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Subject: Bad CPU Displayed

Original Message

Name: Piotrb
Date: September 19, 2007 at 22:06:25 Pacific
Subject: Bad CPU Displayed
OS: Windows XP
CPU/Ram: Athlon XP 2800+

Comment:

When I right click on my computer, it says my computer is just "AMD Athlon(tm)" with a speed of 1.24 GHz. I have a 2.08 GHz processor (athlon xp2800). DXdiax says it's a "MMX, 3DNow"
Why am I getting wrong display info????

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Response Number 1

Name: jackbomb
Date: September 19, 2007 at 22:29:47 Pacific
Subject: Bad CPU Displayed

Reply: (edit)

For some reason, your bus speed dropped from 166MHz to 100MHz.
166.6*12.5=2082.5MHz
100.0*12.5=1250.0MHz
Go into your BIOS (usually <del> or <F1> at the initial POST screen), find your CPU settings (usually in the Advanced section of the BIOS), and select the 166MHz (aka 333MHz DDR) option. Make sure the CPU multiplier is left at 12.5X. Now save these settings and reboot.
EDIT: Is this system a notebook PC?
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Response Number 2

Name: Piotrb
Date: September 20, 2007 at 06:36:44 Pacific
Subject: Bad CPU Displayed

Reply: (edit)

Fixed!
Thank you for the help!
(it's a desktop)

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Response Number 3

Name: jackbomb
Date: September 20, 2007 at 18:08:58 Pacific
Subject: Bad CPU Displayed

Reply: (edit)

Awesome !

Super Pentium III: NOW WITH 7950GT AGP!
PIII-S cpu overclocked to 1.66GHz--As fast as a 2.5GHz P4!
2GB of PC2700 memory
QDI Advance 12T board
Audigy 2
Vista Home Premium

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