Hello all. I'm new to this forum. I did a quick search but couldn't find information on what I was looking for, so here goes:
I purchased a mobo/cpu combo from Fry's last Sunday - 2.26Gz P4 with ECS P4VXASD2+ with latest BIOS at v5.0 (http://www.ecsusa.com/p4vmm2.cfm). I am using my own single stick of CAS2.5 Corsair 256MB PC2100 DDR memory.
Well, I have some interesting results during POST. First of all, the CPU is seen at 1.70Gz instead of 2.26Gz. Second of all, my single stick of DDR memory shows up around 130MB instead of 256MB.
That was at the default 100M (is this Mz or Mutiplier?). Anyway, figuring that I needed to change the two jumpers JP1A1 and JP1B1 (page 7 in manual) from the default setting of 100M to 133M - after all, 1.70 x 1.33 = 2.26 (although this same calculation doesn't work for the RAM, but anyway).
After changing BOTH jumpers the way the manual says, causes the system to not boot - period. I tried all sorts of different variants of shorting the different jumper pins (in case of some flawed documentation) but no such luck.
I sent an email to ECS about this but haven't heard back from them yet - my understanding is that they technical support leave something to be desired.
I thought that perhaps that I really wasn't given a 2.26Gz CPU (or a faulty one) but I doubt it and I am absolutely positive that my memory is really 256MB as I have used it before in another system.
Anyone experience anything like this before? I'm already thinking about returning this motherboard for something with less jumpers and thus more control in the actual BIOS with FSB multipliers and other settings - like an Albatron PX845PEV Pro (I would like a really good motherboard but my money is tight - I just want the "sweet spot" of cheapness and quality - with more of an emphasis on being a lower price).
Thanks if anyone has any ideas...
Sloan
The manual can be downloaded from the URL: http://205.158.63.158/manual/eng/p4vxasd233eng.zip
I purchased a mobo/cpu combo from Fry's last Sunday - 2.26Gz P4 with ECS P4VXASD2+ with latest BIOS at v5.0 (http://www.ecsusa.com/p4vmm2.cfm). I am using my own single stick of CAS2.5 Corsair 256MB PC2100 DDR memory.
Well, I have some interesting results during POST. First of all, the CPU is seen at 1.70Gz instead of 2.26Gz. Second of all, my single stick of DDR memory shows up around 130MB instead of 256MB.
That was at the default 100M (is this Mz or Mutiplier?). Anyway, figuring that I needed to change the two jumpers JP1A1 and JP1B1 (page 7 in manual) from the default setting of 100M to 133M - after all, 1.70 x 1.33 = 2.26 (although this same calculation doesn't work for the RAM, but anyway).
After changing BOTH jumpers the way the manual says, causes the system to not boot - period. I tried all sorts of different variants of shorting the different jumper pins (in case of some flawed documentation) but no such luck.
I sent an email to ECS about this but haven't heard back from them yet - my understanding is that they technical support leave something to be desired.
I thought that perhaps that I really wasn't given a 2.26Gz CPU (or a faulty one) but I doubt it and I am absolutely positive that my memory is really 256MB as I have used it before in another system.
Anyone experience anything like this before? I'm already thinking about returning this motherboard for something with less jumpers and thus more control in the actual BIOS with FSB multipliers and other settings - like an Albatron PX845PEV Pro (I would like a really good motherboard but my money is tight - I just want the "sweet spot" of cheapness and quality - with more of an emphasis on being a lower price).
Thanks if anyone has any ideas...
Sloan
The manual can be downloaded from the URL: http://205.158.63.158/manual/eng/p4vxasd233eng.zip