Processor Problem

thegills · 10-10-2002 9:25am #1

I have an Athlon 1800 processor - I think it operates at about 1.5GHz. Last night when I booted up as normal, the processor speed was quoted as 1145~MHz. The PC seemed slower than normal. I ran a Dxdiag which gave the same processor speed, 1145~MHz. I have only installed a new sound card and some minor s/w in recent weeks (Norton Anti-virus and Adobe Photoshop).

Is there a problem with my PC and how can I solve it??

GoneShootin · 10-10-2002 9:34am

just a stupid guess really :

pop open the case, check the cpu fans, make sure that baby aint running hot

PPC · 10-10-2002 9:45am

Sounds like the FSB has gone from 133 to 100.
11.2*133 = ~1500
11.2*100 = ~1120

So that maybe thats after happening.

Check ya mobo manual about setting it to 133 again

BabyEater · 10-10-2002 10:03am

Go into your bios and make sure your processor is set at 11.5*133=1530

PPC · 10-10-2002 10:16am

Originally posted by BabyEater
Go into your bios and make sure your processor is set at 11.5*133=1530

Some mobos use dip switches but not as much as they used to.

thegills · 10-10-2002 11:07am

Thanks for the tips, I'll try them this weekend.

More info - I had Windows XP running and changed to 2000 Professional a few weeks ago, but I'm sure the CPU was running at 1.5Ghz after that.

What does the squigle (~) mean though??
What would cause the FSB to change from 133 to 100??
What does the 11.5 stand for??

PPC · 10-10-2002 11:13am

Originally posted by thegills
What does the squigle (~) mean though??

~ = around

Originally posted by thegills
What would cause the FSB to change from 133 to 100??

Maybe the bios battery died or you reset the bios

Originally posted by thegills
What does the 11.5 stand for??

11.5 is the multiplier that decides the speed.
the higher the mulitplier the higher the speed.

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