CpU Problem

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Berkutas

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Hello,
I have an old computer, I am not willing to buy new one, because basically I need it only for studies and 1 game, witch works more or less fine. My old processor was Sempron 2200. Now I have purchased Amd Athlon 2800 Xp.
Now this will be a long story.... :) I have left my PC at my room back in the student’s resident’s hall and left for summer vacations. Only my girlfriend was using it for some bullshit. So when being away I got the new processor and took it back to my room few days ago. My first mistake was that i didn’t check my PC before putting in the new CPU. Whatever... So when I put in the new CPU, my PC loads and in the 1st screen it is written then there is no IDE 80 conductor cable installed, I didn’t change nothing except the processor, so I don’t understand the basis of this error. The processor is running only at 1.25 GHz. In is also written then the PC has detected that the new CPU is installed and it is supposed to be configured in BIOS. Now normally to get the desired speed I could change the frequency settings in BIOS from 100 to 166. But when I do that my PC fails to start. I need to take out the battery and reset my BIOS. My PC only loads when BIOS is set to fail safe settings. After all this fuss I have decided to put in the old CPU back, but strangely I still get the same "no conductor cable" error and it fails to load. So it can't be the new CPU fault. My power supply is 300 W, maybe it might be the cause, other problem that I and my friend were thinking about is old bios, but BIOS isn’t that old...

SO the problem question would be, why can’t I set the frequency in my BIOS 133/166? on my new processor. When I do it fails to restart.
 
Well it suppost to run at 333 or to say 166 FSB, check the voltage in the bios, for the 2800 it was 1.65. Plus your ram might be running 1 on 1 with the FSB and overclocking your ram, what speed ram is installed in it? You need to install a 80 wire, 40 pin IDE cable for faster transfer rates.
 
The error happens to everyone. On my 1.3GHz, my 2.8, and my E4300. I'm on my 1.3 right now, even with the error everything should still be rollin smoothly. I suggest researching the motherboard and seeing if it will even support an Athlon.
 
Hi,
I will give some additional information. I have managed to set it on 133, but it crashes when i play, i think it is because of overheating, i will buy some CPU paste tomorrow, because i didin't use any when punting in the CPU. My mother board does support AMD's.


Field Value
Computer
Operating System Microsoft Windows XP Professional
OS Service Pack Service Pack 2
DirectX 4.09.00.0904 (DirectX 9.0c)
Computer Name BERKUT (BerkuT)
User Name Mantas

Motherboard
CPU Type AMD Athlon XP, 1666 MHz (12.5 x 133) 2000+
Motherboard Name Chaintech 7NJL6 (5 PCI, 1 AGP, 2 DDR DIMM, Audio, LAN)
Motherboard Chipset nVIDIA nForce2 Ultra 400R
System Memory 1536 MB (PC3200 DDR SDRAM)
BIOS Type Award (08/04/04)
Communication Port Communications Port (COM1)
Communication Port Communications Port (COM2)
Communication Port ECP Printer Port (LPT1)

Display
Video Adapter NVIDIA GeForce 6800 GS/XT (256 MB)
Monitor Samsung SyncMaster 797DF/797MB/MagicSyncMaster CD177GP [17" CRT] (HVCXA22936)

Multimedia
Audio Adapter nVIDIA MCP2-S - Audio Codec Interface
Audio Adapter nVIDIA MCP2-S - Audio Processing Unit (Dolby Digital)

Storage
IDE Controller Standard Dual Channel PCI IDE Controller
IDE Controller Standard Dual Channel PCI IDE Controller
SCSI/RAID Controller D347PRT SCSI Controller
Floppy Drive Floppy disk drive
Disk Drive ExcelStor Technology J680 (80 GB, 7200 RPM, Ultra-ATA/100)
Optical Drive Generic DVD-ROM SCSI CdRom Device
Optical Drive Generic DVD-ROM SCSI CdRom Device
Optical Drive LITE-ON COMBO SOHC-5232K (DVD:16x, CD:52x/32x/52x DVD-ROM/CD-RW)
SMART Hard Disks Status OK

Partitions
C: (FAT32) 78509 MB (25810 MB free)

Input
Keyboard Standard 101/102-Key or Microsoft Natural PS/2 Keyboard
Mouse Logitech-compatible Mouse PS/2

Network
Network Adapter Realtek RTL8139/810x Family Fast Ethernet NIC (10.0.0.2)

Peripherals
Printer Microsoft Office Document Image Writer
USB1 Controller nVIDIA MCP2-S - OHCI USB Controller
USB1 Controller nVIDIA MCP2-S - OHCI USB Controller
USB2 Controller nVIDIA MCP2-S - EHCI USB 2.0 Controller


If you need any extra information i will present it. I have also double checked the cables, all of them seem to be plugged in just fine.
 
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Field Value
CPU Properties
CPU Type AMD Athlon XP, 1666 MHz (12.5 x 133) 2000+
CPU Alias Thoroughbred-A
CPU Stepping A0
Instruction Set x86, MMX, 3DNow!, SSE
L1 Code Cache 64 KB
L1 Data Cache 64 KB
L2 Cache 256 KB (On-Die, Full-Speed)

CPU Physical Info
Package Type 453 Pin PGA
Package Size 4.95 cm x 4.95 cm
Transistors 37.2 million
Process Technology 6Mi, 0.13 um, CMOS, Cu
Die Size 80 mm2
Core Voltage 1.50 - 1.65 V
I/O Voltage 1.6 V
Typical Power 44.9 - 61.7 W (depending on clock speed)
Maximum Power 49.4 - 67.9 W (depending on clock speed)

CPU Manufacturer
Company Name Advanced Micro Devices, Inc.
Product Information http://www.amd.com/us-en/Processors/ProductInformation/0,,30_118,00.html

CPU Utilization
CPU #1 0 %

Field Value
Motherboard Properties
Motherboard ID 08/04/2004-nVidia-nForce-JL61BC6CC-00
Motherboard Name Chaintech 7NJL6

Front Side Bus Properties
Bus Type DEC Alpha EV6
Bus Width 64-bit
Real Clock 133 MHz (DDR)
Effective Clock 267 MHz
Bandwidth 2132 MB/s

Memory Bus Properties
Bus Type Dual DDR SDRAM
Bus Width 128-bit
Real Clock 133 MHz (DDR)
Effective Clock 267 MHz
Bandwidth 4266 MB/s

Chipset Bus Properties
Bus Type HyperTransport v1.0
Bus Width 8-bit

Motherboard Physical Info
CPU Sockets/Slots 1 Socket 462
Expansion Slots 5 PCI, 1 AGP
RAM Slots 2 DDR DIMM
Integrated Devices Audio, LAN
Form Factor ATX
Motherboard Size 210 mm x 300 mm
Motherboard Chipset nForce2-U400R

Motherboard Manufacturer
Company Name Chaintech Computer Co Ltd.
Product Information http://www.chaintech.com.tw/tw/eng/product_main.asp#MP13
BIOS Download http://www.chaintech.com.tw/tw/eng/Download/dl_SubCate.asp?DCSNo=4
 
Berkutas said:
Hi,
I will give some additional information. I have managed to set it on 133, but it crashes when i play, i think it is because of overheating, i will buy some CPU paste tomorrow, because i didin't use any when punting in the CPU. My mother board does support AMD's.
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I think that is the reason why your computer is acting up.
 
Could this be the reason why it doesn't even load with 166 frequency? It overheats momentarily overheats when starting and doesn't start at all ? If so then i will solve this problem, then if not what should my settings in BIOS be to support 166 ? should it be Auto or SDP (I think thats the way its called)
 
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