what is up with my system speed

[-VIOLENCE-]

Well, since this is PC technical help and all you guys are good with computers and such with the video cards and bottlenecking and all that shi*

 

well anyways here is my problem, okay when i first turn on my system and it boots up and stuff and loads windows xp pro and all that. I right click on MY COMPUTER and click on properties to peep the system speed and stuff. But when i right click and read the proccessor speed it says 1.35 Ghz and my processor is the AMD athlon xp 2200 and it is supposed to be 1.80 Ghz...

 

BUTT, peep this girls.

 

When i RESTART my system and it loads back to windows and i right click my computer it finally says 1.80Ghz so it's like goddamn wtf...

 

so now what i need from you guyz is, how the hell can i fix this problem i mean seriously i don't like fukin STARTING up my computer waiting for it to load, THEN restart it again so it can run at the full speed. it gets annoying after a while....

 

so yeah, whats the flocking problem here and yeah help

 

 

- thanks

[Gryph]

Does this happen EVERY time? That happens to me when I shut my computer off improperly and my motherboard sets itself to fail-safe settings which is like 1400 mhz and then I have to restart.

[Wizard]

Happens to me too sometimes. I remember one time my P4 somehow clocked it self to 4 Ghz for 30 seconds, then down to 3.06, then 2.8 then back to 1.3 Ghz.

 

Greatest day of my life.

[Agozer]

Nothing like this has ever happened to me...damn, why do I miss the cool stuff?

Edited September 6, 2004 by Agozer

[-VIOLENCE-]

Does this happen EVERY time? That happens to me when I shut my computer off improperly and my motherboard sets itself to fail-safe settings which is like 1400 mhz and then I have to restart.

yap, everytime i turn it on i have to restart so it will run at the normal speed

 

[XenivouS]

check your voltages in your BIOS if that restarting doesnt help, or maybe your system got a dose of bad voltage

[-VIOLENCE-]

check your voltages in your BIOS if that restarting doesnt help, or maybe your system got a dose of bad voltage

umm check my voltage in my bios??

 

bad voltage??

 

what exactly are you talking about?

[ken_cinder]

Set your multipliers by the jumpers on the board! Don't go with that Jumper-less settings in the bios crap, no matter how easy it is. Annoying things like this can happen.

[-VIOLENCE-]

Set your multipliers by the jumpers on the board! Don't go with that Jumper-less settings in the bios crap, no matter how easy it is. Annoying things like this can happen.

 

huh wha huh??

 

how do i do this?

[Gryph]

Do you know what motherboard you have?

[-VIOLENCE-]

Do you know what motherboard you have?

yes sir, i have the booklet for this thing in my powder room.

 

it's a

 

"ASUS A7N266-VM"

 

[Gryph]

Alright, first thing you should do is get the latest BIOS here: http://www.asus.com/support/download/item....266-VM&Type=All

 

That's would be the first file on the list (A7N266-VM BIOS 1007) and scroll down a bit and get aflash221.zip. Then scroll down some more and get chipset-win2kxp103u.zip.

 

Check the manual out to see if it gives intructions on how to flash the bios. I'm downloading the manual now to see if it has anything about multiplier jumper settings.

 

EDIT: Ok, go to page 19 of the manual. What processor do you have and what speed is your RAM? You know...I think the jumper settings might already be correct but there is no harm in trying.

 

EDIT #2: Go to page 35 of the manual to read how to upgrade your bios. After you upgrade the bios, then install the chipset-win2kxp103u.zip once you get into Windows again.

Edited September 8, 2004 by GryphonKlaw

[-VIOLENCE-]

What processor do you have and what speed is your RAM? You know...I think the jumper settings might already be correct but there is no harm in trying. 

 

first of all, wow thanks babe you're tops!

 

umm yeah to answer your questions.

 

My processor is... AMD Processor "Certificate Of authenticity and three-year limited warranty" "This certificate is your assurance that the microprocessor you have obtained is a product of advanced micro devices, INC...

 

OH shi* thats what AMD stands for??

 

hmm.. okay that didn't help, stupid ass little book... Let me try to find the BOX that it came in with...

 

"AMD" 2200+ Extreme performance for WINDOWS XP"

 

umm the price tag has all this information on it and shi* "GOOD OLD FRY'S ELECTRONICS"

 

 

ACDA/AxP 220

AXDA/AXP 2200 BOX THOROU

ATHLON 226MHz fsb 256K

cas 1.75V 1800.13u w/

fan 3y WTY;THOROUGHBRED

 

 

~~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~

 

now the RAM is

 

KVR266X64C2/512

MEMORY UPGRADE MODULE

Description

 

512 MB 266MHz PC2100 DIM CL2

ASSY IN USA

 

100% tested lifetime warranty.

 

~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~~~

 

alrighty i hope thats what stuff you're lookin for

Edited September 8, 2004 by -VIOLENCE-

[Gryph]

Ok...you're processor has a 266 mhz front side bus (don't concern yourself with the terminology) so I'll assume your RAM runs at the same speed. Ok, go to page 19 of your manual (which is CPU:DRAM Frequency settings) and look at the different configurations. Since your processor is 266 FSB, the CPU and DRAM jumper settings should both be at 133 mhz.

 

Actually this isn't multiplier jumpers but I couldn't find any mention of it in the manual. Just make sure those are ok. So open your PC and locate where those jumpers are with the use of the map and just place the jumpers in the proper places (which is the bottom right setting and I'm assuming they should be already be there since its default). This probably won't do anything but just check anyway.

 

Also, go into your BIOS (press Del when the first stuff shows up on your screen) and check those out. Read pages 49-52 in your manual. The CPU speed should be 1800 mhz, if not then you can manually change it.

 

Uhh...do that and let's see what happens. I'll be back tomorrow to check on your progress. Don't be overwhelmed, it's not at tough as it seems.

 

EDIT: Alright, I just saw your edit. Your RAM is also running at 266 mhz so the setting should be at 133 mhz.

 

EDIT #2: I couldn't find anything in the manual that says how to change the voltage so that sucks.

Edited September 8, 2004 by GryphonKlaw

[-VIOLENCE-]

Ok...you're processor has a 266 mhz front side bus (don't concern yourself with the terminology) so I'll assume your RAM runs at the same speed. Ok, go to page 19 of your manual (which is CPU:DRAM Frequency settings) and look at the different configurations. Since your processor is 266 FSB, the CPU and DRAM jumper settings should both be at 133 mhz.

 

Actually this isn't multiplier jumpers but I couldn't find any mention of it in the manual. Just make sure those are ok. So open your PC and locate where those jumpers are with the use of the map and just place the jumpers in the proper places (which is the bottom right setting and I'm assuming they should be already be there since its default). This probably won't do anything but just check anyway.

 

Also, go into your BIOS (press Del when the first stuff shows up on your screen) and check those out. Read pages 49-52 in your manual. The CPU speed should be 1800 mhz, if not then you can manually change it.

 

Uhh...do that and let's see what happens. I'll be back tomorrow to check on your progress. Don't be overwhelmed, it's not at tough as it seems.

 

EDIT: Alright, I just saw your edit. Your RAM is also running at 266 mhz so the setting should be at 133 mhz.

 

EDIT #2: I couldn't find anything in the manual that says how to change the voltage so that sucks.

lol, okay i'll do this later...

 

I'm afraid i'll breaksomthing

 

- merci beaucoup