For several months now, each time I boot up, I get an error message in the boot screen dialog and it hangs there until I press F1. Then XP loads and runs fine. Boot Error Message: "CPU is unworkable or has been changed" "Please recheck CPU Soft Menu" I went to ABIT and other forums and got many suggestions tried them all with no luck: Update the BIOS Reset the CMOS Unplug the button battery and reset the CMOS Change BIOS settings Did all that. Finally got a tip to change the SDRAM setting to 5:4. (was 1:1) That worked on first reboot, then on subsequent reboots, the setting reverts to 1:1 and the problem is back. I DID save the setting in the soft menu. XP Pro MOTHERBOARD: ABIT 875P – IC7 – MAX 3 CPU: [800 FSB] Intel Pentium 4 CPU 3.2 GHZ BIOS Version/Date Phoenix Technologies, LTD 6.00 PG, 4/27/04 RAM: 1 GB CORSAIR CL2 XMS 3200 w/ Heat Spreader. Twin Pak 2x512MB matched pair – Low latency Any ideas out there? Cohokeith

I was getting the same message on a new computer that I built and I had to change the cpu speed in the Bios to reflect the actual CPU speed. It is also an ABIT MOBO.