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O_O , if the processor is running at the wrong speed, you have problems. Also, the reason I had suggested a BIOS upgrade was that Linux tends not to be as demanding on video hardware as Windows, therefore I've seen that display/AGP/PCI-X related freezes sometimes occur more commonly/exclusively on Windows. Of course, if you were playing a demanding game on Linux to test the freezes, the matter would be different. Anyway, right now, it looks like you have a fux0red motherboard :-s
Cheers,
cgkanchi
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A very fuxored motherboard indeed. I've been told that if the manufacturer cannot provide a replacement, it is liable return the money back. Thats what you call a "warranty" , right ?.
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Probably not.
Most warranties refer to repair, replace with like, or replace with equivalent (current) product.
Now, I happen to know that when the Athlon 2600XP came out, KT333 and KT400 chipsets were not compatible.
Also DDR400 RAM was not officially supported. What have you got?
That board could be almost 4 years old, and have shipped with a much older BIOS, which is why you should check for an update.
However, if they cannot supply you with a board that is compatible with your other components they will ultimately have to refund your money.
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I've got DDR-333 and the chipset is KT400 ! ...
The specz of my new board are in this link ->
http://www.ciao.co.uk/ASUS_A7V8X__5346814
My previous one had the following specz
http://www.ciao.co.uk/ASUS_A7N8X_VM__5410581
Do you think ASUS played fair ?
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aaah ! ... i forgot to mention, my p/s2 mouse won't respond too ! ... im using my usb mouse now !
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Hmmm, I am not sure who is responsible for the choice of replacement, Asus or your retailer.
You must check that you have the latest BIOS, and try to get the processor recognised correctly.
If you cannot do that, then it would seem that the MoBo is defective. But you need to show that you have taken all reasonable steps before you can expect anyone to do anything about it.
I would bet that if you just send the MoBo back it will test (electronically) as OK?
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The board is supposed to support 100/200, 133/266, and 166/333.
So a setting of 133 and a multiplier of 16.0 should give you the proper speed? or 166 x 13.0
In the BIOS, do you have those settings as an option?
It sounds as if your setting is 100 x 11.0 which would be right for a Duron (Sempron?) processor. Where I have seen boards that support the Athlon and the economy processor the default setting is usually for the inferior processor and you get what you are describing.
Also if you have a PCI soundcard, have you disabled the onboard AC97 in the BIOS?
There is also the slight possibility that the new board is defective?
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Sorry nihil, i had somehow missed that post. My BIOS shows that the current FSB is 100 Mhz. Nothing about the multipier though. And these settings cannot be changed within the BIOS.I don't have a PCI sound board.
I'm going to address this problem to ASUS soon. I hope i get my old board back :-) !
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Well, that sounds as if it thinks that you have a Duron. You cannot alter the FSB (clockspeed) for a Duron, it runs at 100Mhz.
Please check the Motherboard Manual very carefully, it just might be that you have to alter jumper settings to get 133 and 166? I have certainly seen that with some MoBos, and the default was 100Mhz
;)
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nihil: i'd really appreciate if you'd provide me a link regarding the athlon 2600xp & kt400 compatibility issue if you are aware of any. I did some googling but the results were irrelevant.
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Hey, I will find you some stuff but it may take a day or so..............and please remember this is sort of 2002/3 era stuff.
AMD pulled a fast one on Intel by suddenly producing the Athlon XP2400+ and the 2600+ ............... I guess the MoBo chipset people were not quite ready. It should be sorted, if you have a current BIOS.
Also, you must check the jumper settings as I am sure that is what your basic problem is.
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