Wedge,

That is great news!

Let me guess, it was the 4 pin 12V Plug just behind the PS2 Plugs for the Keyboard and Mouse. (It supplies power directly to the CPU for added stability.)

Take Care,

Richard

it was the 4 pin 12V Plug just behind the PS2 Plugs for the Keyboard and Mouse

It was!!!

Cheers again for your expert advice. :ok:

Wedge,

Always glad to help. Enjoy the Eye Candy from your new comp. ;)

Take Care,

Richard

This is an odd one -

Since trying to install a new CD writer, during which I had two drives set to 'Master' - which crashed the PC during BIOS:

The PC is now detecting the processor as a 1.3 GHz when it should be an AMD3000.

This I think means the processor is running 1Gh below it's capacity.

I have had a look in BIOS but can't see how to fix it. Any suggestions?

Thanks

Wedge,

Your BIOS is booting in Safe Mode, you need to go in and change the FSB back to 166Mhz and you will be all set.

13 X 166 = 2.16Ghz

13 X 100 = 1.3Ghz

Take Care,

Richard

Done!!!

Cheers Richard you are a star!

So what happens if I set it to 200Mhz?

Is that what they call 'overclocking' - and can I do it without blowing the system!

Thanks

Wedge,

If you set it to 200Mhz you would be overclocking. I have my Athlon XP Barton 2500+ (1.83Ghz) running at 2.33Ghz, but I am running some extreme aftermarket cooling.

If you want to overclock your 3000+, I would first make sure you have at least PC-3200 (It should be high quality PC-3200 too.) and get a high performance heatsink and fan.

Take Care,

Richard

P.S. I am glad you are all set too. :ok:

I think this thread serves to show how nice people are.

I have recently formatted my C:/ drive and reinstalled windows (main reason to get rid of a trojan!)

Problem 1:

The same thing is happening again with the CPU registering at only 1.3Ghz; but this time when I went into BIOS it was already set at 166Mhz. I have tried it at 100/133/166 and 200 but it does the same every time.

Problem 2:

I had this PC networked to another previously through an Actiontec Wireless Gateway router. Although the internet is working, as you can see, I can't seem to get the LAN to work. I have tried running Windows network config on both PCs.

Any suggestions?

Many thanks

Wedge,

Make sure you have the CPU to RAM Ratio set to 1:1

As for networking the two computers, make sure you have something shared on each machine, if not, there is nothing to see.

A little more detail on how you have setup the network protocols would help. (Otherwise we would need to go though every step on setting up a network.)

Take Care,

Richard

P.S. Here is an How To Setup a LAN Guide.

Thanks Richard.

I'm not sure how to set the CPU-RAM ratio. In BIOS (CMOS setup utility) I have the following options set:

System Performance Normal
FSB Frequency 166Mhz
Memory Frequency By SPD
Resulting Frequency 333 Mhz
AGP Frequency Normal

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Now I have a further problem, I tried installing some more drivers from the CD that came with the motherboard, and it has screwed the sound. I have tried uninstalling and reinstalling the SoundBlaster drivers but it is still not working. In fact every time I try to install the Sound I have always have terrible problems getting it to work. (Creative SB Live! Series).

Getting the LAN to work is the least of my worries, I will come to that when the above are fixed.

Please help, thanks.

Update - I have tried downloading the latest XP drivers fromt he Creative website and no joy.

I am wondering if this has anything to do with a conflict with integrated sound on the motherboard - I get a Windows message saying \'Multimedia Audio Controller\' detected when I reinstall the drivers.

Wedge,

It should be an option to set the:

FSB/DRAM Ratio 1:1

Then make sure the FSB is showing 166Mhz.

Lets take this one at a time. Pull out the Soundblaster and use the nVidia nForce Drivers (This will add the motherboard, video, and sound drivers.

Then we will see where we are.

Take Care,

Richard

I have taken out the Soundblaster and installed Platform-nforce/unified driver/windows XP from that site.

I opted to install the IDE drivers as well when prompted.

Now what do I do? :confused:

Thanks

Wedge,

What is left to do? What is the status of your network connection and file sharing between the two computers?

Take Care,

Richard

Sorry I didn't make it clear -

I still have not fixed the problem with the processor.

I have installed the Nvidia drivers but have not reinstalled the sound card, so I still don't have any sound. I'm not sure if this motherboard does have any integrated sound, it does have the blue green and pink jacks in the back, and in device manager there is a crossed out device called:

Nvidia nforce audio codec interface

Do I need to reinstall the Soundblaster?

Thanks

Wedge,

Unfortunately your motherboard does not have nVidia's SoundStorm Dolby Digital AC-3. You need to download the ALC-650 Codec from Realtek:

Realtek ALC-650 Driver

What is the CPU speed showing now?

Take Care,

Richard

Am I going to be able to run the sound off the motherboard? If so where do I plug in the speakers?

Or do I need to install my SB Live again?

Sorry if these seem like silly questions!

Thanks a lot

It was a switch on the motherboard that was wrongly set causing the CPU problem.

I am going to install Windows again and should have the drivers on a CD to run the sound off the motherboard.

Then I will try to set up the network again!

Thanks Richard -

One question - the support guy on the phone said you should never plug or unplug your keyboard with the power on as it carries a charge. For my and other's benefit, is this correct? Apart from USB is it safe to plug/unplug any cables with power on? eg sound cables?

Thanks again

Wedge,

Do NOT use the Drivers on the CD. Download the latest Drivers from nVidia and Realtek and then burn them on to a CD so you have your drivers once you finish the install.

As for your Keyboard Question, it is not save to remove/plug in anything in the PS2 Ports. USB and Speakers are safe to hot plug.

Take Care,

Richard

Wedge, we have just got to be related! You and computers = me and computers, bane of my life. At work, I'm IT manager as well as everything else, and they drive me nuts!

I hope you get your problems resolved soon. You just couldn't make all this up!

FJJP