This is a FIC VA503+ v1.2A mobo, not an Azza. This is not a soft-jumpered board for clock frequency and multiplier. Thanks for the shot, though. Martin Kurr email [log in to unmask] > From: Robert L. Binkley[SMTP:[log in to unmask]] > Subject: Re: [PCBUILD] FIC mobo & modem disconnect > > My brother just set up a new system: FIC503+, AMD 450MHz, Viper550, > Motorola > > 56k flex, 128MB (PC100 DIMM 1pc), Ensoniq PCIAudio, 40x EIDE CDROM, > Maxtor > > 5.6GB. Two problems: > > 1) bootup screen shows AMD 400MHz CPU...Is it possible only > > the report is wrong but the setting is actually 450MHz, or are the > jumpers > > wrong? > > 2) the modem connects fine, but kicks off after, say, 5 to 50 minutes. > > Newest drivers extended this from 5 to 15 minutes... > I had almost the same problem with a clients machine. This was a P3 500 > showing as a 450. Are you by any chance using the new Azza > motherboard? If so, look in the CMOS setup. Check clock cycle (can't > remember the actual title of the field) setting if it is avail. May be > it's set wrong. > It also seemed that the Azza mb was very picky about the modem being > used. In my case it was an > OEM US Robotics 56K internal. I went thru 3 diff modems and replaced > the mb before fix was accomplished. I think it was probably the mb > causing the problem. Visit our website regularly for FAQs, articles, how-to's, tech tips and much more http://nospin.com - http://nospin.org