Hello Sami,

Thursday, June 10, 1999, 12:14:14 PM, you wrote:

>> I recently replaced a motherboard for a client, and now when it boots it
>> shows the wrong CPU speed. I double checked the jumpers against the
>> charts in the mobo manual, and all appear to be set correctly. (66 MHz
>> FSB, 3.5x multiplier)
>>
>> During POST, the BIOS reports a 240 MHz CPU. Is that 'normal' for this
>> combination? Or have I missed a setting or jumper somewhere?
>>
>> FIC PA-2013 mobo
>> AMD K6/233 CPU

SA> i'm not sure this is going to help. i had the same problem but the bus
SA> speed was 68MHZ not 66. also check if there is a jumper that has keywords
SA> like turbo or anything like that

SA> sami

This may be your case : my ABit BX6/r2 has the "turbo" option in BIOS;
your mobo may have it as a jumper. The turbo mode is [from the manual]
"intended for testing only and should not be used. The turbo mode will
speed up your clock by about 2.5%".

Best regards,
 Max Timchenko                       mailto:[log in to unmask]

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