I don't see a setting for the CPU multiplier either. The manual on this
board leaves a lot to be desired. I'm wondering if only the "Pro" version of
the board has the CPU multiplier on it. I haven't tried to install
WarpSpeed....this machine is a basic upgrade for my wife's comp- no OC'ing
required. Might have to take a look at it just for fun.
Here's another problem....if I try to put the comp in sleep mode, it goes
momentarily, then restarts itself. I have put the jumpers for JUSB1-3 in the
2-3 position, but doing so results in no power at all to the USB mouse. The
start with USB device is enabled in the Bios. These are probably two
separate issues. The power management settings in XP are "minimal" and
"standby" when the sleep button is pushed.
Thanx (and good luck),
Fitz
"Peter van der Goes" <p_vandergoes DeleteThis @mars.cox.pluto> wrote in message
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> "Fitz" <akfitz DeleteThis @hotmail.com> wrote in message
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> > I have upgraded my wife's computer with a Biostar M7NCD motherboard
w/AMD
> > 2500+ (Barton). Computer is functioning well, but on startup (cold boot
or
> > restart), I get no Bios bootscreen. Screen stays black for a few
seconds,
> > then goes to the WinXP bootscreen.
> >
> > Any ideas?
> >
> > Thanx,
> > Fitz
> >
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> I just installed the same motherboard and encountered the same issue.
> First, you have to get into the BIOS. I was able to do that by hitting the
> Delete key as fast as I could as soon as the Hardware Monitor display
> appeared. Once I got lucky and got into the BIOS, I found that the
defaults
> are: HW Monitor [Enabled} and Summary Screen Show [Disabled]. These are
> under Advanced BIOS Features. These is also another setting in my BIOS
(but,
> not shown in the manual) to enable or disable the full screen logo display
> on boot. I disabled that as well.
> Now, I have a couple of questions for you, or anyone else.
> How/where do I control the CPU multiplier? I see the FSB setting, and I
read
> in the manual that if I set CPU Performance to [Expert] that I will have
> full control over performance, but although I can adjust the AGP frequency
> in 1 MHz increments, I can't change the multiplier?
> I'm running an XP2400+ and would like to run it at 166x13 instead of the
> default 133x15.
> I'm also having trouble installing the so-called WarpSpeed utility. I've
> installed the full driver set that came on the CD, but when I try to
install
> WarpSpeed, I get a cryptic message box saying "You must install driver
> first". What driver, and where do I get it? The Biostar web site has no
> drivers available except for the NVidia chipset drivers that came on the
CD.
>
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