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March 18th, 2006, 12:13 AM
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| Windows XP Shows Wrong Clock Speed
Hi, I have a AMD Sempron 3000+ at 2 GHz (1.99) and Windows is showing it as 1.19 GHz. How can I solve this problem?  | 
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March 18th, 2006, 12:27 AM
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Sounds like you need to manually increase your FSB (CPU Frequency) from 133MHz to 166MHz within BIOS to get the correct clock speed.
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March 18th, 2006, 12:31 AM
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hmm, i couldnt have done this i dont think because its disabled in my bios, its wierd though because one day i went to go to the control panel, and i just noticed it was lower than what its supposed to be, i restarted a couple times, but this didnt help,ill check the fsb next time i restart, but i dont think i could have done this | |
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March 18th, 2006, 12:32 AM
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Your settings need to be 12 x 166
I believe you are currently running at 12 x 100
What motherboard do you have?
It may be that the option you need is not available because you have another option set wrong. Or maybe your board doesn't support Sempron chips.
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March 18th, 2006, 12:32 AM
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also, dont think its affecting computer performance, i havent seen a differenct since its showed a lower clock speed | |
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March 18th, 2006, 12:36 AM
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Are you sure it was higher before?
You could have jumpers for fsb.
You should definately see a difference between 1.2 and 2.
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March 18th, 2006, 12:37 AM
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yes, i know it was higher before, my processor is 2 GHz, i'm pretty sure it doesnt have jumpers, i wouldnt have changed them if there were, i dont like messing with jumpers, but i could have knocked something when i put in my other hard drive, ill check that next time i shut down | |
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March 18th, 2006, 12:39 AM
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Originally Posted by rabidaardvark You should definately see a difference between 1.2 and 2. | No I have no noticable difference, im thinking its just a glitch because i have absolutely no noticable speed difference | |
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March 18th, 2006, 12:41 AM
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You can use CPU-Z to verify your front side bus. Some motherboard always default to a lower FSB & must be manually increased to get the right clock speed. | |
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March 18th, 2006, 12:46 AM
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CPU-Z Results
Core Speed - 1190.9
Multiplier - x12.0
FSB - 99.2 MHz
Bus Speed - 198.5 MHz  woah thats way wrong, ok i think ill go check my bios | |
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