Incorrect CPU Speed

[Guest]

I have WIN XP home and when I right click on " My Computer " and then left
click on Properties, the " System Properties " window comes up and on that
window it displays your processor, processor speed and RAM. I have an AMD
Athlon XP 1400+. It shuold run at default at 1.2 gHz, but Windows reports it
as 522 mHz or 625 mHz whenever I check. I've been to AMD website and updated
driver for processor and also updated BIOS, but still WIndows reports the
wrong speed. Does anyone out there have a clue ? Is it a Windows problem ?
Other software correctly identifies the processor and the speed. Thanks for
aby help I can get.

 

[Bert Kinney]

Hi,

This is a known reporting problem with WinXP.
The Processor Speed May Be Reported Incorrectly in Windows XP
http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?scid=kb;en-us;316965

 

[Guest]

Hi,

This is a known reporting problem with WinXP.
The Processor Speed May Be Reported Incorrectly in Windows XP
http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?scid=kb;en-us;316965

--
Regards,
Bert Kinney [MS-MVP DTS]
http://dts-l.org/

I have WIN XP home and when I right click on " My
Computer " and then left click on Properties, the "
System Properties " window comes up and on that window it
displays your processor, processor speed and RAM. I have
an AMD Athlon XP 1400+. It shuold run at default at 1.2
gHz, but Windows reports it as 522 mHz or 625 mHz
whenever I check. I've been to AMD website and updated
driver for processor and also updated BIOS, but still
WIndows reports the wrong speed. Does anyone out there
have a clue ? Is it a Windows problem ? Other software
correctly identifies the processor and the speed. Thanks
for aby help I can get.

Thanks for the info. Is there a cure for this ? How does a person go about fixing this, or is it something Microsoft has to do or yet to do ?

 

[Bert Kinney]

The problem is cosmetic, I suspect the problem would be addressed in
Service Pack at some point. Here's a utility to confirm the CPU
installed.
CPUID http://www.cpuid.com/

--
Regards,
Bert Kinney [MS-MVP DTS]
http://dts-l.org/

Hi,

This is a known reporting problem with WinXP.
The Processor Speed May Be Reported Incorrectly in
Windows XP
http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?scid=kb;en-us;316965

--
Regards,
Bert Kinney [MS-MVP DTS]
http://dts-l.org/

I have WIN XP home and when I right click on " My
Computer " and then left click on Properties, the "
System Properties " window comes up and on that window
it displays your processor, processor speed and RAM. I
have an AMD Athlon XP 1400+. It shuold run at default
at 1.2 gHz, but Windows reports it as 522 mHz or 625 mHz
whenever I check. I've been to AMD website and updated
driver for processor and also updated BIOS, but still
WIndows reports the wrong speed. Does anyone out there
have a clue ? Is it a Windows problem ? Other software
correctly identifies the processor and the speed. Thanks
for aby help I can get.

Thanks for the info. Is there a cure for this ? How
does a person go about fixing this, or is it something
Microsoft has to do or yet to do ?