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Samurai
11-21-2004, 09:45 PM
http://www.myimgs.com/data/samuraii3/Processer.jpg

My AMD Athlon 3000+ is showing up as 1.04 GHz. Anyone know why, or how to change it back to what it was? I think it was around 2.04GHz.

Belarc is even telling me it's 1.04 :huh:
tesco
11-21-2004, 09:49 PM
go into the bios.
find teh ocing type options.

the fsb should be 200mhz(400effective) and the multiplier should be 10.5.
BUT if you look in there and the multiplier is set to 13 and you cannot change it then make the fsb 166mhz(333) rather than 200(400).
the vcore should be: 1.65volts.
Samurai
11-21-2004, 09:52 PM
thank you. i'll let you know if it works :)
Samurai
11-21-2004, 09:58 PM
Worked a treat. Thanks Rossco. Now showing as 2.09.

Wonder why it reverted back to 100MHz. Weird. Probably been slowing my PC down a while I bet!
tesco
11-21-2004, 10:10 PM
haha ya weird.
oh well. :) glad u got it. :)
Virtualbody1234
11-21-2004, 10:31 PM
If it keeps happening... Maybe the battery on your motherboard needs replacement.
Samurai
11-21-2004, 10:43 PM
I'll keep that in mind, thanks VB
peat moss
11-21-2004, 11:59 PM
Thats what we get with AMD , unlocked fbs speed or an option in bios to set optimal cpu speed. thats why its popular , but can be confusing . Were you playing in the bios? Or as VB said cmos battery?
Samurai
11-22-2004, 12:10 AM
Nah, I just noticed it when I was checking something. I'll keep an eye on it in case it is the battery, but I'm sure the clock will be the first to go.
peat moss
11-22-2004, 12:37 AM
Nah, I just noticed it when I was checking something. I'll keep an eye on it in case it is the battery, but I'm sure the clock will be the first to go.


Glad you got it fixed, only reason I go on about the AMD chip is because a lot of people play around in the bios, set as default then wonder why the cpu speed has changed. I see it all the time . Had friends that took their putter to an expert for a HD replacement and wonder why the speed has changed . :ohmy:
Virtualbody1234
11-22-2004, 01:05 AM
Nah, I just noticed it when I was checking something. I'll keep an eye on it in case it is the battery, but I'm sure the clock will be the first to go.
Windows has an automatic clock synchronization. So don't rely on that to show if the battery is working.
tesco
11-22-2004, 01:25 AM
Windows has an automatic clock synchronization. So don't rely on that to show if the battery is working.
it wont synch if the time is more than 24 hours off will it?
and im guessing it's going to be off by a few years if teh battery dies.
Virtualbody1234
11-22-2004, 01:57 AM
it wont synch if the time is more than 24 hours off will it?
and im guessing it's going to be off by a few years if teh battery dies.
Not sure. Never tested. I think it will set it even if it's really far off.
lightshow
11-22-2004, 07:31 PM
Yeah when I bought my new motherboard and cpu, the motherboard was just set on a low FSB so it wouldn't potentially burn out a cpu.