TGIF=Thank God its Friday
OGIMA=Oh God its Monday again.
message | Hi Jim
|
| Holy SH*T
|
| Ok, got all that, and makes sense, will try that, but
| means I will have to call all 30-40 stores again. Was
| hoping I didnt have to.
|
| Thank again for all the wisdom and help. Muchly
| appreciated.
|
| Now as for "WOT", I was tired, lazy and fed up
|
| And besides, I'm from Australia, its friday 5pm, P.O.E.T.S
| day(Piss Off Early Tomorrows Saturday)and nearly beer
| o'clock.
|
| Thank you once again.
|
| Anthony.
|
|
| >-----Original Message-----
| >Do a Google search for AIDA32 or "Bel Arc Advisor" these
| >free programs will give you a report on all the hardware
| and
| >software on your computers. (It is free for home users,
| if
| >you are otherwise, there are costs).
| >
| >After you get the report on the name, make and model
(also
| >they report serial numbers) you can enter the name of the
| >company that built your motherboard (mobo) and get the
| mobo
| >manual.
| >
| >Google will help you find the URL for mfg'rs that are
| >obscure.
www.intel.com is just one of dozens of mfg'rs.
| >
| >To answer the question, the motherboard runs at a speed
| >called the frontside bus speed, the speed at which
| >components talk to each other, such as the hard drive to
| the
| >CPU.
| >
| >Common FSB speeds a long time ago were at 33 MHz and then
| >faster at 66 MHz, then they got really fast ay 100 MHz.
| >When Intel released the Celeron processor they limited it
| to
| >66 MHz mobo.
| >Then mobos got faster at 133 MHz. Now we have mobos that
| >run at 400, 533, 800 and even 1000 MHz.
| >
| >The CPU has a clock multiplier, so to know the speed of
| the
| >CPU you run the CPU at a multiple of the FSB speed.
| >
| >AGP video slots (cards) can run at bus speed or higher 2x
| 4x
| >and 8x)
| >
| >RAM may run at DDR double data rate, again twice the FSB
| >speed, you need 800 MHz DDR RAM on a 400 FSB.
| >
| >And if you write wot instead of what, you may be stupid.
| >
| >
| >
| >
| >| >| Thank Jim
| >|
| >| but in fear of sounding stupid......
| >|
| >| Wot the hell does that mean?
| >|
| >| All the info I managed to retrieve the
| >| Family,Model,Stepping. (for about 30-40 PCs)
| >|
| >| Please provide website address of this "mobo mfg'r web
| >| site" as I do not understand.
| >|
| >| sorry.
| >|
| >| Anthony
| >|
| >| >-----Original Message-----
| >| >If your frontside bus is 100 MHz...
| >| >the PII 500 MHz is running 5x
| >| >
| >| >If the FSB is 133, then the 1.7 GHz is 12.5 or 13
| >| >
| >| >You can look on the mobo mfg'r web site to find specs
| for
| >| >your combination.
| >| >
| >| >
| in
| >| >message | >| >| Hi
| >| >|
| >| >| I need to find out what kind of CPU multiple
machines
| >| are
| >| >| running at
| >| >|
| >| >| UNFORTUNATELY I CANNOT RESTART THE MACHINES TO FIND
| OUT
| >| >| THE INFO ON BOOTUP.
| >| >|
| >| >| I have gone into Sys Info, and even Right Clicked on
| My
| >| >| Computer, Properties and managed to the following
| >| >|
| >| >| Family ?, Model ?, Stepping ?
| >| >|
| >| >| But I have now Idea what this is.
| >| >|
| >| >| I have MANY MANY MANY computers like this, is there
| any
| >| >| way Someone could direct me to a WEB site that will
| >tell
| >| >| me what they mean,
| >| >| e.g.
| >| >| Famliy ?, Model ?, Stepping ? = P4 1.7Ghz,
| >| >| Famliy ?, Model ?, Stepping ? = P3 500Mhz, etc.
| >| >|
| >| >| You help is grately appreciated.
| >| >|
| >| >| Anthony.
| >| >|
| >| >|
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| >| >.
| >| >
| >
| >
| >.
| >
