AMD XP 2600+ FSB333 i MBO Asus A7S333

On Mon, 11 Aug 2003 17:46:03 -0400, Pao S Marsa wrote:


 > "Pao S Marsa" <brlja.TakeThisOut@msn.com> wrote in message
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  >>
  >> I've tried putting this processor in a named board. Well... I can turn
  >> it on but there's no signal on the monitor. Can this processor work
  >> with the A7S333 board? I haven't installed latest (1006) BIOS patch
  >> yet. Would that help?
 >
 > I've installed the latest BIOS and now CPU is recognized as xp2000+
 > instead xp2600+ What could I do?

The board doesn't officially support a 166MHz FSB. Set it for Jumper free
Mode, then see if you can adjust the CPU frequency to 166MHz in the bios.
I know that the sis745 chipset will do 166MHz on the FSB. Just a question
of whether or not the bios you are using supports it. If not, try
searching for either the Uber bios or the Cheapoman bios for it. I'm
pretty sure either of them would support the 166MHz FSB. If you can't get
the FSB up to 166MHz, then you will have to turn the 333FSB cpu into a
266FSB cpu by changing the default multiplier to 16. There are too many
ways to make the cpu operate at 2600+ speeds in that board to go into
detail until you decide which way you want to do it. I'd try the bios
first. It would be the easiest. In case you haven't figured it out, the
reason the cpu is seen as a 2000+ is because the default multiplier is
12.5 and your FSB is set for 133MHz instead of 166MHz. 12.5x133 is the
default foir the 2000+.

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"Wes Newell" <w.newell.TakeThisOut@SOSverizon.net> wrote in message
news:pan.2003.08.11.22.53.49.290953@SOSverizon.net...
 > On Mon, 11 Aug 2003 17:46:03 -0400, Pao S Marsa wrote:
 >
 >
  > > "Pao S Marsa" <brlja.TakeThisOut@msn.com> wrote in message
  > > news:bh8m2r$v8jn1$1@ID-159940.news.uni-berlin.de...
   > >>
   > >> I've tried putting this processor in a named board. Well... I can turn
   > >> it on but there's no signal on the monitor. Can this processor work
   > >> with the A7S333 board? I haven't installed latest (1006) BIOS patch
   > >> yet. Would that help?
  > >
  > > I've installed the latest BIOS and now CPU is recognized as xp2000+
  > > instead xp2600+ What could I do?
 >
 > The board doesn't officially support a 166MHz FSB. Set it for Jumper free
 > Mode, then see if you can adjust the CPU frequency to 166MHz in the bios.
 > I know that the sis745 chipset will do 166MHz on the FSB. Just a question
 > of whether or not the bios you are using supports it. If not, try
 > searching for either the Uber bios or the Cheapoman bios for it. I'm
 > pretty sure either of them would support the 166MHz FSB. If you can't get
 > the FSB up to 166MHz, then you will have to turn the 333FSB cpu into a
 > 266FSB cpu by changing the default multiplier to 16. There are too many
 > ways to make the cpu operate at 2600+ speeds in that board to go into
 > detail until you decide which way you want to do it. I'd try the bios
 > first. It would be the easiest. In case you haven't figured it out, the
 > reason the cpu is seen as a 2000+ is because the default multiplier is
 > 12.5 and your FSB is set for 133MHz instead of 166MHz. 12.5x133 is the
 > default foir the 2000+.

Thanks Wes! I changed it to 12.5*166 because I can't set multiplier to go
over 12.5 It seems that it works fine. Is there a way to set that multiplier
to 16x? The board has automatic and manual settings. On automatic it's
12.5*133 on manual I manage to set it to 12.5*166. Another thing, I had to
change CPU-Memory frequency ratio from AUTO to 4:3 to obtain stable system.
Well, If it's gonna work fine with these settings than I don't care if it
says xp2000+ instead xp2600+. When I get the new MBO that will be fixed too.

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