--- "Jamin W. Collins" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> escribió: > On Mon, Jul 07, 2003 at 11:39:21PM +0200, Roberto Sanchez wrote: > > > I have manage to figure out that by messing with the chipset settings > > in the BIOS I can change the speed of the CPU's opertation. I.e., > > setting a speed of 166 MHz comes up in the POST as a FSB of 333 MHz > > and the CPU is detected as an Athlon XP 2500+. If I up it to 200 MHz, > > it show 400 MHz FSB and Athlon XP 3200+ in the POST. Anyhow, if I run > > at the rated 333 MHz FSB, it occasionally locks up. I have installed > > a Zalman CPU fan with a copper heatsink and two 80mm Antec case fans > > (1 front, 1 rear, 34 CFM each). > > The real question is how well the Zalman is cooling your CPU and whether > the motherboard you have is rated for that CPU and whether your memory > is good/compatible. >
The mobo is rated for a 3200+ @ 400 MHz FSB and so is the Zalman. Memory _should_ be good too, it's brand new. > The BIOS should have some display of the CPU temp in one of it's > options. If you leave the FSB at 333 and leave the system idling on the > BIOS display of the CPU temp, how hot do the system get after 30 minutes > to an hour (assuming it doesn't lockup). > To begin with, I checked out Biostar's website and saw that they had an update for the BIOS. I downloaded it and flashed the BIOS, then rechecked all the settings. I set it to 2500+ @ 333MHz FSB and let it sit for an hour, the temp got to about 48-49 C. I then upped it to 3200+ @ 333 MHz FSB and the temp remained the same. I should also not that my wife and I keep the house warm, at about 28-28 C. > Now, assuming that the system didn't lockup in the above test, have you > run the memory through a complete Memtest cycle (or two)? > Haven't run the memtest yet, but the RAM is brand new. > If the above two pass (no lockup), then more information will be needed > regarding how and when it locks up. > It appears to have cleared up. After flashing the BIOS I recompiled the kernel with ACPI. I then let the machine idle all night (logged into X) and the temp was about 46 C when I got up this morning (I used 'acpi -t'). On a related note, I installed procmeter3 but it seems to be reporting incorrect data. when 'acpi -t' reports 46 C, 'procmeter3 ACPI.Thermal1-t' shows the temperature at only 32 C. Why the disrepancy? > -- > Jamin W. Collins > -Roberto Sanchez ___________________________________________________ Yahoo! Messenger - Nueva versión GRATIS Super Webcam, voz, caritas animadas, y más... http://messenger.yahoo.es -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]
