Xp displays wrong cpu speed !
joer...@hotmail.com
both windows and sisoftware sandra recognising the new cpu speed, just
recently a have noticed windows and sandra are reporting that the cpu
speed is 1100 instead of 3200.Why is this?can anyone help.
Thanks,
Joe
Alex Fraser
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An Athlon XP 3200+ should run at 2.2GHz (11x200MHz). You need to set the FSB
clock to 200MHz in the BIOS.
Alex
Tiny Tim
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More likely you'll find that Cool'n'Quiet technology has automatically
clocked back the processor and lowered its core voltage to save power and
keep thing COOL and QUIET. This is what is supposed to happen if you enable
power saving features within Windows (or presumably any other compatible
OS).
Go into Control Panel, Power Options and see which Power Scheme you are
running. Switch to Always On and apply that, then see what the processor
speed is. It should be running at full tilt.
Alternatively, just try ripping a CD to push the CPU% and it should wake up
and bump up the frequency to cope.
Alex Fraser
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> "Alex Fraser" <m...@privacy.net> wrote in message
> news:pbudnVAphaB...@eclipse.net.uk...
> > <joer...@hotmail.com> wrote in message
> > news:1123059216.6...@g43g2000cwa.googlegroups.com...
> >> I recently upgraded my pc with an xp3200 athlon cpu.All went fine with
> >> both windows and sisoftware sandra recognising the new cpu speed, just
> >> recently a have noticed windows and sandra are reporting that the cpu
> >> speed is 1100 instead of 3200.Why is this?can anyone help.
> >
> > An Athlon XP 3200+ should run at 2.2GHz (11x200MHz). You need to set
> > the FSB clock to 200MHz in the BIOS.
>
> More likely you'll find that Cool'n'Quiet technology has automatically
> clocked back the processor and lowered its core voltage to save power and
> keep thing COOL and QUIET.
Doubtful, since Athlon XP CPUs do not have Cool'n'Quiet.
Alex
Gaz
thats what i was thinking..........
He has most likely, as you said, just got the motherboard running at 100mhz,
often a default failsafe for motherboards out of the box.
If he checks his manual it will tell him where to change the FSB.
Gaz
Tiny Tim
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PowerNow, which is available with Athlon XP processors -
http://www.amd.com/us-en/Processors/TechnicalResources/0,,30_182_871_2364,00.html .
Damon
Mine used to do that after a bad shut down sometimes. Reverting to a
kind of safe-mode clock speed. I had an Asus board A78NX-E Delux or
A7N8X I can never remember.
D
Alex Fraser
[snip]
> OK, so what's in a change of name - Cool'n'Quiet is the same technology
> as PowerNow, which is available with Athlon XP processors
Only mobile versions. It requires motherboard support that is usually, if
not always, absent in desktop boards.
Alex
Alex Fraser
> He has most likely, as you said, just got the motherboard running at
> 100mhz, often a default failsafe for motherboards out of the box.
And any time the BIOS detects that the CPU has been changed.
Alex
Tiny Tim
Perhaps that is so, but I got to the page from the page for AMD ATHLON XP
DESKTOP PROCESSORS, here -
http://www.amd.com/us-en/Processors/ProductInformation/0,,30_118_3734,00.html
and then following the link for Utilities, Drivers and Updates. There is no
mention of this feature being for mobile processors only.
I know we're not talking about 64 bit processors here but my Athlon 64 3000+
running in my Shuttle desktop PC does have Cool'n'Quiet technology and it
works too, as demonstrated by the AMD Dashboard that show dynamic clocking
and voltage changes as processor load alters.
Gaz
More likely still, that is is default fsb setting in the bios/jumpers
Gaz
Adam
>> [snip]
>>> OK, so what's in a change of name - Cool'n'Quiet is the same
>>> technology
>>> as PowerNow, which is available with Athlon XP processors
>>
>> Only mobile versions. It requires motherboard support that is
>> usually, if
>> not always, absent in desktop boards.
>>
>
> Perhaps that is so, but I got to the page from the page for AMD
> ATHLON XP DESKTOP PROCESSORS, here -
> http://www.amd.com/us-en/Processors/ProductInformation/0,,30_118_3734,00.html
> and then following the link for Utilities, Drivers and Updates.
> There is no mention of this feature being for mobile processors
> only.
>
> I know we're not talking about 64 bit processors here but my Athlon
> 64 3000+ running in my Shuttle desktop PC does have Cool'n'Quiet
> technology and it works too, as demonstrated by the AMD Dashboard
> that show dynamic clocking and voltage changes as processor load
> alters.
John Jordan
>
> Perhaps that is so, but I got to the page from the page for AMD ATHLON XP
> DESKTOP PROCESSORS, here -
> http://www.amd.com/us-en/Processors/ProductInformation/0,,30_118_3734,00.html
> and then following the link for Utilities, Drivers and Updates. There is no
> mention of this feature being for mobile processors only.
>
> I know we're not talking about 64 bit processors here but my Athlon 64 3000+
> running in my Shuttle desktop PC does have Cool'n'Quiet technology and it
> works too, as demonstrated by the AMD Dashboard that show dynamic clocking
> and voltage changes as processor load alters.
<sigh>
1. Only Athlon XP chips sold as "XP-M" support dynamic multiplier
changes (PowerNow) out of the box. However, the cores are exactly the
same and you can convert a desktop Athlon XP to an XP-M by modifying
bridges on the top of the chip package.
2. All Athlon 64s support CnQ. Apparently some of the newer S754
Semprons do not, although it makes little difference in a desktop
machine anyway.
3. AMD's website is a grotesque mess.
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John Jordan
joer...@hotmail.com
your help.
Joe