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CPU not what its accually is
Name: Gazzadrew Date: June 21, 2003 at 09:23:11 Pacific OS: XP Pro CPU/Ram: N/a
Comment:
I have just bought a new motherboard and CPU I know they go together but when I get into windows it tell me in MY COMPUTER that the CPU is a Athlon XP 1500+, but the CPU that I bought is a Althon XP 2700+ how do I fix this so windows reads my CPU right, the mother board I bought is a Gigabyte 7VAXP-A Ultra
Name: johnoh Date: June 21, 2003 at 10:00:13 Pacific
Reply:
check the 7vaxp manual to see how to change the cpu frequency to 166 instead of 100.
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Response Number 2
Name: Raven Date: July 14, 2003 at 01:42:23 Pacific
Reply:
Indeed, must be a jumper near the CPU to change your fsb. (Most likely the fsb you can choose is printed next to the jumper.) You should use 166Mhz FSB
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