CPU speed

[TeeTewl]

I put together an Athlon XP "Barton" 3000 0n an Asus A7N8X-E mobo...with mushkin DDRAM 512 PC3200 dual bl. Why does it need to be rebooted 3 or 4 times before it registers as a 3000. Most of the time it registers 1300 mhz and "thinks" it's overclocked. Then it won't boot. BLACK SCREEN

 

[Crashman]

It doesn't really think the thing was overclocked. Asus made the stupid decision to use the "CPU Overclocking Failed" message universal for ANY boot failure.

I'll assume your board is a new enough version to support 400 bus processors, as some didn't. There are 2 versions of the 3000+, one using a 333 bus, the other using a 400 bus. The earlier processor works on the earlier boards, while the later one doesn't always work on them.

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[TeeTewl]

I bought it as a 333 FSB so I guess I'm stuck with it...Maybe New Egg will help? That's where I bought it.
By the way thanks, Crashman

 

[Crashman]

Maybe if we keep posting in here long enough, someone experience with your board will come in and offer a solution!

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[P4Man]

> Asus made the stupid decision to use the "CPU Overclocking
>Failed" message universal for ANY boot failure.

Would that include a PSU that is not quite up to the task, and doesnt boot 3 times out of 4 ? Just guessing it might be a PSU issue..

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[Crashman]

Slightly low core voltage or memory voltage can cause a system not to boot at full speed, but be bootable at a slower bus speed. Any time your PC fails to boot, Asus BIOS will kick it down to a lower bus speed and try again, giving you that error if it successfuly boots at the lower bus speed.

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[TeeTewl]

For some strange reason it (My computer) has started booting normally every time. I did nothing to it just started it and it responded correctly. 'puter Gremlins?

Can't hit a lob wedge...

 

[pat]

Ah Ah! Asus ...

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