MB PC3200 2.5-3-3-7
Asus A9550GE/TD 128MB
WinME/WinXP Pro SP1


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Response Number 2
Name: plyduster
Date: August 27, 2005 at 15:56:12 Pacific
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The k7s5a, for whatever reason, reports a bus clock of 66 mhz in windows based software, even though it's really running at 133 (100 in your case). Nothing to worry about there.

Windows doesn't boot at 133??

Could be a number of factors, ranging from incorrect or faulty ram, bad power supply, the list goes on...Your best bet is to narrow down the problem by checking each piece of hardware invdividualy. Who knows, windows may need a re-install.


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