Wrong Processor Displayed

Cupillac · Mar 3, 2005, 02:15 PM

Well I'm having some troubles with my BIOS so I cleared the CMOS but it still says CMOS is wrong when I reboot.
Also it displays my Processor as a AMD Athlon XP 1700+ when its really a 3000+
I was told to change the CPU speed, but I couldnt find anywhere to do that.
Any Input would be a great help!
Thanks

mkk · Mar 3, 2005, 02:50 PM

A "CMOS checksum error" or similar is normal to get after a clear. After one has entered the BIOS once and saved settings it disappears. What brand and model of motherboard did you have?

Cupillac · Mar 3, 2005, 03:00 PM

Thanks for replying.
Its a MSI KT6V-LSR.

I was on there website and I noted at the bottom, that you should use the 1.3 update which I already had installed but the LiveUpdate updated me to 2.0.

It said on their website in order to flash back to the 1.3 I have to put it on a floppy disk.
I dont have a floppy drive, would a USB floppy drive work?

Thanks again

Cupillac · Mar 3, 2005, 03:29 PM

OK, this sucks! LOL

Well I reset the CMOS, then go into the BIOS settings adjust from 100MHZ (which is the default) to 200mHZ, but when I save and exit the screen just goes black and my computer makes 8 continous beeps, then stops then repeats the same 8 beeps in a row.
I am then forced to reset the CMOS again, then I am able to reset defaults or enter setup.

I'm really lost here. Then sometimes a menu will show up asking me to Start windows normally. safe mode, or last good configuration.

Cupillac · Mar 3, 2005, 03:38 PM

HHAHA I made some forward progress.
I changed it from 100mhz to 133 and now its says I have a Athlon XP 2200+ almost a 3000+
LOL

mkk · Mar 3, 2005, 04:02 PM

Try the next step 166 and see what you get there. There seem to be 3000+'s made for 166MHz FSB as well as 200MHz. The resulting clock frequency should be about 2.167GHz for the 166MHz FSB variant and 2.2GHz for the 200MHz variant. If the BIOS does not display the CPU clock frequency then a program like CPU-Z can give you that information. http://www.cpuid.com/cpuz.php

Cupillac · Mar 3, 2005, 04:12 PM

ok mkk,
before i read your post i set the clock frequency to 160 mhz (lol just picked a number)
and now in my system info it displays it as my 3000+ at 2.17 ghz. Sucess I think

mkk · Mar 3, 2005, 04:25 PM

Yep, pretty much. I saw in the manual that this motherboard has some settings for automated overclocking in the BIOS too so that may raise it from 160 to somewhere around the standard 166. Oh well, now that it works you won't have to worry about flashing the old BIOS back.

Matth · Mar 3, 2005, 04:43 PM

http://www.theinquirer.net/?article=7714

Yes, it should run at 2.17GHz - 166.6 x 13 multiplier

Cupillac · Mar 3, 2005, 04:53 PM

Yeah thanks to everyone who helped, especially mkk!
For sure this problem has also increased my computer knowledge. Now I know a few more things about the "inside" of it! LOL

Thanks guys!

mkk · Mar 3, 2005, 10:16 PM

There's nothing like trouble that makes oneself learn new things.

Mar 3, 2005, 02:15 PM	#1
Cupillac DriverHeaven Lover Join Date: Jan 2005 Location: Canada Posts: 156 Rep Power: 0	Wrong Processor Displayed Well I'm having some troubles with my BIOS so I cleared the CMOS but it still says CMOS is wrong when I reboot. Also it displays my Processor as a AMD Athlon XP 1700+ when its really a 3000+ I was told to change the CPU speed, but I couldnt find anywhere to do that. Any Input would be a great help! Thanks

Mar 3, 2005, 02:50 PM	#2
mkk Cthulhu/Dagon 2012 Join Date: Oct 2003 Location: Gefle, Sweden Posts: 4,495 Rep Power: 132 System Specs	A "CMOS checksum error" or similar is normal to get after a clear. After one has entered the BIOS once and saved settings it disappears. What brand and model of motherboard did you have?

Mar 3, 2005, 03:00 PM	Thread Starter #3
Cupillac DriverHeaven Lover Join Date: Jan 2005 Location: Canada Posts: 156 Rep Power: 0	Thanks for replying. Its a MSI KT6V-LSR. I was on there website and I noted at the bottom, that you should use the 1.3 update which I already had installed but the LiveUpdate updated me to 2.0. It said on their website in order to flash back to the 1.3 I have to put it on a floppy disk. I dont have a floppy drive, would a USB floppy drive work? Thanks again

Mar 3, 2005, 03:29 PM	Thread Starter #4
Cupillac DriverHeaven Lover Join Date: Jan 2005 Location: Canada Posts: 156 Rep Power: 0	OK, this sucks! LOL Well I reset the CMOS, then go into the BIOS settings adjust from 100MHZ (which is the default) to 200mHZ, but when I save and exit the screen just goes black and my computer makes 8 continous beeps, then stops then repeats the same 8 beeps in a row. I am then forced to reset the CMOS again, then I am able to reset defaults or enter setup. I'm really lost here. Then sometimes a menu will show up asking me to Start windows normally. safe mode, or last good configuration.

Mar 3, 2005, 03:38 PM	Thread Starter #5
Cupillac DriverHeaven Lover Join Date: Jan 2005 Location: Canada Posts: 156 Rep Power: 0	HHAHA I made some forward progress. I changed it from 100mhz to 133 and now its says I have a Athlon XP 2200+ almost a 3000+ LOL

Mar 3, 2005, 04:02 PM	#6
mkk Cthulhu/Dagon 2012 Join Date: Oct 2003 Location: Gefle, Sweden Posts: 4,495 Rep Power: 132 System Specs	Try the next step 166 and see what you get there. There seem to be 3000+'s made for 166MHz FSB as well as 200MHz. The resulting clock frequency should be about 2.167GHz for the 166MHz FSB variant and 2.2GHz for the 200MHz variant. If the BIOS does not display the CPU clock frequency then a program like CPU-Z can give you that information. http://www.cpuid.com/cpuz.php

Mar 3, 2005, 04:12 PM	Thread Starter #7
Cupillac DriverHeaven Lover Join Date: Jan 2005 Location: Canada Posts: 156 Rep Power: 0	ok mkk, before i read your post i set the clock frequency to 160 mhz (lol just picked a number) and now in my system info it displays it as my 3000+ at 2.17 ghz. Sucess I think

Mar 3, 2005, 04:25 PM	#8
mkk Cthulhu/Dagon 2012 Join Date: Oct 2003 Location: Gefle, Sweden Posts: 4,495 Rep Power: 132 System Specs	Yep, pretty much. I saw in the manual that this motherboard has some settings for automated overclocking in the BIOS too so that may raise it from 160 to somewhere around the standard 166. Oh well, now that it works you won't have to worry about flashing the old BIOS back.

Mar 3, 2005, 04:43 PM	#9
Matth Flash Banner Hater Join Date: Jun 2002 Location: UK Posts: 3,426 Rep Power: 93 System Specs	http://www.theinquirer.net/?article=7714 Yes, it should run at 2.17GHz - 166.6 x 13 multiplier

Mar 3, 2005, 04:53 PM	Thread Starter #10
Cupillac DriverHeaven Lover Join Date: Jan 2005 Location: Canada Posts: 156 Rep Power: 0	Yeah thanks to everyone who helped, especially mkk! For sure this problem has also increased my computer knowledge. Now I know a few more things about the "inside" of it! LOL Thanks guys!

Mar 3, 2005, 10:16 PM	#11
mkk Cthulhu/Dagon 2012 Join Date: Oct 2003 Location: Gefle, Sweden Posts: 4,495 Rep Power: 132 System Specs	There's nothing like trouble that makes oneself learn new things.