A7N8X Dlx Rev2 won't work with 3200+ 400FSB

[rotorhead]

Hi there

Anybody had a problem getting a 3200+ Barton to work with a Rev2 A7N8X Dlx,
bought the CPU off ebuyer last week, stuck it in, changed FSB to 200, fired
it up, POST reported 'CPU change', set BIOS to correct frequency, got to the
HDD boot sequence then nothing, a couple of times I got 'NTLDR Missing',
thought I might be low on power (550w) so disconnected all my IDE's to let
the SATA have a go, still nothing, did a bit more changing things (by this
time I'd lost track of what exactly I'd done), but it fired up with 1st IDE
& SATA, left it running overnight, stopped it, then restarted, POST reported
a CPU of 2500+.
I'd had enough so put my 2700+ back in and away it went, and is still going
strong through numerous restarts.

Specs:
PSU Q-Tech 550w
1 x SATA HDD
3 x IDE HDD's
1 x IDE DVD-Rom
1 x DVD-RW
Sapphire 9800 Pro 256Mb
OS: XP Corp SP1 + SP2 Beta

regards
rotorhead

 

[AJ]

Hi there

Anybody had a problem getting a 3200+ Barton to work with a Rev2 A7N8X Dlx,
bought the CPU off ebuyer last week, stuck it in, changed FSB to 200, fired
it up, POST reported 'CPU change', set BIOS to correct frequency, got to the
HDD boot sequence then nothing, a couple of times I got 'NTLDR Missing',
thought I might be low on power (550w) so disconnected all my IDE's to let
the SATA have a go, still nothing, did a bit more changing things (by this
time I'd lost track of what exactly I'd done), but it fired up with 1st IDE
& SATA, left it running overnight, stopped it, then restarted, POST reported
a CPU of 2500+.
I'd had enough so put my 2700+ back in and away it went, and is still going
strong through numerous restarts.

Specs:
PSU Q-Tech 550w
1 x SATA HDD
3 x IDE HDD's
1 x IDE DVD-Rom
1 x DVD-RW
Sapphire 9800 Pro 256Mb
OS: XP Corp SP1 + SP2 Beta

regards
rotorhead

These are
my BIOS settings:

CPU FSB [197]
CPU Freq setting [menu]
CPU freq multiple [11.0x]
System performance [user define]
CPU interface [optimal]
Memory frequency [100%]
Memory timings [optimal]
CPU Vcore [menu]
CPU Vcore [1.7v]
AGP Freq [66MHz]
System bios cacheable [disable]
Video ram cacheable [disable]
DDR Rerf voltage [2.7v]
AGP [1.6v]
AGP 8x [enabled]
AGP fastwrite capability [disabled]
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[Dr Teeth]

Go here http://mp3.zonebg.com/cpu/cpu.php# and check you got what you
paid for. Wouldn't do any harm to update the BIOS to the latest
version (1007) if not already done.

Cheers,

Guy

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[rotorhead]

Thanks for the reply Guy

Already @ 1007, DDR is @ 3200

Info from the site you reccomended:
Athlon XP Processor
Core Barton
CPU Model 10
Manufacturing Process 130 nm
Approximate Transistor Count 54.3 million
Approximate Die Size 101 sq. mm
Performance Rating 3200+
Working frequency 2200 MHz
Package Type OPGA
Operating Voltage 1.65 V
Max Die Temperature 85° C
L1 Cache Size 128 KB
L2 Cache Size 512 KB
Multiplier 11x
FSB Frequency 400 MHz
Stepping Code AQXDA
Manufacture Year 2003
Manufacture Week 15
Production Batch G
Batch Production Number 0103



Cheers
Bernie