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UnseenMenace
05-01-01, 05:19 PM
As suggested elsewhere on this message board I took my Duron 800 (level 1 bridges sorted) multiplier down and put up the fsb and eventually ended up running at 7.5 x 136. (1020 mhz) cpu temp @ 37 c, system temp 25 c and stable. Obviously you cant have to much of a good thing and looking for more performance went back to the Bios looking for more (dam it why am i so greedy). When rebooting the system it did not POST so i went back to the bios and found that the DRAM clock had changed from the HCLK+PCICLK needed for 133 mhz ram to HOST, ( I have 133 mhz ram )
and this continues to be the case if I now use any FSB other than 100 mhz(which when at this HCLK+PCICLK displays and stays in the bios) if i change the fsb now upon reboot the DRAM clock changes. I have loaded up the defaults and then re-adjusted the bios and still no change in the situation, I have also reset the CMOS (dunno why but im desperate) and still no changes.. anyone got any ideas.

Duron 800 @ 1000 mhz (10x100 again) <-- Ohh please come back 133 mhz fsb
Abit KT7A-Raid
512 mb (133 mhz Crucial Stuff)
Elsa Gforce with Blue Orb
Sound Blaster Live
Full Tower With 5 Fans
Bible required for 133 mhz fsb type prayers

Paul -The Mad Hatter
05-01-01, 05:27 PM
Bummer, Do you have the latest bios?

UnseenMenace
05-02-01, 01:51 AM
Well actually I dont think so, but when i went to flash my BIOS it says make a boot disk and copy the BIOS files across to it, the instructions it gives are for windows 9x.. and i cant even find out how to make a boot disk on win2k pro.. hehe
Can anyone help on this as well ?.. then i might try a BIOS flash see if that sorts my problem

Duron 800 @ 1000 mhz (10x100 again) <-- Ohh please come back 133 mhz fsb
Abit KT7A-Raid
512 mb (133 mhz Crucial Stuff)
Elsa Gforce with Blue Orb
Sound Blaster Live
Full Tower With 5 Fans
Bible required for 133 mhz fsb type prayers

rugby
05-02-01, 06:09 AM
Go here:

http://www.viahardware.com/faq/kt7/kt7faq.htm

follow the instructions in the bios section, it's a piece of cake.

el
05-02-01, 03:41 PM
from HOOT! He posted it in tt120's question!

Host + PCI can only be envoked at FSB speeds at or below 120 Mhz.
Hoot


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Date: May 01, 2001 on 09:30 a.m.

Shep
05-02-01, 04:08 PM
I think that when you set the FSB to anything over 133 the dram clock defaults back to host in the newer bios. If you load bios ul it will stay at host+33 this will run your ram at 166 if you are using FSB of 133. your machine may not boot with your ram set that high.