P4T-E and 2.6 CPU

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Chuck Pinnegar

Our machine was honkin' along nicely with a 1.8 CPU. We upgraded the
BIOS to 1007 with no problems. Then, to tide us over until next year
we decided to get the 2.6 CPU from Tiger Direct. Took out the old, put
in the new and booted up. Checked the POST data and everything looked
ok. Two, three minutes later she crashes, stops dead. Try again, same
result. Go into the BIOS to check settings. We are in Jumper Free mode
so the first entry is 2600 MHz. But, for a FSB of 400 shouldn't the
multiplier be 26x? For our 1.8 it was 18x. Ours, for the 2.6 was still
at the default value of 10x. Of course, in JF mode you cannot change
that entry. We cannot get past that step. Can anyone who has
successfully completed this procedure check their BIOS to see if the
multiplier is 26x or stayed at 10x. Any other help, web site, or
comment is appreciated.

Chuck
 
Not sure why your FSB would read 10x but I'm running a 2.6GHz 400MHz FSB in
my P4T-E. The mulitplier shows 26x. I'm using the 1008 beta BIOS but I
would be surprised if 1007 was unaware of the 2.6GHz CPUs. If you dig
around enough on this page...

http://www.asuscom.de/support/support.htm

.... you should be able to find the 1008 beta if you want to try it. I've
been using it since it came out and have had not problems at all.

Regards,

Craig
 
Chuck Pinnegar said:
Our machine was honkin' along nicely with a 1.8 CPU. We upgraded the
BIOS to 1007 with no problems. Then, to tide us over until next year
we decided to get the 2.6 CPU from Tiger Direct. Took out the old, put
in the new and booted up. Checked the POST data and everything looked
ok. Two, three minutes later she crashes, stops dead. Try again, same
result. Go into the BIOS to check settings. We are in Jumper Free mode
so the first entry is 2600 MHz. But, for a FSB of 400 shouldn't the
multiplier be 26x? For our 1.8 it was 18x. Ours, for the 2.6 was still
at the default value of 10x. Of course, in JF mode you cannot change
that entry. We cannot get past that step. Can anyone who has
successfully completed this procedure check their BIOS to see if the
multiplier is 26x or stayed at 10x. Any other help, web site, or
comment is appreciated.

Chuck
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I have the 1008 beta bios and a 2.6 400 Mhz Northwood cpu and the CPU
Frequency Multiple is indeed 26.0x
When you boot up the computer, does the screen actually say 2.6 Mhz??? I'm
guessing that if the multiplier shows 10x, you're only running at 1 Ghz.
Try loading the bios setup defaults and then reboot. I don't know what else
you could try.

Henry
 
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