low cpu speed

[katwoman]

I have an amd athlon(tm)XP 3200+
220GHz. 3.00 GB of RAM
however it now reads...
amd athlon(XP)
1.05GHz. 3.00GB of RAM

Is there anyone that can help me get the speed back up to where it should be?
I have had this problem b4 and someone here helped me a long time ago. If I could remember how to do it I would be I can't. Please help me again.
please?
thank you in advance.
Kat

 

[alexoiu]

Hi, What motherboard?
If you install CPU-Z, what are the bus speed and the multiplier in the main window (under clocks)?

 

[katwoman]

Hi, What motherboard?
If you install CPU-Z, what are the bus speed and the multiplier in the main window (under clocks)?

 

[katwoman]

A7N8X Deluxe is the motherboard. I will install CPU-Z and let you know.

 

[katwoman]

bus speed is 100.4 ans multiplyer is x10.5

am I doing this right?

 

[alexoiu]

Yes, and what is the core speed in the same window?

 

[katwoman]

it varies 1053.05 - 1054.78

 

[alexoiu]

Now, restart, enter BIOS and check in Advanced Chipset Features the value for CPU External Freq.

 

[katwoman]

how do I enter bios please? I dont remember any of this I am sorry. I have gotten older and have lost some of my memory.

 

[alexoiu]

At restart, press DEL. Check also the setting for CPU Frequency Multiple.

 

[katwoman]

cpu external frequency is 200mhz and cpu frequency multuple is 11.0x

 

[katwoman]

I hope you're still there

 

[alexoiu]

Weird. According to the values, the CPU speed should be higher.
There is a jumper on the board that enables higher FSB values, but I guess that nobody changed the jumper position, since you said the CPU used to run at higher speed.
Any idea what changed the system? How have you discovered the low CPU speed?

 

[katwoman]

My husband and I both noticed it. I bought a monitor and it didn't fit the hole in my desk. I changed the resolution a couple times and the refresh rate and it kept going back to 60 hertz. then there is a game he plays called bejeweled blitz and it was jumping and lagging badly really badly. can hardly play it now and the sound even lags, then I checked the sys properties and it is half what it used to be. and here I am.
someone helped me a few yrs ago and he had the same problem and he gave me his settings and it worked for me too. I spose I could go by my book and wing it hopefully it would work. that is if the book is right for me and my pc right? at this point that is... unless somone can come up with something else.
anthing at this point will be helpful.

 

[katwoman]

I sent the new monitor back and am using an older monitor now but will be getting a new monitor like the one I had b4.

 

[alexoiu]

Check also if System Performance is set to User defined (BIOS, Advanced Chipset Features).

 

[katwoman]

I'll be back