Athlon 1700+ and ECS K755A

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Tavish Muldoon <tmuldoon@spliced.com> wrote:
> I have an Athlon 1700+ and ECS K755A motherboard.
>
> When it boots up the black screen and Sisoft Sandra say the chip is an
> 1100 Mhz cpu. Shouldn't it be 1700 or at least higher than 1100?

Check the motherboard manual. You may need to move jumpers or
change a BIOS setting to get the system bus speed increased
from 100 to 133 MHz. Then 11x will give you 1453 MHz which
may be what AMD calls 1700+.

-- Robert

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You need to set the bus speed to 133 MHz in the bios. The default is
100. These boards seems to have some issues with the bios losing this
setting. A new battery might help.

Robert

tmuldoon@spliced.com (Tavish Muldoon) wrote in message news:<e2470f35.0404221141.2180f63b@posting.google.com>...
> Hello,
>
> I have an Athlon 1700+ and ECS K755A motherboard.
>
> When it boots up the black screen and Sisoft Sandra say the chip is an
> 1100 Mhz cpu. Shouldn't it be 1700 or at least higher than 1100?
>
>
> SiSoftware Sandra Bios info
>
> General Information
> Manufacturer : American Megatrends Inc.
> Version : 07.00T
> Date : 04/02/01
> Plug & Play Version : 1.00
> SMBIOS/DMI Version : 2.30
> (EE)PROM Size : 256kB (2Mbit)
>
> SiSoftware Sandra CPU
>
> Processor(s)
> Model : AMD Athlon(tm) Processor
> Co-Processor (FPU) : Built-in
> Speed : 1.10GHz
> Model Number : 1178 (estimated)
> Performance Rating : PR1588 (estimated)
> Type : Standard
> Packaging : Socket A PGA
> Multiplier : 11x
> Generation : 7th (7x86)
> Model Information : Duron Athlon 4/MP/XP (Thoroughbred) 1.5-2.5G+
> 1.5-1.65V
>
>
> SiSoftware Sandra
>
> Computer System
> Manufacturer : ECS
> Model : K7S5A
>
> System Chassis
> Manufacturer : ECS
> Case Type : Desktop
> Can be locked : No
> Version : Version 1.00
> Serial Number : 123456890
> Asset Tag : 0123ABC
>
> System Mainboard
> Manufacturer : ECS
> MP Support : No
> Model : K7S5A
> BIOS ID : 62-0120-001131-00101111-040201-SiS735
>
>
>
>
>
> Any suggestions as to why this happening? How can I get the speed to
> increase properly?
>
> Thanks,
>
> Tmuld.

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"Tavish Muldoon" <tmuldoon@spliced.com> wrote in message
news:e2470f35.0404221141.2180f63b@posting.google.com...
> Hello,
>
> I have an Athlon 1700+ and ECS K755A motherboard.
>
> When it boots up the black screen and Sisoft Sandra say the chip is an
> 1100 Mhz cpu. Shouldn't it be 1700 or at least higher than 1100?
>
>
> SiSoftware Sandra Bios info
>
> General Information
> Manufacturer : American Megatrends Inc.
> Version : 07.00T
> Date : 04/02/01
> Plug & Play Version : 1.00
> SMBIOS/DMI Version : 2.30
> (EE)PROM Size : 256kB (2Mbit)
>
> SiSoftware Sandra CPU
>
> Processor(s)
> Model : AMD Athlon(tm) Processor
> Co-Processor (FPU) : Built-in
> Speed : 1.10GHz
> Model Number : 1178 (estimated)
> Performance Rating : PR1588 (estimated)
> Type : Standard
> Packaging : Socket A PGA
> Multiplier : 11x
> Generation : 7th (7x86)
> Model Information : Duron Athlon 4/MP/XP (Thoroughbred) 1.5-2.5G+
> 1.5-1.65V
>
>
> SiSoftware Sandra
>
> Computer System
> Manufacturer : ECS
> Model : K7S5A
>
> System Chassis
> Manufacturer : ECS
> Case Type : Desktop
> Can be locked : No
> Version : Version 1.00
> Serial Number : 123456890
> Asset Tag : 0123ABC
>
> System Mainboard
> Manufacturer : ECS
> MP Support : No
> Model : K7S5A
> BIOS ID : 62-0120-001131-00101111-040201-SiS735
>
>
>
>
>
> Any suggestions as to why this happening? How can I get the speed to
> increase properly?
>
> Thanks,
>
> Tmuld.

Well, it's not supposed to be 1700MHz, it is supposed to be 1466MHz. Which
is 11x133.33. I believe somebody said a 133MHz bus would give you a
1453MHz. What they didn't realize is that by 133MHz it is actually 133
1/3MHz, which when multiplied by 11, that extra 1/3 is responsible for the
difference between 1466 and 1463. Actually, if it were 133Mhz (like
133.0000), it would be 1463, not 1453, probably just a typo, but whatever.

Yes, so use a 133Mhz bus setting, either in BIOS or a jumper on-board.

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Set the bus speed to 133 in Bios.I have this board

"Tavish Muldoon" <tmuldoon@spliced.com> wrote in message
news:e2470f35.0404221141.2180f63b@posting.google.com...
> Hello,
>
> I have an Athlon 1700+ and ECS K755A motherboard.
>
> When it boots up the black screen and Sisoft Sandra say the chip is an
> 1100 Mhz cpu. Shouldn't it be 1700 or at least higher than 1100?
>
>
> SiSoftware Sandra Bios info
>
> General Information
> Manufacturer : American Megatrends Inc.
> Version : 07.00T
> Date : 04/02/01
> Plug & Play Version : 1.00
> SMBIOS/DMI Version : 2.30
> (EE)PROM Size : 256kB (2Mbit)
>
> SiSoftware Sandra CPU
>
> Processor(s)
> Model : AMD Athlon(tm) Processor
> Co-Processor (FPU) : Built-in
> Speed : 1.10GHz
> Model Number : 1178 (estimated)
> Performance Rating : PR1588 (estimated)
> Type : Standard
> Packaging : Socket A PGA
> Multiplier : 11x
> Generation : 7th (7x86)
> Model Information : Duron Athlon 4/MP/XP (Thoroughbred) 1.5-2.5G+
> 1.5-1.65V
>
>
> SiSoftware Sandra
>
> Computer System
> Manufacturer : ECS
> Model : K7S5A
>
> System Chassis
> Manufacturer : ECS
> Case Type : Desktop
> Can be locked : No
> Version : Version 1.00
> Serial Number : 123456890
> Asset Tag : 0123ABC
>
> System Mainboard
> Manufacturer : ECS
> MP Support : No
> Model : K7S5A
> BIOS ID : 62-0120-001131-00101111-040201-SiS735
>
>
>
>
>
> Any suggestions as to why this happening? How can I get the speed to
> increase properly?
>
> Thanks,
>
> Tmuld.

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Thanks!

I checked the bios - it said Amibios Setup 2000

I went to the CPU PnP setup

There they had CPU and could adjust it to 100/100 mhz 133/133 mhz or 166/166 Mhz

Is there where I make the change? And too 133/133 or 133/166? What combinations?

Thanks,

Tmuld.


"Vic" <shill7@cinci.rr.com> wrote in message news:<FJjic.63467$B%4.46428@fe2.columbus.rr.com>...
> Set the bus speed to 133 in Bios.I have this board
>
> "Tavish Muldoon" <tmuldoon@spliced.com> wrote in message
> news:e2470f35.0404221141.2180f63b@posting.google.com...
> > Hello,
> >
> > I have an Athlon 1700+ and ECS K755A motherboard.
> >
> > When it boots up the black screen and Sisoft Sandra say the chip is an
> > 1100 Mhz cpu. Shouldn't it be 1700 or at least higher than 1100?
> >
> >
> > SiSoftware Sandra Bios info
> >
> > General Information
> > Manufacturer : American Megatrends Inc.
> > Version : 07.00T
> > Date : 04/02/01
> > Plug & Play Version : 1.00
> > SMBIOS/DMI Version : 2.30
> > (EE)PROM Size : 256kB (2Mbit)
> >
> > SiSoftware Sandra CPU
> >
> > Processor(s)
> > Model : AMD Athlon(tm) Processor
> > Co-Processor (FPU) : Built-in
> > Speed : 1.10GHz
> > Model Number : 1178 (estimated)
> > Performance Rating : PR1588 (estimated)
> > Type : Standard
> > Packaging : Socket A PGA
> > Multiplier : 11x
> > Generation : 7th (7x86)
> > Model Information : Duron Athlon 4/MP/XP (Thoroughbred) 1.5-2.5G+
> > 1.5-1.65V
> >
> >
> > SiSoftware Sandra
> >
> > Computer System
> > Manufacturer : ECS
> > Model : K7S5A
> >
> > System Chassis
> > Manufacturer : ECS
> > Case Type : Desktop
> > Can be locked : No
> > Version : Version 1.00
> > Serial Number : 123456890
> > Asset Tag : 0123ABC
> >
> > System Mainboard
> > Manufacturer : ECS
> > MP Support : No
> > Model : K7S5A
> > BIOS ID : 62-0120-001131-00101111-040201-SiS735
> >
> >
> >
> >
> >
> > Any suggestions as to why this happening? How can I get the speed to
> > increase properly?
> >
> > Thanks,
> >
> > Tmuld.

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Thanks to everybody's help...I am back up...but for how long...?

My jackassery caused this problem and I will be more careful. Yup, I
looked at the mobo manual. Did the jumper thing...hope it stays
well..

But I want to update my BIOS...what do you think?

Thanks all!

Tmuld.


robert.inkol@rogers.com (Robert Inkol) wrote in message news:<ab792ef8.0404300501.5792304a@posting.google.com>...
> Probably no damage has been done. Evidently your memory doesn't work
> at 166. You should disconnect the power and reset the bios. This
> involves manipulating a jumper on the motherboard. Refer to your
> manual if you are not sure of how to do this.
>
> Robert
>