Hi Folks!
Sorry, I have searched the threads and have not found an answer to this specific situation. Specs:
Asus A7N8X-X Mobo, Phoenix Bios v6.00Pg
Athlon XP 3200
Kingston DDR400 - 1GB
MSI GEForce 4 Ti 4200-VTD8X Video, 128MB
On-Board Sound
Western Digital 80GB HD, Caviar WD800JB
Samsung DVD-ROM
Sony Floppy
Aspire X-Infinity Case
Antec 400w PU
Problem:
CPU and mobo capable of supporting 400FSB, jumper on mobo set correctly, but system defaults to 100mhz memory frequency on boot up, and bios set to 100mhz CPU Ext Freq. So, that tells me that I'm only getting a 200mhz FSB - correct? It is supposed to auto-detect and set the memory frequency to 200 mhz, I thought (manual says this frequency multiplied by 2 equals the FSB speed.
I have manually set the CPU Ext Freq in the Bios to 200, and let everything else go auto, and the system will boot ok. However, it gets unstable and either freezes or crashes when playing a game or other processor-intensive activity.
So, I'm either misunderstanding the settings or setting something wrong. Any help you can provide would be greatly appreciated. Thanks in advance, good people.
Sorry, I have searched the threads and have not found an answer to this specific situation. Specs:
Asus A7N8X-X Mobo, Phoenix Bios v6.00Pg
Athlon XP 3200
Kingston DDR400 - 1GB
MSI GEForce 4 Ti 4200-VTD8X Video, 128MB
On-Board Sound
Western Digital 80GB HD, Caviar WD800JB
Samsung DVD-ROM
Sony Floppy
Aspire X-Infinity Case
Antec 400w PU
Problem:
CPU and mobo capable of supporting 400FSB, jumper on mobo set correctly, but system defaults to 100mhz memory frequency on boot up, and bios set to 100mhz CPU Ext Freq. So, that tells me that I'm only getting a 200mhz FSB - correct? It is supposed to auto-detect and set the memory frequency to 200 mhz, I thought (manual says this frequency multiplied by 2 equals the FSB speed.
I have manually set the CPU Ext Freq in the Bios to 200, and let everything else go auto, and the system will boot ok. However, it gets unstable and either freezes or crashes when playing a game or other processor-intensive activity.
So, I'm either misunderstanding the settings or setting something wrong. Any help you can provide would be greatly appreciated. Thanks in advance, good people.