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Hi Jim
Holy SH*T Ok, got all that, and makes sense, will try that, but means I will have to call all 30-40 stores again. Was hoping I didnt have to. Thank again for all the wisdom and help. Muchly appreciated. Now as for "WOT", I was tired, lazy and fed up  And besides, I'm from Australia, its friday 5pm, P.O.E.T.S day(**** Off Early Tomorrows Saturday)and nearly beer o'clock. Thank you once again. Anthony. >-----Original Message----- >Do a Google search for AIDA32 or "Bel Arc Advisor" these >free programs will give you a report on all the hardware and >software on your computers. (It is free for home users, if >you are otherwise, there are costs). > >After you get the report on the name, make and model (also >they report serial numbers) you can enter the name of the >company that built your motherboard (mobo) and get the mobo >manual. > >Google will help you find the URL for mfg'rs that are >obscure. www.intel.com is just one of dozens of mfg'rs. > >To answer the question, the motherboard runs at a speed >called the frontside bus speed, the speed at which >components talk to each other, such as the hard drive to the >CPU. > >Common FSB speeds a long time ago were at 33 MHz and then >faster at 66 MHz, then they got really fast ay 100 MHz. >When Intel released the Celeron processor they limited it to >66 MHz mobo. >Then mobos got faster at 133 MHz. Now we have mobos that >run at 400, 533, 800 and even 1000 MHz. > >The CPU has a clock multiplier, so to know the speed of the >CPU you run the CPU at a multiple of the FSB speed. > >AGP video slots (cards) can run at bus speed or higher 2x 4x >and 8x) > >RAM may run at DDR double data rate, again twice the FSB >speed, you need 800 MHz DDR RAM on a 400 FSB. > >And if you write wot instead of what, you may be stupid. > > > > ><(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message >news:051501c3dbe7$cac2fad0$(E-Mail Removed)... >| Thank Jim >| >| but in fear of sounding stupid...... >| >| Wot the hell does that mean? >| >| All the info I managed to retrieve the >| Family,Model,Stepping. (for about 30-40 PCs) >| >| Please provide website address of this "mobo mfg'r web >| site" as I do not understand. >| >| sorry. >| >| Anthony >| >| >-----Original Message----- >| >If your frontside bus is 100 MHz... >| >the PII 500 MHz is running 5x >| > >| >If the FSB is 133, then the 1.7 GHz is 12.5 or 13 >| > >| >You can look on the mobo mfg'r web site to find specs for >| >your combination. >| > >| > >| >"Anthony" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in >| >message news:07a401c3dbdf$f246ebf0$(E-Mail Removed)... >| >| Hi >| >| >| >| I need to find out what kind of CPU multiple machines >| are >| >| running at >| >| >| >| UNFORTUNATELY I CANNOT RESTART THE MACHINES TO FIND OUT >| >| THE INFO ON BOOTUP. >| >| >| >| I have gone into Sys Info, and even Right Clicked on My >| >| Computer, Properties and managed to the following >| >| >| >| Family ?, Model ?, Stepping ? >| >| >| >| But I have now Idea what this is. >| >| >| >| I have MANY MANY MANY computers like this, is there any >| >| way Someone could direct me to a WEB site that will >tell >| >| me what they mean, >| >| e.g. >| >| Famliy ?, Model ?, Stepping ? = P4 1.7Ghz, >| >| Famliy ?, Model ?, Stepping ? = P3 500Mhz, etc. >| >| >| >| You help is grately appreciated. >| >| >| >| Anthony. >| >| >| >| >| >| >| > >| > >| >. >| > > > >. > |
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TGIF=Thank God its Friday
OGIMA=Oh God its Monday again. "Anthony" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message news:05dc01c3dbf6$59ba1170$(E-Mail Removed)... | Hi Jim | | Holy SH*T | | Ok, got all that, and makes sense, will try that, but | means I will have to call all 30-40 stores again. Was | hoping I didnt have to. | | Thank again for all the wisdom and help. Muchly | appreciated. | | Now as for "WOT", I was tired, lazy and fed up | | And besides, I'm from Australia, its friday 5pm, P.O.E.T.S | day(**** Off Early Tomorrows Saturday)and nearly beer | o'clock. | | Thank you once again. | | Anthony. | | | >-----Original Message----- | >Do a Google search for AIDA32 or "Bel Arc Advisor" these | >free programs will give you a report on all the hardware | and | >software on your computers. (It is free for home users, | if | >you are otherwise, there are costs). | > | >After you get the report on the name, make and model (also | >they report serial numbers) you can enter the name of the | >company that built your motherboard (mobo) and get the | mobo | >manual. | > | >Google will help you find the URL for mfg'rs that are | >obscure. www.intel.com is just one of dozens of mfg'rs. | > | >To answer the question, the motherboard runs at a speed | >called the frontside bus speed, the speed at which | >components talk to each other, such as the hard drive to | the | >CPU. | > | >Common FSB speeds a long time ago were at 33 MHz and then | >faster at 66 MHz, then they got really fast ay 100 MHz. | >When Intel released the Celeron processor they limited it | to | >66 MHz mobo. | >Then mobos got faster at 133 MHz. Now we have mobos that | >run at 400, 533, 800 and even 1000 MHz. | > | >The CPU has a clock multiplier, so to know the speed of | the | >CPU you run the CPU at a multiple of the FSB speed. | > | >AGP video slots (cards) can run at bus speed or higher 2x | 4x | >and 8x) | > | >RAM may run at DDR double data rate, again twice the FSB | >speed, you need 800 MHz DDR RAM on a 400 FSB. | > | >And if you write wot instead of what, you may be stupid. | > | > | > | > | ><(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message | >news:051501c3dbe7$cac2fad0$(E-Mail Removed)... | >| Thank Jim | >| | >| but in fear of sounding stupid...... | >| | >| Wot the hell does that mean? | >| | >| All the info I managed to retrieve the | >| Family,Model,Stepping. (for about 30-40 PCs) | >| | >| Please provide website address of this "mobo mfg'r web | >| site" as I do not understand. | >| | >| sorry. | >| | >| Anthony | >| | >| >-----Original Message----- | >| >If your frontside bus is 100 MHz... | >| >the PII 500 MHz is running 5x | >| > | >| >If the FSB is 133, then the 1.7 GHz is 12.5 or 13 | >| > | >| >You can look on the mobo mfg'r web site to find specs | for | >| >your combination. | >| > | >| > | >| >"Anthony" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote | in | >| >message news:07a401c3dbdf$f246ebf0$(E-Mail Removed)... | >| >| Hi | >| >| | >| >| I need to find out what kind of CPU multiple machines | >| are | >| >| running at | >| >| | >| >| UNFORTUNATELY I CANNOT RESTART THE MACHINES TO FIND | OUT | >| >| THE INFO ON BOOTUP. | >| >| | >| >| I have gone into Sys Info, and even Right Clicked on | My | >| >| Computer, Properties and managed to the following | >| >| | >| >| Family ?, Model ?, Stepping ? | >| >| | >| >| But I have now Idea what this is. | >| >| | >| >| I have MANY MANY MANY computers like this, is there | any | >| >| way Someone could direct me to a WEB site that will | >tell | >| >| me what they mean, | >| >| e.g. | >| >| Famliy ?, Model ?, Stepping ? = P4 1.7Ghz, | >| >| Famliy ?, Model ?, Stepping ? = P3 500Mhz, etc. | >| >| | >| >| You help is grately appreciated. | >| >| | >| >| Anthony. | >| >| | >| >| | >| >| | >| > | >| > | >| >. | >| > | > | > | >. | > |
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