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The problem is the motherboard sets things "safe", to 100Mhz. Try
setting the FSP up a notch to 133Mhz. That's always worked for me.

On Wed, 2003-06-11 at 10:45, George Gambill wrote:
> I was wanting to build a new LTSP server so last week, I bought an AMD
> Athlon XP 2200 (and MoBo) from Fry's Electronic. The Athlon XP 2200 is
> supposed to run at 1.8 GHz.  However, while booting, the system shows the
> CPU to be an Athlon 1500+.  Further, (booting under Knoppix) the Knoppix =
CD
> shows it running (while booting) at 1344 MHz (1.344 GHz).
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> The MoBo somehow identifies the CPU and sets the clock rate accordingly. =
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> Looking at the Setup Utility (CTRL + DEL while booting), in the "CPU PnP
> Setup" section, everything is grayed out (including CPU Frequency) except
> "CPU Speed".   The default CPU speed is 100/100.MHz.  Other options are
> 100/133, 133/133 and 166/133.  Could these have any bearing on the 1500+
> issue?
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> Having noticed the above 1500+ v. 2200, I looked at some other boxes buil=
t
> in the past.
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> Last month, I bought an AMD Athlon XP 2000 and MoBo from Fry's Electronic=
.
> The MoBo somehow identifies the CPU and sets the clock rate accordingly.
> The Athlon XP 2000 is supposed to run at 1.6 GHz.  While booting, the sys=
tem
> shows it to be running at 1250 MHz (1.25 GHz). Further, (booting under
> Knoppix) the Knoppix CD shows it running (while booting) at 1244 MHz (1.2=
44
> GHz).
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> Some months ago I bought a 2.4 GHz P4 and motherboard from Fry's Electron=
ic.
> The MoBo somehow identifies the CPU and sets the clock rate accordingly.
> Per Knoppix (CD) it runs at 1.8 GHz.=20
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> Am I misunderstanding or could it be that Fry's sells rejects?
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> Anyone else have similar experiences?
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> George Wayne Gambill ...  Registered Linux User: #311028
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Bryce C <Plug@BryceCo.Net>
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