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First issue is more not important but is bugging me. I got this board
about a year ago with a Athlon XP 1800+ processor. On boot the
processor speed was listed as 1250 Mhz. Just upgraded to an Athlon XP
2500+ (barton) processor. After installing it the processor speed is
listed a 1100 Mhz. After running fuzzy logic it is now listed as 1135
Mhz.

Any one now why this is not listed as 2.5 Ghz? I've tried various BIOS
tweaks for FSB speed and CPU multiplier but that only results in the
system not booting.

Which led to the second problem. At some stage I loaded High
Performance settings in BIOS. This disabled the on-board Broadcom
NetXtreme ethernet transceiver. Easily fixed but on boot Windows XP
now says that the adapter won't start, so I'm using a spare 10-BaseT
adapter. It lists a 'code(10)' as the reason. After a good rummage
around Google/Broadcom/Microsoft I can't find anything to explain this
error. Any ideas?

TIA.

Dave B
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Archived from groups: alt.comp.periphs.mainboard.msi-microstar (More info?)

"Dave Barlow" <yelmalio@sartar.fsnet.co.uk> wrote in message
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> First issue is more not important but is bugging me. I got this board
> about a year ago with a Athlon XP 1800+ processor. On boot the
> processor speed was listed as 1250 Mhz. Just upgraded to an Athlon XP
> 2500+ (barton) processor. After installing it the processor speed is
> listed a 1100 Mhz. After running fuzzy logic it is now listed as 1135
> Mhz.
>
> Any one now why this is not listed as 2.5 Ghz?

because its not a 2.5ghz - its 1.8?? something like that

> I've tried various BIOS
> tweaks for FSB speed and CPU multiplier but that only results in the
> system not booting.
>
> Which led to the second problem. At some stage I loaded High
> Performance settings in BIOS. This disabled the on-board Broadcom
> NetXtreme ethernet transceiver. Easily fixed but on boot Windows XP
> now says that the adapter won't start, so I'm using a spare 10-BaseT
> adapter. It lists a 'code(10)' as the reason. After a good rummage
> around Google/Broadcom/Microsoft I can't find anything to explain this
> error. Any ideas?
>
> TIA.


have you made sure that the bios fsb setting is at 166 ?

Archived from groups: alt.comp.periphs.mainboard.msi-microstar (More info?)

During a perfect moment of peace at Wed, 4 Aug 2004 21:04:01 +0100,
"Chris 159" <temp@cdelectrics.freeserve.co.uk> interrupted with:

>"Dave Barlow" <yelmalio@sartar.fsnet.co.uk> wrote in message
>news:umf2h0hhsp5tpo2vfi5hrrmo3plut69ugl@4ax.com...
>> After installing it the processor speed is
>> listed a 1100 Mhz. After running fuzzy logic it is now listed as 1135
>> Mhz.
<snip>
>because its not a 2.5ghz - its 1.8?? something like that

Eventually found the technical specs. Yep, the 2500+ runs at 1.8 Ghz
or so. Also found the details on the MSI website for setting the BIOS
right. You have to set the CPU frequency at about half the FSB speed
before it finds the right CPU settings. As mentioned. Though the CPU
multiplier seems 'stuck' at x11 so a bit more fiddling is necessary.

Only problem is that now the thing is overheating even with a thumping
big CPU heat sink and fan. Time to buy a bigger case and more fans I
suspect.

>> now says that the adapter won't start, so I'm using a spare 10-BaseT
>> adapter. It lists a 'code(10)' as the reason. After a good rummage
>> around Google/Broadcom/Microsoft I can't find anything to explain this
>> error. Any ideas?
<snips>

For the record. Seems the onboard Ethernet is not PnP. Had to
reinstall the drivers as it seems the IRQ's of my peripherals have
changed.
--
While the Hobbits may be proud of spreading the "art" of smoking
pipe-weed, I would imagine that nowadays the Shire might be the seen of many
a class action lawsuit.Aaron Clausen on news://alt.fan.tolkien

Archived from groups: alt.comp.periphs.mainboard.msi-microstar (More info?)

"Dave Barlow" <yelmalio@sartar.fsnet.co.uk> wrote in message
news:v345h09rn9980dnb5ie7agnp841u101lge@4ax.com...
> During a perfect moment of peace at Wed, 4 Aug 2004 21:04:01 +0100,
> "Chris 159" <temp@cdelectrics.freeserve.co.uk> interrupted with:
>
> >"Dave Barlow" <yelmalio@sartar.fsnet.co.uk> wrote in message
> >news:umf2h0hhsp5tpo2vfi5hrrmo3plut69ugl@4ax.com...
> >> After installing it the processor speed is
> >> listed a 1100 Mhz. After running fuzzy logic it is now listed as 1135
> >> Mhz.
> <snip>
> >because its not a 2.5ghz - its 1.8?? something like that
>
> Eventually found the technical specs. Yep, the 2500+ runs at 1.8 Ghz
> or so. Also found the details on the MSI website for setting the BIOS
> right. You have to set the CPU frequency at about half the FSB speed
> before it finds the right CPU settings. As mentioned. Though the CPU
> multiplier seems 'stuck' at x11 so a bit more fiddling is necessary.
>


if its a quite new cpu, no amount of fiddling will alter the multiplier as
theyre all locked now.

did you set the fsb to 166 ? thats what it needs to be at