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Thread ID: 79616	2007-05-26 05:17:00	amd XP2500+ running slow - really slow	Morgenmuffel (187)	Press F1

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553261	2007-05-26 05:17:00	As above My machine runs an XP 2500+ which equates to about 1800Mhz, however my machine has been going very slow for a couple of months now and i had tried everything, when I looked in Aida CPU Type AMD Athlon XP-A, 1100 MHz (5.5 x 200) Sisoft SiSoftware Sandra Processor Model : AMD Athlon(tm) Speed : 1.09GHz Model Number : 1340 (estimated) Performance Rating : PR1619 (estimated) Cores per Processor : 1 Unit(s) Threads per Core : 1 Unit(s) Package : Socket A PGA Multiplier : 11/1x Generation : G7 Name : Duron M10 & Athlon MP/XP (Barton/Thorton) 130nm 1.8GHz+ 1.6-1.65V Revision/Stepping : A / 0 (0) Stepping Mask : A2 Core Voltage Rating : 1.650V Maximum Physical / Virtual Addressing : 34-bit / 32-bit Native Page Size : 4kB Motherboard -- A7n8x-x Which confuses me completely does this mean something is set incorrectly, I did have to replace the clock battery a few months ago, and had to redo some of the bios stuff	Morgenmuffel (187)
553262	2007-05-26 05:22:00	Its not like clockwork where a spring runs down. It will be software. Especailly if its running Winxp. Declutter it, use something like CCleaner, remove unnecessary items form startup, clear out the restore points. And check for spyware, thats usually a cause too. Spybot, AdAwar SE Personal and Hijackthis for starters. Post the Hijackthis log here for Speedy to view.	pctek (84)
553263	2007-05-26 05:30:00	My machine runs an XP 2500+ which equates to about 1800Mhz, however my machine has been going very slow for a couple of months now and i had tried everything, when I looked in Aida CPU Type AMD Athlon XP-A, 1100 MHz (5.5 x 200) Speed : 1.09GHz Your computer is underclocked. When you reset some stuff in the BIOS, the CPU multiplier must of been changed. I am guessing the 200 for your FSB is correct, so you need to change the multiplier to 9 x 200 (=1800)	Jen (38)
553264	2007-05-26 06:53:00	I had the same problem with my Sempron 64 3000+, I decided to try CPU-Z one day and found that my CPU was going at 1ghz (instead of 1.8) I went on bumping up the CPU multiplier in segments incase the computer had clocked it down, I got to 8.5x giving me 1.7ghz...then when I tried to go to 9x to give me 1.8ghz the bios reset the speed to 5x and 1ghz. I found that the CPU voltage was set to "automatic" and was higher than it should be (ment to be 1.4v and was closer to 1.5v) so I set it to manual and bumped the voltage back down to 1.4v and it happily went to 1.8ghz (and over...but I put it back, wasn't interested in over clocking it). So if yours keeps changing away from 9x 200mhz (1.8ghz) then have a look at where your voltage should be. Moral of the story: Don't let your computer control itself. lol	Faded_Mantis (79)
553265	2007-05-26 07:50:00	Its not like clockwork where a spring runs down. It will be software. . Hi PcTek I don't believe it is software as I have done all of your suggestions a number of times in the past, (apart from posting the spybot thing, but whenever I have checked it there has been nothing wrong with it) Your computer is underclocked. When you reset some stuff in the BIOS, the CPU multiplier must of been changed. I am guessing the 200 for your FSB is correct, so you need to change the multiplier to 9 x 200 (=1800) Hi Jen Cheers for that I am really lost with this set up according to what I have read the 2500+ has a FSB of 333 and the board supports 400 / 333 / 266 / 200 MHz and my Ram is 256 MB PC3200 DDR SDRAM the thing is that what I have read is that the multiplier should be 11 and from memory the CPUs MHz was 1833 (which all the websites seem to say it is) not the 1800 I had stated earlier, so sorry for giving the wrong info www.techreport.com I am utterly baffled by it all I have to say	Morgenmuffel (187)
553266	2007-05-26 07:52:00	my machine has been going very slow for a couple of months now Underclocked or not, its not going to make a noticable slowdown over a few months. The other thing is to do a fresh install of Windows.	pctek (84)
553267	2007-05-26 08:24:00	guys...... it loks like this pc is well and truly underclocked. the ram is set to 200 instead of 333. the bios proberly reset to defaults. also check the ram, some bios will match the FSB to the ram. the ram could be faulty.	tweak'e (69)
553268	2007-05-26 09:10:00	OK people translate this all for me What should i be changing in the bios and where should I be looking	Morgenmuffel (187)
553269	2007-05-26 09:33:00	look for ram speed and front side bus (fsb) speed settings. they are proberly independant. most bios have an auto setting as well as the manual speed settings.	tweak'e (69)
553270	2007-05-26 10:23:00	okey doke so i would set the ram and Fsb to 333, but what would the multiplier be according to what I have seen it should be 11 which would make it 3663 rather than 1833	Morgenmuffel (187)
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