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I have an A7N8X DLX Motherboard. I have 256 mb of 2700 ddr ram. I tried changing the FSB to 166 mhz from 133 and changed the myltiplier from 12.5 to 10 so it was 10x166=1666. but when i booted up it said CPU speed incorrect please correct it. I believe that you dont have to unlock the proccessor with an A7N8X mother board. why didnt it work.

 

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What processor you using? The 166MHz is for the 333fsb Athlon XP. They start with the 2600's.

 

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im useing a 2000+

 

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hi if you go into youre bios
on the first screen "main"
goto( halt on ) and change this to no errors
that should work
good luck

 

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i ve tried that but when i exit the bios the screen just goes black so i turned off the mai power and it worked. but then in windows i saw it was only runing at 1250 mhz and at 100 mhz FSB.

 

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If it is a XP2000 Pali, you will have to unlock it...It's only Tbreds and higher that are unlocked...

 

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hOW DO U KNOW IF IT A PALI

 

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If you have CPU-Z...it will tell you on it...under "Code Name"
If you don't have CPU-Z you can get it here.

 

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Ok its a palimino is that a pali im not going to unlock it im scared i could damage my board ill buy a new CPU

 

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pali is short for palimino...and yes you will have to unlock it...and as cheap as the 1700 DLT's from Excaliberpc are...you could get one for around 80.00 shipped...depending on where you are located and have a 2.3 to 2.5Ghz CPU...

 

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thanx ill do that

 

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Better to make sure to get one soon though...once they sell out of the X and W steppings they will be gone since the 1700 was discontinued...wasn't very many W's left when I ordered mine Thursday night...

 

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Ok when i do that that will it be able to run at 166x12.5
and is the barton default FSB 166