Help wanted with NF7-S2 - processor detection and PC reset

 > Received a new Abit NF7-S2 Motherboard with a AMD Sempron 2600+ 1.83GHz
 > processor.
 >
 > First problem is that the motherboard says the chip is an AMD Athlon XP
 > 1100 MHz - is this correct or should it say Sempron. The motherboard has
 > the latest BIOS update.

You sure you have the latest update? They added semprom support very
recently. In any case, 1100 is the default safe speed, just go into the
bios and set it up manually.

 > The second problem is that when you press the reset button on the PC box
 > the computer re-starts but then doesn't boot up at all. Anyone else had
 > this problem or have I got a faulty motherboard?

This is common, and just means you have some bios setup stability issues
to resolve. The temporary solution is to turn the power supply off and back
on (if it has a switch) or unplug the power cord for a few seconds, then
reboot while holding the Ins key (this resets the bios to the 1100 default
setting). Then hit Del to get into the bios as usual and figure out what
the proper settings are.

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