system restart cpu clock error

[Ray]

windows XP home
I am still having problems with the system purchased last thursday
after 2 motherboard changes and a cd burner change.....

when installing hardware eg the [VIA 4 in one and the magic keyboard
utilities] install calls for reset the system actually powers right
down with a couple of error beeps
[1 long and two short i think]...

after pressing the power button the machine starts but generates an
error "the cpu host clock has been changed" or similar even though it
is reading correctly 133 mhz FSB cpu 1667 MHZ...i have

pardon me for being very paranoid about the 8K3A series boards
[initially had 8K3AP x 2 of - then changed to 8K3A+]

i find in the bios that the usual setting i use for 2000+ CPU is not
available [12.5x133] and it has to be set on auto to run at the
correct speed...i checked the CPU compatibility charts published by
epox and find that the only 1400, 2100 and 2600 cpu's are recommended
for 8K3AP....so why was this board supplied with this CPU??...why is
bios forgetting the cpu ratio settings even though they are
right...the last thing i need is to have this error pop up directing
the user to play with the cpu setup....
thanks for any and all replies
ray
ray

 

[R. C. White]

Hi, Ray.

I've had my EPoX 8K3A+/AMD Athlon XP 2000+ for a year and a half - and I
love it. I did a lot of tweaking when I first got the board - and moved the
jumper from 100 to 133 MHz, of course, so that it runs at 1.67 GHz. I never
even installed the VIA drivers. I've updated the BIOS a couple of times, to
the 11/1/03 version. Never had any problems with the clock.

You might want to check with the EPoX gurus at
alt.comp.periphs.mainboard.epox.

RC

 

[R. C. White]

Whoops! Make that the 4/9/03 BIOS (filename 8K3A3409.exe). It replaced the
11/1/02 version. As you no doubt know, it's at:
http://www.epox.com/html/motherboar...a4t3H0h1C0xB1m00iO3P23g4eT3d33Om22s2m2MG34N3u

RC
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R. C. White, CPA
San Marcos, TX
(e-mail address removed)
Microsoft Windows MVP

Hi, Ray.

I've had my EPoX 8K3A+/AMD Athlon XP 2000+ for a year and a half - and I
love it. I did a lot of tweaking when I first got the board - and moved the
jumper from 100 to 133 MHz, of course, so that it runs at 1.67 GHz. I never
even installed the VIA drivers. I've updated the BIOS a couple of times, to
the 11/1/03 version. Never had any problems with the clock.

You might want to check with the EPoX gurus at
alt.comp.periphs.mainboard.epox.

RC

windows XP home
I am still having problems with the system purchased last thursday
after 2 motherboard changes and a cd burner change.....

when installing hardware eg the [VIA 4 in one and the magic keyboard
utilities] install calls for reset the system actually powers right
down with a couple of error beeps
[1 long and two short i think]...

after pressing the power button the machine starts but generates an
error "the cpu host clock has been changed" or similar even though it
is reading correctly 133 mhz FSB cpu 1667 MHZ...i have

pardon me for being very paranoid about the 8K3A series boards
[initially had 8K3AP x 2 of - then changed to 8K3A+]

i find in the bios that the usual setting i use for 2000+ CPU is not
available [12.5x133] and it has to be set on auto to run at the
correct speed...i checked the CPU compatibility charts published by
epox and find that the only 1400, 2100 and 2600 cpu's are recommended
for 8K3AP....so why was this board supplied with this CPU??...why is
bios forgetting the cpu ratio settings even though they are
right...the last thing i need is to have this error pop up directing
the user to play with the cpu setup....
thanks for any and all replies
ray
ray