- processor speed problem
- Posted by SEYMOUR on February 5th, 2006
my sons pc has a 2.0ghz amd processor
256mb ram
windows xp
he recently bought a new game but is unable to play it because the processor
speed is being reported as 1.2ghz not 2.0ghz and the game requires a minimum
1.4ghz
this misreporting is not a windows error as we notice that this is reported
right at the beginning of the boot up process before windows loads.
any ideas anyone?
thanks in advance
- Posted by old jon on February 5th, 2006
"SEYMOUR" <im@thekopend.com> wrote in message
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He is also short on RAM to do very much.
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- Posted by fred-bloggs on February 5th, 2006
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Check the timings in the BIOS. What motherboard is it?
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- Posted by SEYMOUR on February 5th, 2006
m/b is k7s5a pro with socket a processor slot
processor is amd atlon i think--
the m/b handbook says that the bios will automatically deyect the processor
speed so there doesnt appear to be a jumper i can change.
the m/b supports amd athlon/xp/duron processors up to 2.6ghz
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- Posted by Bob on February 5th, 2006
I don't think is to do with the cpu,I can run call of duty 2 on an old P3
600mhz,you certainly need more RAM and also maybe a decentish graphics card,
Bob
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- Posted by Oldus Fartus on February 5th, 2006
SEYMOUR wrote:
If the CPU is an Athlon XP 2000 then it should be running at 1667 Mhz
(12.5 x 133 Mhz) Check the BIOS, because if it is running at around
1200 then it sounds like the FSB may be set to 100 Mhz.
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Oldus Fartus
- Posted by BeeVee on February 5th, 2006
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Give this a try
Is this a laptop...Plug it in to outlet
or Try shutting off the power saver program
speed step processor??
HTH
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- Posted by SJP on February 5th, 2006
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http://www.doublehammer.com/winxp/amd_xp_speeds.htm
if you know what processor it is you have it tells you the bus and
multiplier
- Posted by SEYMOUR on February 5th, 2006
thanks to all
oldus fartus cracked it and we are now working correctly
in addition i will upgrade my sons ram to 1024 tomorrow
thanks again
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