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BASS!:
Ummon is one smart cookie. If this were a super simple fix he would nab it.

You are on the right track with that bios. There has to be a way you can unlock that fsb of yours. I have taken some prebuilt comps like gateway hp and compaq and reflashed the bios to original with great sucess. That fsb of 98mhz is what is killing you.  That should be reading 200.
ItchyD:
if you can't change the fsb speed in the bios it must be a jumper on the motherboard, good luck!
VicBond007:
Can you take a picture or a scan of the top of the CPU that you installed?  Or at least transcribe what's written on it?  Sounds to me like you put the wrong chip in.

There are P4s that run at 533 MHz FSB and 800 MHz FSB.  They both fit in the same socket.  They are both "Northwood" cores so the only way to identify which is which, is by looking at the CPU itself.  Software is only going to report what the motherboard is reading, which in this case, is obviously inaccurate.  The 533 MHz P4s were phased out pretty quickly and replaced by the 800 MHz variants with hyperthreading (two fake cores on one real core).  Your Dell only works with the older Northwoods, not the "newer" ones.  A BIOS update won't help.  A jump in timings that dramatic requires completely different parts.  Major PC manufacturers don't future-proof like the aftermarket component manufacturers do since it's considerably cheaper to put in exactly what works and nothing more.

It is not speed step.  P4s do not have that kind of power saving.  Only their mobile counterparts do.  Speed stepping on desktops didn't really come into play until after the last-gen P4s (Prescott) got slammed for reaching idle temps that would make even today's PC users panic.  At CES, following the release of the Prescott, AMD gave out an "Intel CPU Care Kit" which featured an oven mitt.  This definitely helped push a new line of cooler and quieter CPUs  :laugh:
ViciousXUSMC:
Yes the press-hots :P

I had both the old and new P4, big waist of money now looking back at it.

I did not use a dell mobo though it was I want to say biostar.  That is a problem with proprietary brands like Dell though being forced to use certain kinds of parts, namely the PSU's a common one.
Ummon:

--- Quote from: uprightbass360 on March 10, 2009, 05:05:28 am ---Ummon is one smart cookie. If this were a super simple fix he would nab it.

You are on the right track with that bios. There has to be a way you can unlock that fsb of yours. I have taken some prebuilt comps like gateway hp and compaq and reflashed the bios to original with great sucess. That fsb of 98mhz is what is killing you.  That should be reading 200.

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Well, I've been shown and know some things an all, but I'm by no means an expert.



--- Quote from: VicBond007 on March 10, 2009, 01:20:29 pm ---Can you take a picture or a scan of the top of the CPU that you installed?  Or at least transcribe what's written on it?  Sounds to me like you put the wrong chip in.

There are P4s that run at 533 MHz FSB and 800 MHz FSB.  They both fit in the same socket.  They are both "Northwood" cores so the only way to identify which is which, is by looking at the CPU itself.  Software is only going to report what the motherboard is reading, which in this case, is obviously inaccurate.  The 533 MHz P4s were phased out pretty quickly and replaced by the 800 MHz variants with hyperthreading (two fake cores on one real core).  Your Dell only works with the older Northwoods, not the "newer" ones.  A BIOS update won't help.  A jump in timings that dramatic requires completely different parts.  Major PC manufacturers don't future-proof like the aftermarket component manufacturers do since it's considerably cheaper to put in exactly what works and nothing more.

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This is what I've been thinking about. I kind of assumed my computer guy, whom I got this from, would've known all that, but sometimes I find I know more than he does. I happen to be on that computer right now, so I'll get back to you with that.



--- Quote from: ViciousXUSMC on March 10, 2009, 02:52:35 am ---http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Intel_speed_step

May explain it a bit more to you.

I work with notebooks often, like right now i am on my notebook so the scaling tech is in place at all times.

Believe it or not they had P4 notebooks though who ever came up with the idea of putting one of the hottest cpu's of all time in a notebook should be shot.


To the OP, this is a simple problem with a simple fix.  I was just trying to walk you through the steps to trouble shoot it, I cant give you the fix until I know the root of the problem.  I wouldnt call a tech for service on a system and just demand the fix he is going to walk you through things to test or look at first.  Its the same process for tech help on a forum.

If your not willing to work with me I cant help you, thats the only point I was trying to make. 

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I just take and do things in my own stride. Fortunately, things are most often a sort of route step vs formation march, though I generally keep my basic bearing, mind. (Which isn't a comment on yours at all.)
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