I have a general comment about this and one other incorrect speed report on an AMD processor. I thought I read somewhere that the speeds listed for these processors was "pentium equivalent" and not the actual clock speed. Is this correct, or possible in this case? Dave Gillett wrote: > On 7 Jun 99, at 14:39, Jeffrey Delzer 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 > > Two possibilities spring to mind: > > 1. (Less likely) > I've worked with a few boards on which matching the jumpers in the manual > to the board was extremely confusing. What would 4.0 x 60MHz look like? > DOes it resemble 3.5 x 66 (rotated, inverted, or other simple relationship)? > > 2. (More likely) > The BIOS may be figuring the speed by timing some loop of instructions. > Depending on the precise instructions used, it's possible that this measured > difference could simply reflect the performance of the AMD CPU versus the > Intel part that the code was no doubt designed for. > > David G > > The PCBUILD web site always needs good submissions. If > you would like to contribute to the website, send any > hardware tech tips or hardware reviews to: > [log in to unmask] The PCBUILD web site always needs good submissions. If you would like to contribute to the website, send any hardware tech tips or hardware reviews to: [log in to unmask]