its dark in here... help

update the BIOS so that it can identify the processor correctly.

Your FSB is running at 100 MHz. XP1600+ actually runs at 1.4 GHz, which is (133x10.5), since your FSB is running at 100 MHz, the processor is running at 1050 MHz only. Set it to 133 MHz. All AMD processors by default run at 100 MHz FSB, you have to set it with a onboard jumper or from BIOS to 133 MHz.

did you connect your IDE drives properly? set the hard disk that runs your system as primary master, your CD-RW as secondary master and CD-ROM as secondary slave.

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thanks, I am now running at 149 fsb and 1575 mhz I have also slightly O/C my Geforce 2 GTS I have 3 fans in my system including a volcano 7 on my CPU, temp on graphics is 35-40 and on CPU around 45, Vcore is 1.8 - does this sound ok or am i pushing it? by the way have tried setting up CD-rom as slave etc but still it is not recognised by bios or XP... CD-RW is fine and so is HD think it might be screwed.... not sure

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so your CD-ROM might have been screwed, try checking it on some other board. Some CD-ROM drives arent 100% ATAPI compliant, or maybe the IDE controllers on the board are bad! But they usually just have problems with the drive, they do detect it. You can just switch the CD-ROM, or better get a DVD-ROM drive.

Temperatures are pretty good, you can go for higher speed with a degree or two rise in temps. Core voltage of 1.8V is pretty good considering you have overclocked the processor, although it is a bit too high (~0.05V) han normal. You could swueeze in another MHz or two with that I guess, giving you close to 1.6 GHz speed!

You are already working at XP1900+!!

girish

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have you tried unplugging the molex connector to your CD Rom and plugging it back in to make sure it is seated correctly? If it's not opening half the time maybe it's not getting the proper voltage. Also try another molex connection to troubleshoot further.

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Thanks have decreased Vcore and have tried CD-ROM with all power connectors in my box one by one with the same result, have not tried in another box yet but pretty convinced it is screwed. i am a little concerned about my fsb, is it good to run at 148 - 150 all the time? not so much bothered about the CPU but doesnt it increase the load on all components not just the CPU?? i have jumpers on my board to increase CPU external clock and jumpers for multiplier setting up to x14 - how can I explore these, do i need to unlock my CPU - or is clock 1575 and system bus at 300 and sys clock at 150 as far as I can go..... should I even be this far..... thats allot of questions - sorry but i just upgraded from a ruff ol' MSI dinosaur board so its a new world for me :smile: