NEW PROB w/ XP

Ralphing

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I worked my way aroung the cache bug and now I have an even bigger prob.
For some reason my cpu will only boot at 100mhz fsb!??!!? Whenever I try to boot at even stock speed, I get a black screen w/ no beeps. Does this indicate that certain bridges are shorted? If so do you know of any good explanations of all the bridges on the XP?

Thanks for all your help guys I really appreciate it.

~>Eli

 

stompah

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did you read my FAQ? It has a link to an XP bridge guide.



Could you have fubared your CMOS battery?

 

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stompah said:

did you read my FAQ? It has a link to an XP bridge guide.



Could you have fubared your CMOS battery?

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I tried a different mobo.
I'll check out your guide though.

 

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It doesn't appear that any bridge swould effect the fsb... I'm stumped...

 

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well u could clean off your bridges and if that fixes it then u know thats what the prob was.....

 

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is it possible that your trying to boot at a higher multi? boot and 100 and go into the bios and make sure your at default multi. if the multi is set higher you may be trying to boot at a speed that is too much for your chip.

 

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Thanks for the responses.
Here's what I've done:
I've cleaned of the entire chip w/ a toothbrush and alcohol.
I've completely removed the defogger paint and it boots at the correct multi.
I've tried different mobo, ram, vid card, etc...

Keep the ideas coming. Thanks!

 

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What mobo are you running? Most newer boards have a jumper that determines whether the FSB is supposed to be 100 or 133.

 

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Wa11y said:

What mobo are you running? Most newer boards have a jumper that determines whether the FSB is supposed to be 100 or 133.

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My mobo is jumperless (KR7A).
I was running fine and all of a sudden it locked and I had to clear the cmos to boot and now it only boots at 1250 (100x12.5)