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| 684886 | 2008-07-03 07:22:00 | Hi I have an Asus A7N266-VM that is going fine, but recently i got an Athlon MP 2200+ but it says that it is 1.35ghz but it is actually 1.8ghz, so i have found a JEN Jumper Mod online but none of them explains properly how to do it, my understanding of what it is is soldering 2 points where on the A7N266-E is for allowing overclocking and faster FSB speeds, would that allow the 2200+ to run at full speed and can someone just confirm which jumpers they are? Picture: Mod.bmp (www.imagef1.net.nz) (549 KB) Attached picture has a blue arrow pointing to a small blue line(ignore red) of what i think the points to link are (and unsolder the current link). Hope anyone can help Thanks |
a helpless random (13059) | ||
| 684887 | 2008-07-03 11:05:00 | Stop! You shouldn't need to make drastic modifications like that. First, try going into your Bios under the Advanced menu heading, go down the items under that to Advanced Chipset Features, press Enter, this will give you another list, go to CPU External Frequency and check your front side bus (FSB) speed is correct (133(x 2=266)) and your CPU Frequency Multiplier (two headings down) is set to 13.5 (the motherboard may not let you go that high, mine doesnt) for this CPU, if not go back up one heading and change CPU Frequency Multiple Setting from AUTO to MENU then go back and change the Multiplier (this should be possible unless your CPU is locked), then F10 to save and exit. This is the procedure for an ASUS A7N8X-X, yours should be similar, check your motherboard manual. I checked the compatibility list (support.asus.com) for this motherboard, doesnt mention your CPU, but does list Athlon XP of similar speeds, should imagine it'll work (may need to update your BIOS):thumbs: |
feersumendjinn (64) | ||
| 684888 | 2008-07-03 11:14:00 | you mean XP 2200+ ? you sure your running the right FSB ? |
tweak'e (69) | ||
| 684889 | 2008-07-03 21:48:00 | Lol. It's like watching a car-crash... What's next? Drilling ventilation holes in the heatspreader? |
Thebananamonkey (7741) | ||
| 684890 | 2008-07-03 22:01:00 | There's a few forums on this, saying you need to update the BIOS (some say it works with 1001, 1003), before you'll get what youre trying to do. It looks like there were pics on how to do this mod, but the links no longer exist But it looks like most people turned the mobo over and soldered from the bottom and used something like IDE cable wire (3 wires) to do this mod. With a 3 pin adapter (similar to a 3 pin fan connection). Some used solder, one guy also used conductive ink or something, which was easier to apply or remove than solder |
Speedy Gonzales (78) | ||
| 684891 | 2008-07-04 06:55:00 | Stop! You shouldn't need to make drastic modifications like that. First, try going into your Bios under the Advanced menu heading, go down the items under that to Advanced Chipset Features, press Enter, this will give you another list, go to CPU External Frequency and check your front side bus (FSB) speed is correct (133(x 2=266)) and your CPU Frequency Multiplier (two headings down) is set to 13.5 (the motherboard may not let you go that high, mine doesnt) for this CPU, if not go back up one heading and change CPU Frequency Multiple Setting from AUTO to MENU then go back and change the Multiplier (this should be possible unless your CPU is locked), then F10 to save and exit. This is the procedure for an ASUS A7N8X-X, yours should be similar, check your motherboard manual. I checked the compatibility list (support.asus.com) for this motherboard, doesnt mention your CPU, but does list Athlon XP of similar speeds, should imagine it'll work (may need to update your BIOS):thumbs: Ok ill try And tweak'e No i do mean MP because it came out a server with 2 cpus |
a helpless random (13059) | ||
| 684892 | 2008-07-05 09:36:00 | Hi, I now have got the motherboard and other cpu from the server i took parts from so now i dont need to bother getting it to work with the old mobo, but now i have a new problem, i now have dual MP 2200+'s and an asus a7m266-d and 2gb ram but now when i try install xp on it it shuts down!! it loads up to where it usually says press enter to install or press r to repair existing install using recovery console and so on, the turns off completely :-( so i tried vista, vista installed but then when starting up showed cursor on black screen then died again. So i tried server 08, which installed and runs fine, however i have a different server so dont need it on server 08, any ideas on how to get it to run xp or vista? thanks |
a helpless random (13059) | ||
| 684893 | 2008-07-05 09:42:00 | Might be a BIOS issue (support.asus.com) If 1009+ isnt on it. Take one stick out and flash it then try A7M266-D BIOS 1009 Fix the system sometimes shut down abnormally when using new AMD Athlon MP CPU. Or what it says under 1005A Fix memory over 2GB size issue. |
Speedy Gonzales (78) | ||
| 684894 | 2008-07-05 09:51:00 | it is running bios revision 1009 and has 2gb ram, so should i update bios or just take on stick of ram out and try again? | a helpless random (13059) | ||
| 684895 | 2008-07-05 09:59:00 | Update it to 1010 Ah in the FAQ on the ASUS site it says: In A7M266-D motherboard, two AMD Athlon XP 2100 CPU cannot work, but one CPU functions normally. How to solve this problem? It is because A7M266-D cannot support two Athlon XP 2100 CPU working at the same time. Please refer to the specific narration of CPU that is supported by motherboard: Which goes here (support.asus.com.tw) And Does A7M266-D support two Athlon XP CPUs without problem? No, A7M266-D cannot support two Athlon XP CPUs; it can only support two Athlon MP CPUs on it. And There is a "x0.5" mark for the forth memory socket in page 21 of the A7M266-D E-949b manual. What does it mean? The "x0.5" mark means if you install 4x 1GB ECC REG DDR memory on A7M266-D, the max. memory size can only be recognized as 3.5GB. While it won't happen if you use 512MB or less memory module. Can A7M266-D memory be supported up to 4 pieces? Are there any restrictions regarding CPU and POWER or other parts? General memory is unbuffered DIMM and can be supported up to 2 pieces. Registered memory can be supported up to 4 pieces at 3.5G. In addition, if there are 2 CPUs, they should be Athlon MP Type CPU; if single, there is no restriction. Power should range 400 W ~ 500 W (400W & 450W is preferable). Can you tell me what kind of memory dimms or type will work with A7M266-D Motherboard when memory modules are 1GB in size? A7M266-D can support both registered and unbuffered DDR RAM modules, however with the following limitation: * You can only install two pieces of unbuffered DIMMs, to use all four DIMM slots, please use Registered DIMM modules. * You should not mix registered DIMM with unbuffered DIMMs. * The motherboard can only support up to and until 3.5GB of RAM. (In other words, even if you install four pieces of registered 1GB modules, system will still only be able to use the 3.5GB out of the 4GB as installed on the motherboard. This is a chipset limitation. * The recommended modules are listed in page 92 of the users manual. Currently A7M266-D has been tested to be able to work with the following 1GB DDR modules: * Infineon 1024MB module: Chip Part Number - 17004-00 * Kingston 1024MB module: Chip Part Number - 17004-00 (Also using Infineon chip) |
Speedy Gonzales (78) | ||
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