GA-7N400-L will not work in automatic clk setting

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my GA-7N400-L mobo will not work with the clk switch set to automatic. i
installed the mobo using the default settings to make sure it worked. after
getting win xp working and getting the mobo drivers installed i tried
setting the clk switch to auto - comp will not boot. i have an athlon 3000+
proc (barton core, 400 mb fsb), 1 gig of pc3400 sdram (from crucial), the
proc heatsink is amd approved to 3400+, my ram is in dimm 1 and 3. mobo
works fine with the clk switch set to 100. everything was taken from a soyo
kt600 dragon plus that worked with a 400 mb fsb. any ideas??? the
giga-byte.com site doesn't work so i can't get any help from them

 

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"Walt E" <Wayrider@hotmail.com> wrote in message news:<ZIVkc.1995$8S1.1070@newsread2.news.atl.earthlink.net>...
> my GA-7N400-L mobo will not work with the clk switch set to automatic. i
> installed the mobo using the default settings to make sure it worked. after
> getting win xp working and getting the mobo drivers installed i tried
> setting the clk switch to auto - comp will not boot. i have an athlon 3000+
> proc (barton core, 400 mb fsb), 1 gig of pc3400 sdram (from crucial), the
> proc heatsink is amd approved to 3400+, my ram is in dimm 1 and 3. mobo
> works fine with the clk switch set to 100. everything was taken from a soyo
> kt600 dragon plus that worked with a 400 mb fsb. any ideas??? the
> giga-byte.com site doesn't work so i can't get any help from them.

Update the mobo bios, then try again with auto clk. By the way, Athlon
XP 3000+ has 333Mhz FSB, the 3200+ has 400Mhz FSB.

 

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Great idea
power down and unplug from the wall
now set the ratio switches to 10.5.
power up and re-set up the BIOS
read the manual
HG

"Walt E" <Wayrider@hotmail.com> wrote in message
news:ZIVkc.1995$8S1.1070@newsread2.news.atl.earthlink.net...
> my GA-7N400-L mobo will not work with the clk switch set to automatic. i
> installed the mobo using the default settings to make sure it worked.
after
> getting win xp working and getting the mobo drivers installed i tried
> setting the clk switch to auto - comp will not boot. i have an athlon
3000+
> proc (barton core, 400 mb fsb), 1 gig of pc3400 sdram (from crucial), the
> proc heatsink is amd approved to 3400+, my ram is in dimm 1 and 3. mobo
> works fine with the clk switch set to 100. everything was taken from a
soyo
> kt600 dragon plus that worked with a 400 mb fsb. any ideas??? the
> giga-byte.com site doesn't work so i can't get any help from them
>
>

 

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"Walt E" <Wayrider@hotmail.com> wrote in message news:<ZIVkc.1995$8S1.1070@newsread2.news.atl.earthlink.net>...
> my GA-7N400-L mobo will not work with the clk switch set to automatic. i
> installed the mobo using the default settings to make sure it worked. after
> getting win xp working and getting the mobo drivers installed i tried
> setting the clk switch to auto - comp will not boot. i have an athlon 3000+
> proc (barton core, 400 mb fsb), 1 gig of pc3400 sdram (from crucial), the
> proc heatsink is amd approved to 3400+, my ram is in dimm 1 and 3. mobo
> works fine with the clk switch set to 100. everything was taken from a soyo
> kt600 dragon plus that worked with a 400 mb fsb. any ideas??? the
> giga-byte.com site doesn't work so i can't get any help from them

Go and take a look at the bios update page.
http://www.giga-byte.com/Motherboard/Support/BIOS/BIOS_GA-7N400-L.htm.
It mentions an issue where it couldnt boot with kingston 400/433 DDR
though yours are crucial they might be affected by this issue also.

 

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For some reason, Dimitris, there are two models of the 3000XP. The part
nmber ending in E allows a FSB of 400mHz.
JS

"Dimitris" <p92012@rainbow.cs.unipi.gr> wrote in message
news:af44b7e.0405012002.10e6bc1b@posting.google.com...
> "Walt E" <Wayrider@hotmail.com> wrote in message
news:<ZIVkc.1995$8S1.1070@newsread2.news.atl.earthlink.net>...
> > my GA-7N400-L mobo will not work with the clk switch set to automatic. i
> > installed the mobo using the default settings to make sure it worked.
after
> > getting win xp working and getting the mobo drivers installed i tried
> > setting the clk switch to auto - comp will not boot. i have an athlon
3000+
> > proc (barton core, 400 mb fsb), 1 gig of pc3400 sdram (from crucial),
the
> > proc heatsink is amd approved to 3400+, my ram is in dimm 1 and 3. mobo
> > works fine with the clk switch set to 100. everything was taken from a
soyo
> > kt600 dragon plus that worked with a 400 mb fsb. any ideas??? the
> > giga-byte.com site doesn't work so i can't get any help from them.
>
> Update the mobo bios, then try again with auto clk. By the way, Athlon
> XP 3000+ has 333Mhz FSB, the 3200+ has 400Mhz FSB.

 

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"jpsga" <jpsga@comcast.net> wrote in message news:<324lc.9332$Ia6.1132947@attbi_s03>...
> For some reason, Dimitris, there are two models of the 3000XP. The part
> nmber ending in E allows a FSB of 400mHz.
> JS
>
> > Update the mobo bios, then try again with auto clk. By the way, Athlon
> > XP 3000+ has 333Mhz FSB, the 3200+ has 400Mhz FSB.

Ok, ok i wasnt aware of that CPU. Maybe his mobo doesnt support 400Mhz
FSB CPU, only memory ddr400.

 

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"Dimitris" <p92012@rainbow.cs.unipi.gr> wrote in message
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> "Walt E" <Wayrider@hotmail.com> wrote in message
news:<ZIVkc.1995$8S1.1070@newsread2.news.atl.earthlink.net>...
> > my GA-7N400-L mobo will not work with the clk switch set to automatic. i
> > installed the mobo using the default settings to make sure it worked.
after
> > getting win xp working and getting the mobo drivers installed i tried
> > setting the clk switch to auto - comp will not boot. i have an athlon
3000+
> > proc (barton core, 400 mb fsb), 1 gig of pc3400 sdram (from crucial),
the
> > proc heatsink is amd approved to 3400+, my ram is in dimm 1 and 3. mobo
> > works fine with the clk switch set to 100. everything was taken from a
soyo
> > kt600 dragon plus that worked with a 400 mb fsb. any ideas??? the
> > giga-byte.com site doesn't work so i can't get any help from them


See if it boots with one stick of ram

 

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this xp 3000+ DOES have a 400Mhz fsb although the other xp 3000+ does have
a 333Mhz fsb

"Dimitris" <p92012@rainbow.cs.unipi.gr> wrote in message
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> "Walt E" <Wayrider@hotmail.com> wrote in message
news:<ZIVkc.1995$8S1.1070@newsread2.news.atl.earthlink.net>...
> > my GA-7N400-L mobo will not work with the clk switch set to automatic. i
> > installed the mobo using the default settings to make sure it worked.
after
> > getting win xp working and getting the mobo drivers installed i tried
> > setting the clk switch to auto - comp will not boot. i have an athlon
3000+
> > proc (barton core, 400 mb fsb), 1 gig of pc3400 sdram (from crucial),
the
> > proc heatsink is amd approved to 3400+, my ram is in dimm 1 and 3. mobo
> > works fine with the clk switch set to 100. everything was taken from a
soyo
> > kt600 dragon plus that worked with a 400 mb fsb. any ideas??? the
> > giga-byte.com site doesn't work so i can't get any help from them.
>
> Update the mobo bios, then try again with auto clk. By the way, Athlon
> XP 3000+ has 333Mhz FSB, the 3200+ has 400Mhz FSB.

 

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"Walt E" <Wayrider@hotmail.com> wrote in message news:<nwdlc.2073$a47.611@newsread3.news.atl.earthlink.net>...
> this xp 3000+ DOES have a 400Mhz fsb although the other xp 3000+ does have
> a 333Mhz fsb
>
I think this confuses not only me, but your motherboard as well!. It
detects CPU 3000+ and sets a multiplier 13.0x which is normal for
(166x2)333FSB, but not for (200x2)400FSB (which is 11.0x i think)
which causes the 3000+ cpu to crash since it goes up to 200x13=2.6Ghz
instead of the 2.2Ghz which is the correct speed.

 

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"Walt E" <Wayrider@hotmail.com> wrote in message news:<nwdlc.2073$a47.611@newsread3.news.atl.earthlink.net>...
> this xp 3000+ DOES have a 400Mhz fsb although the other xp 3000+ does have
> a 333Mhz fsb
>
SO if your motherboard have switches to select multiplier, or through
bios to choose the multiplier, set it to 10.0x. Then set FSB(host)
clock to auto.

 

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well, that did't work. i powered down set the ratio_sw to 10.5 left the
clk_sw set to off (100mhz) rebooted, checked the bios, restarted to floppy.
powered down, set clk_sw to auto and........ does not boot ........ no beeps
....no nothing. every part on this mobo came from my soyo mobo and ran fine
at 400Mhz fsb. i am stumped!
"henny" <henrygiii@comcast.net> wrote in message
news:I9_kc.11571$kh4.726119@attbi_s52...
> Great idea
> power down and unplug from the wall
> now set the ratio switches to 10.5.
> power up and re-set up the BIOS
> read the manual
> HG
>
> "Walt E" <Wayrider@hotmail.com> wrote in message
> news:ZIVkc.1995$8S1.1070@newsread2.news.atl.earthlink.net...
> > my GA-7N400-L mobo will not work with the clk switch set to automatic. i
> > installed the mobo using the default settings to make sure it worked.
> after
> > getting win xp working and getting the mobo drivers installed i tried
> > setting the clk switch to auto - comp will not boot. i have an athlon
> 3000+
> > proc (barton core, 400 mb fsb), 1 gig of pc3400 sdram (from crucial),
the
> > proc heatsink is amd approved to 3400+, my ram is in dimm 1 and 3. mobo
> > works fine with the clk switch set to 100. everything was taken from a
> soyo
> > kt600 dragon plus that worked with a 400 mb fsb. any ideas??? the
> > giga-byte.com site doesn't work so i can't get any help from them
> >
> >
>
>

 

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tried that too, same story wont boot with clk_sw set to auto.
thanks

"fredrickson" <no@spam.com> wrote in message
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>
> "Dimitris" <p92012@rainbow.cs.unipi.gr> wrote in message
> news:af44b7e.0405020750.5028aaaf@posting.google.com...
> > "Walt E" <Wayrider@hotmail.com> wrote in message
> news:<ZIVkc.1995$8S1.1070@newsread2.news.atl.earthlink.net>...
> > > my GA-7N400-L mobo will not work with the clk switch set to automatic.
i
> > > installed the mobo using the default settings to make sure it worked.
> after
> > > getting win xp working and getting the mobo drivers installed i tried
> > > setting the clk switch to auto - comp will not boot. i have an athlon
> 3000+
> > > proc (barton core, 400 mb fsb), 1 gig of pc3400 sdram (from crucial),
> the
> > > proc heatsink is amd approved to 3400+, my ram is in dimm 1 and 3.
mobo
> > > works fine with the clk switch set to 100. everything was taken from
a
> soyo
> > > kt600 dragon plus that worked with a 400 mb fsb. any ideas??? the
> > > giga-byte.com site doesn't work so i can't get any help from them
>
>
> See if it boots with one stick of ram
>
>

 

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In article <ZIVkc.1995$8S1.1070@newsread2.news.atl.earthlink.net>, "Walt E" <Wayrider@hotmail.com> wrote:
>my GA-7N400-L mobo will not work with the clk switch set to automatic. i
>installed the mobo using the default settings to make sure it worked. after
>getting win xp working and getting the mobo drivers installed i tried
>setting the clk switch to auto - comp will not boot. i have an athlon 3000+
>proc (barton core, 400 mb fsb), 1 gig of pc3400 sdram (from crucial), the
>proc heatsink is amd approved to 3400+, my ram is in dimm 1 and 3. mobo
>works fine with the clk switch set to 100. everything was taken from a soyo
>kt600 dragon plus that worked with a 400 mb fsb. any ideas??? the
>giga-byte.com site doesn't work so i can't get any help from them
>
>

I've built a couple systems on this board.
I liked them, but to get them stable I had to set ram timings manually. You
have to press some key combination to get the options to come up. Dig in the
manual to find it. I could not get boards stable with 400(200)mhz Ram speed
and 333(166)mhz cpu speed. The boards I had wanted ram to run syncronious with
the fsb.
3-4-3-7 timings worked for me at 333 system
3-4-4-8 worked at 400 system
I was using cheap ram in dual channel mode

Good Luck
Greg B.