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snodogg21

04-13-2003, 09:28 PM

i have an intel 850emvl2 mobo with 768MB of pc800-40 rdram and a 2.26 ghz p4 what i am wondering is why it says on the INTEL active monitor that came with the mobo that my system is running at 400mhz fsb is the app wrong is there another way to check what its really running at? if its right why? shouldnt it be at 533? Thanks for any help.

Disk11

04-13-2003, 11:17 PM

The board is probably putting your fsb in sync with your memory speed. You either need to overclock the ram to 1066 mhz, buy 1066 rdram, or be happy with what you have now.

snodogg21

04-15-2003, 04:34 AM

how hard and risky is overclocking memory?

Disk11

04-15-2003, 06:13 PM

Since you have an Intel motherboard, you will not be able to overclock at all. Sorry about that.

Swordfish

04-15-2003, 10:03 PM

thats the overall FSB....the CPU is still having 533 but since you have a 400MHz ram it states so.

does the mobo support PC1066?

Swordfish

04-15-2003, 10:11 PM

checkout the following link

http://support.intel.com/support/motherboards/desktop/d850emv2/pc1066.htm

cyber_gubat

04-16-2003, 08:17 AM

your cpu's FSB is 400 just like P4 2.4 comparing it to P4 2.4B which has 533 FSB......(.13 micron northwood)

snodogg21

04-17-2003, 02:55 AM

cyber: it is a 533 fsb chip not a 400, also my board is not the r version and does not support 1066 ram this is a "new" chip that was replaced under warranty when i had my old chip it said that it was running at 533

cyber_gubat

04-17-2003, 10:39 PM

all i can say is your right.... did you try using intel software tools to correct this problems?

snodogg21

04-17-2003, 10:49 PM

thanks for the help, i do know that next time i will not be getting an intel board, with all of the retrictions i cant do anything, i will just live with what i have i suppose. The software tools did not do anything by the way.

cyber_gubat

04-17-2003, 11:33 PM

well im sure your disappointed.....since 533 is big compared to 400 (100x4 compared 133x4) quad pumped.. but still you have a great MoBo. RAMS (oh i envy you(RDRAM) always wanted to try them.....:)) well just stick to it......

snodogg21

04-21-2003, 06:00 PM

well easily enough i just had to upgrade the bios a few versions, couldnt go witht the newest, apparently it only works on the newest revision, and now fsb is running at full, figured i would post this in case anyone else has similar problem, the board came with p06 and i upgraded to p19 :t