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FSB speed / Memory speed
As some of you may be aware (and is not really relevant to this post), my
motherboard is unable to work at the FSB of 133 that it should be able to. Running at 100Mhz causes no problems whatsoever. My hardware store just advised me to set the CPU host frequency (the equivalent of FSB in my AMIBIOS 3.31a) to a user-defined value of 115 and then see what happens. My SDRAM DIMM modules have a speed of 133Mhz. My problem is: a) I'm not in front of the machine right now, but I don't think that it is possible to change the FSB to a value of anything other than 100 or 133Mhz. b) It would be unwise to do so anyway wouldn't it? Basically, please correct me if I'm wrong, but when the FSB value is set to 100Mhz, the 133Mhz memory chips work at 100 to accomodate. Even if I could change the FSB to 115, wouldn't the chips blow / not work because they cannot work at 115Mhz or basically at any other rate than 100 or 133? |
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- wrote: As some of you may be aware (and is not really relevant to this post), my motherboard is unable to work at the FSB of 133 that it should be able to. Running at 100Mhz causes no problems whatsoever. My hardware store just advised me to set the CPU host frequency (the equivalent of FSB in my AMIBIOS 3.31a) to a user-defined value of 115 and then see what happens. My SDRAM DIMM modules have a speed of 133Mhz. My problem is: a) I'm not in front of the machine right now, but I don't think that it is possible to change the FSB to a value of anything other than 100 or 133Mhz. Many motherboards allow you to use non-standard frequencies, either with jumpers or the BIOS. b) It would be unwise to do so anyway wouldn't it? No, not if you don't exceed the speed your hardware will run at. Basically, please correct me if I'm wrong, but when the FSB value is set to 100Mhz, the 133Mhz memory chips work at 100 to accomodate. Even if I could change the FSB to 115, wouldn't the chips blow / not work because they cannot work at 115Mhz or basically at any other rate than 100 or 133? No, the memory chips should work at any speed up to 133 Mhz. -- Mike Walsh West Palm Beach, Florida, U.S.A. |
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. .. As some of you may be aware (and is not really relevant to this post), my motherboard is unable to work at the FSB of 133 that it should be able to. Running at 100Mhz causes no problems whatsoever. My hardware store just advised me to set the CPU host frequency (the equivalent of FSB in my AMIBIOS 3.31a) to a user-defined value of 115 and then see what happens. My SDRAM DIMM modules have a speed of 133Mhz. My problem is: a) I'm not in front of the machine right now, but I don't think that it is possible to change the FSB to a value of anything other than 100 or 133Mhz. b) It would be unwise to do so anyway wouldn't it? Basically, please correct me if I'm wrong, but when the FSB value is set to 100Mhz, the 133Mhz memory chips work at 100 to accomodate. Even if I could change the FSB to 115, wouldn't the chips blow / not work because they cannot work at 115Mhz or basically at any other rate than 100 or 133? The AMD data sheet for Duron model 8 specifies clock frequency as min. 50MHz and max. 133MHz. So anything in between will do. PC133 SDRAM specs are the same, 50 - 133 MHz. Most modern mobos have asynchronous buses, meaning CPU and memory bus speeds can be set independently. In older designs memory speed=FSB speed or possibly +/-33MHz. |
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On Mon, 10 Nov 2003 16:36:08 -0000, "-" wrote:
As some of you may be aware (and is not really relevant to this post), my motherboard is unable to work at the FSB of 133 that it should be able to. Running at 100Mhz causes no problems whatsoever. Generally it's good to mention what you're talking about, ie- make/model/revision/chipset, etc. My hardware store just advised me to set the CPU host frequency (the equivalent of FSB in my AMIBIOS 3.31a) to a user-defined value of 115 and then see what happens. My SDRAM DIMM modules have a speed of 133Mhz. Umm, is this a KT133, not KT133A, chipset? They aren't capable of 133MHz FSB, contrary to the "133" in their name. You shouldn't be trying to upgrade the CPU on such an old board to a 133MHz FSB version. It's possible by running at 100MHz FSB and hacking the CPU's multiplier, first unlocking the chip then changing the multiplier, but IMHO, at this point in time it's better to start over, new motherbaord/CPU/memory. My problem is: a) I'm not in front of the machine right now, but I don't think that it is possible to change the FSB to a value of anything other than 100 or 133Mhz. b) It would be unwise to do so anyway wouldn't it? Depends on exactly what you're doing... given that you're asking, you're new to overclocking and don't have the prerequisite knowledge to troubleshoot the problems that might result, so until you can answer your own question, yes, it would be unwise to change it to anything other than 100MHz. Basically, please correct me if I'm wrong, but when the FSB value is set to 100Mhz, the 133Mhz memory chips work at 100 to accomodate. Even if I could change the FSB to 115, wouldn't the chips blow / not work because they cannot work at 115Mhz or basically at any other rate than 100 or 133? Yes, unless the BIOS offers an asynchronous, "+33" speed setting, the memory will automatically run at same 100MHz as the FSB, it will be fine doing that. If you could change the FSB to 115MHz, the chips would be fine, but you're likely to run into other problems, like hard drive corruption. You could try 105MHz, but still you're losing performance, I think you should return the CPU if possible, buy a newer board/CPU/memory. It's the better longer-term investment anyway. Dave |
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"kony" wrote in message
... See the thread "Urgent processor help needed" dated 6.11.2003 at 21:58 |
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Generally it's good to mention what you're talking about, ie-
make/model/revision/chipset, etc. Sorry: Motherboard Make: ASROCK Model: K7VT2 Version : 2.00 BIOS: AMIBIOS 3.31a Chipset Model : ASRock Inc VT8366/A,VT8367 Apollo KT266/A,KT333 CPU to PCI Bridge Memory Modules 2x256MB 16x(16Mx8) SDRAM PC133U-333-542 (CL3 up to 133MHz) (CL2 up to 100MHz) AMD Duron 14.Ghz Umm, is this a KT133, not KT133A, chipset? They aren't capable of 133MHz FSB, contrary to the "133" in their name. You shouldn't be trying to upgrade the CPU on such an old board to a 133MHz FSB version. Erm, but its brand new! I guess the above means I have a KT333 - which I guess means that I'm fine? Depends on exactly what you're doing... given that you're asking, you're new to overclocking and don't have the prerequisite knowledge to troubleshoot the problems that might result, so until you can answer your own question, yes, it would be unwise to change it to anything other than 100MHz. I'm not trying to overclock at all though! I'm merely trying to get the speed of the processor to become 1.4Ghz and not 1.05Ghz. Its completely unstable running at 133Mhz FSB when the clock speed is actually 1.4Ghz and the computer store have told me to try 115Mhz to see what it does. If you could change the FSB to 115MHz, the chips would be fine, but you're likely to run into other problems, like hard drive corruption. Really!? In an nutshell, how does that happen?! You could try 105MHz, but still you're losing performance, I think you should return the CPU if possible, buy a newer board/CPU/memory. Hmm, I wondered if because I'm not getting the 1.4Ghz speed I asked for that the shop should just give me a 1.8Ghz chip which I could run at a FSB speed of 100Mhz which would give me effectively a 1.35Ghz processor, which I could accept to put an end to all this crap. Thanks for the comments. |
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On Mon, 10 Nov 2003 20:40:46 -0000, "-" wrote:
Motherboard Make: ASROCK Model: K7VT2 Version : 2.00 BIOS: AMIBIOS 3.31a Chipset Model : ASRock Inc VT8366/A,VT8367 Apollo KT266/A,KT333 CPU to PCI Bridge Memory Modules 2x256MB 16x(16Mx8) SDRAM PC133U-333-542 (CL3 up to 133MHz) (CL2 up to 100MHz) AMD Duron 14.Ghz Well then, i don't know. It is good to come right out with that since I have nothing further, useful to add. Erm, but its brand new! I guess the above means I have a KT333 - which I guess means that I'm fine? Yes in theory you are fine. I'm not trying to overclock at all though! I'm merely trying to get the speed of the processor to become 1.4Ghz and not 1.05Ghz. Its completely unstable running at 133Mhz FSB when the clock speed is actually 1.4Ghz and the computer store have told me to try 115Mhz to see what it does. Yes, I understand now. I would tell the computer shop you want your money back if it won't work properly. It should NOT be set to 115MHz. I suspect you have either crap memory or power supply. If you could change the FSB to 115MHz, the chips would be fine, but you're likely to run into other problems, like hard drive corruption. Really!? In an nutshell, how does that happen?! Excessive bus speed throws off the IDE controller. It "can" help to reduce the ATA mode or drop to PIO mode in those cases, but you SHOULD NOT be fooling with that, it should work or you deserve your money back for (whichever) defective component. You could try 105MHz, but still you're losing performance, I think you should return the CPU if possible, buy a newer board/CPU/memory. Hmm, I wondered if because I'm not getting the 1.4Ghz speed I asked for that the shop should just give me a 1.8Ghz chip which I could run at a FSB speed of 100Mhz which would give me effectively a 1.35Ghz processor, which I could accept to put an end to all this crap. Thanks for the comments. No, you don't want to run any chip at 100Mhz FSB or Memory, it's a significant performance drop. You might review everything in the motherboard manual and reset the CMOS to defaults. If a time-limit is running out on returning anything I'd return (whatever) now, you should not settle for 100MHz FSB on that board, nor even try 115MHz FSB. Dave |
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"-" wrote in message
. .. As some of you may be aware (and is not really relevant to this post), my motherboard is unable to work at the FSB of 133 that it should be able to. Running at 100Mhz causes no problems whatsoever. A few interesting facts: AMD Duron Model 8 "Applebred" was released in Aug. 2003 as an Intel Celeron competitor for use in third world countries only. It still does not appear in the official AMD price list: http://www.amd.com/us-en/Processors/ComputingSolutions/0,,30_288_1274_3734^609,00.html Its the first Duron with FSB of 266MHz and a programmable clock divisor (unlocked multiplier). ASRock K7V2T's latest BIOS is dated 12. March 2003. It precedes Applebred by 5 months. I suspect that at 133MHz its simply not setting up the processor correctly and should you fit an Athlon XP you'd find the board working perfectly. Your shop should be able to try this. |
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A few interesting facts:
AMD Duron Model 8 "Applebred" was released in Aug. 2003 as an Intel Celeron competitor for use in third world countries only. It still does not appear in the official AMD price list: http://www.amd.com/us-en/Processors/ComputingSolutions/0,,30_288_1274_3734^609,00.html Its the first Duron with FSB of 266MHz and a programmable clock divisor (unlocked multiplier). ASRock K7V2T's latest BIOS is dated 12. March 2003. It precedes Applebred by 5 months. I suspect that at 133MHz its simply not setting up the processor correctly and should you fit an Athlon XP you'd find the board working perfectly. Your shop should be able to try this. Indeed - very interesting. That would explain it I guess. The shop are trying to say that because I ordered these specific parts that they can't be blamed if it doesn't work properly. However, because they never checked that the machine was running at the speed of 1.4Ghz before they delivered it to me, I feel that they haven't done their job properly since, for all we know, the motherboard is faulty and just can't run at 133Mhz, which they should have spotted, and they have admitted. Now I'm in a odd position - not willing to try setting the FSB to a value inbetween 100 and 133 and the shop insisting that I should just do it to test if an intermediate speed makes the system more stable, which chances are with this possible faulty motherboard / possible incompatible processor / BIOS combination won't work anyway. This is so annoying - I'm sure they would have just fobbed off a less techically minded customer with some load of old bull by now, which wouldn't have been fair. |
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ASRock K7V2T's latest BIOS is dated 12. March 2003. It precedes Applebred
by 5 months. I suspect that at 133MHz its simply not setting up the processor correctly Hmm, looking a bit further - the ASRock website specifically states on: http://www.asrock.com/support/CPU_Su...port_K7VT2.htm that the AMD Duron 1400Mhz (Morgan Applebred) runs at a FSB frquency of 266Mhz (ie should work at a FSB of 133Mhz). Does this definitively mean therefore that the mobo is faulty? Should I go straight back to the shop? |
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