Slow Processor Speed

[hb1]

My Windows does not show the right Processor speed. It shows 1.8 for my 2.4GHz Intel Pentium 4. May be my BIOS needs an upgrade but i cant find my motherboard model (PR22-S) in VIA website or any other site. Can anyone help??

 

[vnf4ultra]

Likely, you're bios has an incorrect cpu fsb setting. I'd guess you have a 2.4ghz cpu with a 18x multiplier and a 533fsb(133x4). So in the bios it'd be 133x18=2400mhz, but if it got set to 100mhz(400fsb), it'd be 18x100, which'd be 1800mhz. If your bios has an adjustable fsb, adjust it from 100mhz(400fsb) to 133mhz(533fsb). If most of that just blew over your head, just read the above sentence, go to you bios(press f1, f2, del, or whatever your bios's key is), and look for a fsb setting(you may have to enable fsb adjustment in an option box to be allowed to change the fsb if it's grayed out). It should be set to 133mhz, but it likely is set to 100mhz if it's reporting 1.8ghz.

 

[hb1]

hey

Thanks a lot, i guess this is the problem
But there is another problem now. When i set the clock to 133 nothing shows up on my monitor and nothing loads. So i set it to 110 and the CPU is working at 1.98GHz.

 

[SOcRatEs]

Hello! Welcome to TechSpot!

Get a copy of everst home
It will give mainboard info and links to the makers website for fresh bios.

I would think clearing the cmos/bios would load default settings to get
proper cpu fsb. You could do this from inside the bios as well
"load bios defaults" or something like that. If you are certain it's
p4 2.4, and still get wrong report on cpu then fresh bios would be
only option I know of.

Is this a CPU upgrade?
If so what cpu did you have prior to the 2.4?

G'Luck

 

[hb1]

I tried to find the BIOS update in the manufacturer website but couldnt find it. I contacted them many times but they wont reply. This is the BIOS info:

System
Manufacturer : VIA Technologies, Inc.
Model : P4X266-8233/A
ID : FFFFFFFF-FFFFFFFF-FFFFFFFF-FFFFFFFF

Mainboard
Manufacturer : Soltek
MP Support : No
Model : P4X266-8233/A
System BIOS : 12/31/2001-P4X266-8233/A-6A6LWSN9C-00
Chipset : VIA P4X266/A

General Information
Manufacturer : Award Software International, Inc.
Version : 6.00 PG
Date of Manufacture : 31 december 2001
Plug & Play Version : 1.00
SMBIOS/DMI Version : 2.20
(EE)PROM Size : 256kB

The label on the motherboard says the model is R22-S

Where could i find the update?

 

[SOcRatEs]

Is this your MoBo?
SL-85MIV5 2FSL-85MIV5-L
I think this is the correct one, if so look on the right side of page for
download button.
This should be your bios page SL-85MIV 2FSL-85MIV-L BIOS
I hope this helps

If all else fails,
I'm reasonably certain you can find it here
BIOS Upgrades http://www.esupport.com/
I think they charge for it, this kinda sucks tho, you'd think the MoBo
mfgr would still have the bios....
But as a last resort it may prove worth it.

G'Luck

 

[hb1]

Well thatz not my MoBo

I heard esupport charges as much as a low end motherboard that supports
a processor like mine..
Anywayz
Thankz for helping