not urgent but need help though

ickster33a16ickster33a16
edited October 2004 in Hardware
ok im running this atm

1.1 amd thunderbird
512 mb sd
micro mini atx model "6342"
fsb 200

i want to put in a amd xp 2100
and i dont know if i can do it as i put it last time and i got no video signal just blank

i think i have to update my bios for it to work so i dont really know any help would be great
as im going to BIG lan this weekend so yeah just waiting out to find out


cheers kodi

Comments

  • ketoketo Occupied. Or is it preoccupied? Icrontian
    edited October 2004
    lot of the thunderbird motherboards wouldn't support much past IIRC 2000+ tho it may have been 2200+. Need more info on mobo model...?

    Plus there are (again, IIRC) 3 different steppings of 2100+ (for sure at least 2) and we may need the codes off your chip to know too.
  • ickster33a16ickster33a16
    edited October 2004
    well the model number for the mobo is 6340 msi mini atx board is that what ya need??? and ive been told the new 2100 ive got is a thurabread
  • ickster33a16ickster33a16
    edited October 2004
    oh by the way whats IIrc
  • ShivianShivian Australia
    edited October 2004
    The thoroughbred chips had problems with older mobos I thought? My KR7A wouldn't take them without a bios update and the older boards have trouble.

    I just checked the MSI site and it says the board takes up to an Athlon XP 1.4GHz so I would be very surprised if it can take a 2100+ :P

    It does use the old KM133A chipset for reference... I can't remember offhand what those can do.
  • ShivianShivian Australia
    edited October 2004
    ickster33a16 wrote:
    oh by the way whats IIrc
    If I recall correctly iirc :)
  • ickster33a16ickster33a16
    edited October 2004
    doesnt the 2100 clock speed run at 1.4???
  • ThraxThrax 🐌 Austin, TX Icrontian
    edited October 2004
    No, the 2100+ is 1.73GHz.

    The 1600+ is 1.4GHz.
  • ickster33a16ickster33a16
    edited October 2004
    awww drats so i cant fix it at all then i need a new mobi....
  • ThraxThrax 🐌 Austin, TX Icrontian
    edited October 2004
    Correct.
  • ickster33a16ickster33a16
    edited October 2004
    isnt there a way to "over clock the fsb lol (dont know much bout overclocking)
  • ThraxThrax 🐌 Austin, TX Icrontian
    edited October 2004
    Yes, but you have neither the motherboard or the RAM to do it safely and stably.
  • ickster33a16ickster33a16
    edited October 2004
    awwww i cant win can i .... i need somthing better for gameing and better for cs...hmmm any one got a good decent (not over power graphics card they wanna sell??
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