PC Chips Motherboard Problem

Is your RAM rated for the higher speed?

| Ok BIOS is up to date, but still no luck using 166 cpu
clock speed.   Any
| ideas..
|
| | > Just installed a Sempron 2800 on a PC CHIPS M825G 333
motherboard.  I
| > installed Windows just fine, but noticed it was showing
an Athlon MP 1600
| > processor. Cpu Clock was set at 133 on MB, so I changed
it to 166.  It now
| > shows correctly as a Sempron 2800.  Problem is now
Windows goes to BSOD.
| > So I attempted to do a clean install and when it started
Windows setup
| > again BSOd.  Any ideas or do I have something set
wrong...
| >
|
|

Ok , figured it out.   It was a cooling problem on a Sempron 2800.  Weird
thing was it was seated correctly with extra artic compound.   Removed
fan/heatsink, and put back on the same way and heat went down 50 degrees.

Its 2700/333..

I think I'm out of ideas now. Only other thing I can think of, have you set
the BIOS to its safe default settings I must admit it sounds like a timing
problem to me.

Best of luck.
Neil

Apart from the memory I can't think of anything else now. I know you said it
was 2700/333 is it branded memory or if you have more than one module have
you tried one module on its own. If you can borrow a module and try it at
least you could rule that out.

all the best
Neil

PS I run a +2600XP on a PC Chips M848ALU v2.1 and have never had any
trouble.

Have tried the memory solution to no avail. It will boot just fine at the
166 cpu clock , but Windows does the BSOD routine.  Even on a clean install
same problem.  At booting it reports a Sempron 2800+.  If I change to 133
clock speed it reports an Athlon MP 1900, but will boot just fine..
???????

Ok BIOS is up to date, but still no luck using 166 cpu clock speed.   Any
ideas..

Have you checked the latest bios for Sempron support, if you haven't the
latest bios your board may not run a Sempron.

Neil

PC Chips is just plain a bad...
most machines i've worked on that used PC Chips mobo's were unstable
unless i underclocked them...
you should just leave it it 133 mhz if that's what it takes to keep it
stable.

if there is a multiplier setting you can adjust...
you may be able to clock it up a bit faster

Just installed a Sempron 2800 on a PC CHIPS M825G 333 motherboard.  I
installed Windows just fine, but noticed it was showing an Athlon MP 1600
processor. Cpu Clock was set at 133 on MB, so I changed it to 166.  It now
shows correctly as a Sempron 2800.  Problem is now Windows goes to BSOD.
So I attempted to do a clean install and when it started Windows setup again
BSOd.  Any ideas or do I have something set wrong...