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Originally posted by Senor Roboto
And your second idea, looking at the processor it self. It's covered by the heat sink, if I take that off to take a look at the cpu, will it be easy to put back on?
Edit: I went into that BIOS thing, and it said the CPU FSB was 100 mhz. Would this explain the problem?
Edit2: I brought the CPU FSB up to 133 MHz, and now apparently my CPU is running at 1.67 GHz. I'm just wondering if this is safe for my computer, and what am I actually doing.
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I'd go ahead and take the CPU fan off of the motherboard. Take the processor out and look at the bottom of it (or top, depending on which you have). It's rather easy to do with a flat-head screwdriver. Yes, you will have to use some force, but you're supposed to have to use some force. Those things are really snug. Just make sure you watch how it comes off so you know how to put it back on. Those videos at AMD's site show how to do it easily.
If you think you have an Athlon XP 2800+, then I'd set the BIOS to 166. That's the correct FSB setting for a 2800+. Right now you're at 1.67 GHz with 133. 166x12.5 will put you right at 2.08 GHz, the correct speed for a 2800+.
I'd take the processor off to be sure, though! Hey, the worst thing that can happen by changing the FSB is your PC not turning on. Then just reset it, clear the CMOS battery and restart. You'll know it's not a 2800+ then!
-Lasereth