-----BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE----- Hash: SHA1 On Monday 09 June 2003 09:27 pm, Robert Crawford wrote: > On Monday 09 June 2003 19:43, Larry Sword wrote: > > Larry Sword wrote: > > > Praedor Tempus wrote: > > >> I recently picked up an Athlon XP2700+ to replace my > > >> Duron 1100. The switch went fine except my [EMAIL PROTECTED] mobo > > >> apparently doesn't support anything greater than an > > >> XP1500+. It is an MSI KT333 ultra and the manual says > > >> it can do a 200MHz FSB, etc, which would support the > > >> chip but...in any case, this is true, it seems, only > > >> with windoze when using a special MSI-supplied > > >> application for "overclocking". [...] > The via kt333 chipset is misleading- it's actually a kt266a that will run > PC2700 ddr at 333Mhz, not that the FSB is 333Mhz. So setting the bios to > 133 (266) is actually what it's rated at, and it's normal setting, except > of course when using the Duron 200Mhz FSB cpu. However, you might be able > to get a higher FSB with overclocking, and dropping the mulitplier a > little. You can vary the cpu frequency either by the multplier, and/or the > FSB, so it's a balancing act, and generally you get better performance for > a given cpu frequency if the FSB is higher, and the multplier lower. In > other words, you can achieve a given cpu frequency with various different > combined settings of the FSB and multiplier. The MSI kt333 board does have > it's limits, and will most assuredly be less than a true 333Mhz. It's a > fine board, but for true 333Mhz FSB, you need the via kt400 or 400a > chipset.
Yep...crap. This board isn't that old so it kind of burns my @ss that it can't handle/detect anything better than an XP1500+. It has been recommended to me that I go with an Epox 8T7RD+ (or something like that). Good board, yet relatively cheap in the <$100 range. I rebuilt my kernel, then rebuilt/reinstalled my NVIDIA driver (via NVIDIA-installer) and am able to get X back up...sort of. There still appears to be a problem with XFree86 somewhere that doesn't show itself until I reboot. This is beginning to be a good deal more expensive an upgrade than I intended/anticipated. praedor - -- The First Amendment rests on the assumption that the widest possible dissemination of information from diverse and antagonistic sources is essential to the welfare of the public. - --Justice Hugo Black -----BEGIN PGP SIGNATURE----- Version: GnuPG v1.2.1 (GNU/Linux) iD8DBQE+5QcCaKr9sJYeTxgRAkmUAJ0YLETDGARFgQHfq2Sz/3XXKpYq0QCeP9MN RyNS/tX94GxEHWj0GvBQki0= =UblS -----END PGP SIGNATURE-----
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