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| Thread ID: 30049 | 2003-02-09 07:28:00 | Incorrect CPU Speed | bk T (215) | Press F1 |
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| 119581 | 2003-02-09 07:28:00 | Hi I was given an old Pentium II 400 (I've phisically checked the CPU) computer and when I tried to boot it up, error message says: "Incorrect CMOS CPU speed" I then went to CMOS setup to check and found that the CPU was set at 100 x 2 = 200 MHZ . I tried to change to the correct setting but there isn't and 400 MHZ option available . How do I change the mother board's CPU speed setting? I don't have the user manual and don't know the make and model of the mother board . Any solution the the above problem? Thanks |
bk T (215) | ||
| 119582 | 2003-02-09 07:35:00 | Try here:- www.teccollege.com Gives a speed of 100 x 4 Hope this helps. |
Elephant (599) | ||
| 119583 | 2003-02-09 07:43:00 | You could possibly find the Make/Model of the Motherboard on the Motherboard near the PCI/ISA slots. If not there will be an FCC code printed somewhere on it that you'd be able to check from the FCC database and that'll possibly identify the board. Do you set the CPU speed in the BIOS? If so, what's the highest speed it offers? If not it's most likely a jumper setting needed to change on the board or else it's supposedly autodetects the speed and does the adjusting itself. Either way you'll need to find out from the Motherboard Manufactures all the things you need to know. |
Kame (312) | ||
| 119584 | 2003-02-09 10:44:00 | You could also track down the make/model of your board using the BIOS string. Try clearing the BIOS & reverting to defaults by jumper or taking the battery out for an hour or so, this may help the BIOS autodetect the CPU just in case someone has been playing around. Did the machine boot with this CPU previously? Maybe 200MHz is the boards limit, although I would have thought that if the board was set to 100Mhz either by onboard jumper or in the BIOS the machine would still run. |
Stumped Badly (348) | ||
| 119585 | 2003-02-09 11:01:00 | The best way by far is to ID the motherboard, and download a manual from the manufacturer, but sometimes this is not always possible to ID the board through visual inspection for some older motherboards. I agree with the other replies, but I have a bit to add. If the PC is working and internet capable, download a program called Bios Agent install & run it. It can help you to ID not only your motherboard, but also your chipset. I use it only for ID purposes as it's a commercial program designed to gain revenue for the designers. You can pay to get a bios upgrade if one's available, but I almost always find it for free on the manufacturers website, alongside the manual or at least the jumper settings. There's a website called Wims Bios http://www.wimsbios.com which has literally heaps of Bios ID strings & information on how to interpret them where possible. You may find something in there of assistance. Almost all chipsets have limitations and the best place to find what they are is in the manual pages. If the chipset supports the 400Mhz processor, maybe the BIOS can be upgraded to correctly identify your CPU after having set your jumpers to the correct setting. |
mikep (1856) | ||
| 119586 | 2003-02-09 12:04:00 | go get an app called Sisoft Sandra,its free,it will identify your motherboard exactly. Use this info to update the bios. Not that an update on the bios will garente to make the option your after available.Cant hurt to try. |
metla (154) | ||
| 119587 | 2003-02-10 10:15:00 | Many thanks for all the info. Cheers bk |
bk T (215) | ||
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