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Bios versus Linux/Windows CPU frequency speeds.
I just bought an XP 2400+ for my ECS k7s5a board. The bios detects it as a
1600 but when booting into Linux or Windows and checking dmesg and System Info from the respective operating systems, It reports it correctly at 2.0Ghz. Should I upgrade my BIOS to reflect what is reported in the Operating Systems? thanks for any suggestions, craig. |
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On Sat, 05 Jun 2004 23:50:20 GMT As another one bit the dust craig
wrote : I just bought an XP 2400+ for my ECS k7s5a board. The bios detects it as a 1600 but when booting into Linux or Windows and checking dmesg and System Info from the respective operating systems, It reports it correctly at 2.0Ghz. Should I upgrade my BIOS to reflect what is reported in the Operating Systems? thanks for any suggestions, craig. Get some CPU benchmark programs and check out some benchmark sites etc.Use a Searchy http://www.google.com/index.html If your CPU comes up to some of the others then don't worry.Try,"Fresh Diagnose" for starters, http://www.geocities.com/sheppola/diag.html HTH -- Free Windows/PC help, http://www.geocities.com/sheppola/trouble.html email shepATpartyheld.de Free songs to download and,"BURN" :O) http://www.soundclick.com/bands/8/nomessiahsmusic.htm |
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I have tried this CPU in another ECS K7S5A board with a newer bios rom
update and it detects it correctly, as a AMD 2400. But I'm wondering if the machine is actually running at 1600 and not really 2400 since the bios is probably more lower level, etc. There is an 'official' update on this page where it fixes the detection for the 2400 (Search for '2400' in the page): http://www.ocworkbench.com/2002/ecs/...cheepobios.htm All I'm wondering is if I should 'defintely' update my bios because of this non-detection. thanks, craig. On Sat, 05 Jun 2004 23:50:20 +0000, craig wrote: I just bought an XP 2400+ for my ECS k7s5a board. The bios detects it as a 1600 but when booting into Linux or Windows and checking dmesg and System Info from the respective operating systems, It reports it correctly at 2.0Ghz. Should I upgrade my BIOS to reflect what is reported in the Operating Systems? thanks for any suggestions, craig. |
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On Sun, 06 Jun 2004 01:42:10 GMT As another one bit the dust craig
wrote : I have tried this CPU in another ECS K7S5A board with a newer bios rom update and it detects it correctly, as a AMD 2400. But I'm wondering if the machine is actually running at 1600 and not really 2400 since the bios is probably more lower level, etc. There is an 'official' update on this page where it fixes the detection for the 2400 (Search for '2400' in the page): http://www.ocworkbench.com/2002/ecs/...cheepobios.htm All I'm wondering is if I should 'defintely' update my bios because of this non-detection. Post and read here, alt.comp.periphs.mainboard.elitegroup and, http://p199.ezboard.com/bk7s5amotherboardforum HTH -- Free Windows/PC help, http://www.geocities.com/sheppola/trouble.html email shepATpartyheld.de Free songs to download and,"BURN" :O) http://www.soundclick.com/bands/8/nomessiahsmusic.htm |
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On Sun, 06 Jun 2004 01:42:10 GMT, craig wrote:
I have tried this CPU in another ECS K7S5A board with a newer bios rom update and it detects it correctly, as a AMD 2400. But I'm wondering if the machine is actually running at 1600 and not really 2400 since the bios is probably more lower level, etc. There is an 'official' update on this page where it fixes the detection for the 2400 (Search for '2400' in the page): http://www.ocworkbench.com/2002/ecs/...cheepobios.htm All I'm wondering is if I should 'defintely' update my bios because of this non-detection. thanks, craig. Correctly identifying the CPU's XP "name" is only cosmetic, the only parameter you need to be concerned about is what the FSB speed is. From your report it appears to be running correctly. However, there might be other reasons to update the bios beyond simply IDing the CPU, resolution of other bugs. Then again, as Jan mentioned those boards have a bad history of dying, if it works fine as-is you might want to leave it alone and cross your fingers (though it may still die). Generally the newest revisions of the board seem to fare the best, but then being newer, they haven't aged as long either so it's no reassurance. |
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