Author Topic: I got ripped off...advise pleez (Read 1602 times)

steely07 · « **Reply #30 on:** May 19, 2005, 10:16:25 PM »

It won't boot at 166 FSB,,and that's the main issue,if this "tech" has underclocked the CPU so that it will boot,either it's faulty or not supported by the MOBO properly,,should never have left the shop in that condition.

Airhead · « **Reply #31 on:** May 19, 2005, 10:23:37 PM »

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Originally posted by AKS\/\/ulfe
Or neither, as I had explained the flavors of the 2600+ and the inadequacies of particular BIOS revisions.
-SW

Dude, you don't know WTF you're talking about. If we ever meet I woill slime your glasses and beat you with my pencil pouch.

Roscoroo · « **Reply #32 on:** May 19, 2005, 11:39:46 PM »

your gonna have to pull the hs and look 1st at the numbers to be shure its the 2600+

wcpuid wont tell you what it is ... just what the clocking is then use whats apropreate .. AE

a 2500+ barton set at
10x200 = 2.0 ghz will show as a 2400+
at 11x 200 = 2.2 ghz it shows as a 3200+

my 2500+ mbarton on water w/ ice oced to this

see it doesnt show what the cpu is anymore... (Whistles quietly as i rma'ed the ram afterwards )

my boot screen says the same thing when starting .. it had that unknown cpu when booting at those ultra high clocking.

So id investigate befor calling foul .. but i would ask for a mainboard thats equal to what was removed though.

(If ya need any more wcpuid pics of different clocking just yell and ill clock mine up and down to show ya more )

Steely is correct ...

steely07 · « **Reply #33 on:** May 20, 2005, 12:51:59 AM »

Thank you Rosco,,i just want Loser to get all the speed he's paid for

And i have it in for cowboy technicians,,but that's a diff story

FUNKED1 · « **Reply #34 on:** May 20, 2005, 04:15:53 AM »

Loser you have a way with people don't you?

Nilsen · « **Reply #35 on:** May 20, 2005, 04:47:41 AM »

I would still report the usb cable throwing abuse, or maybe id just return to the store with some nasty cat5 cables and hurl them at the nasty man.

Nerdfight!

aztec · « **Reply #36 on:** May 20, 2005, 06:45:34 AM »

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Originally posted by LePaul
Heh...I love it when a genuine question turns into a "I know more than yooooou" flamefest.

I may be the geek building the R2-D2 but I cant hold a candle to some of ya

What a valuable contribution to the subject at hand LePaul....you should be very proud.

Jackal1 · « **Reply #37 on:** May 20, 2005, 07:05:36 AM »

Just in case you did get ripped off........Call PETA and inform them that this store is slaying chickens to make feathered cases for uber gaming computers.

lazs2 · « **Reply #38 on:** May 20, 2005, 08:14:16 AM »

canadian cpu's have been devalued is all.

lazs

midnight Target · « **Reply #39 on:** May 20, 2005, 08:18:33 AM »

The real question is

When he threw the USB cables... were they 1.1 or 2.0?

Meatwad · « **Reply #40 on:** May 20, 2005, 08:20:18 AM »

I have an XP 2500 chip and if the FSB jumpers on the MB arent set right, it shows up at 1100 mhz on startup and under system properties. When I got inside and changed the jumpers to the correct setting, it now shows up as a XP 2500 chip. My bet is the MB jumpers got screwed around by a retarded techie at that computer shop.

slimm50 · « **Reply #41 on:** May 20, 2005, 08:33:21 AM »

Hmmmm....we haven't heard from Loser after his initial post. This couldn't have been a cleverly disguised TROLL, could it?

Nilsen · « **Reply #42 on:** May 20, 2005, 08:38:10 AM »

Maybe he is still tangeled up in his usb cables. We should send sensei Skuzzy over with some lessons in the martial art of cablewarfare.

slimm50 · « **Reply #43 on:** May 20, 2005, 08:45:47 AM »

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Originally posted by Nilsen
Maybe he is still tangeled up in his usb cables. We should send sensei Skuzzy over with some lessons in the martial art of cablewarfare.

Ahhhhaaahahahahah...after reading all this advice, he prolly cancelled his account!

TheDudeDVant · « **Reply #44 on:** May 20, 2005, 08:54:54 AM »

There are no jumper settings on an Abit board. It is all software based in the CMOS before windows bootup..

I don't have much experience w/ Abit and AMD (have lots w/ Abit and intel) but I would first reset all the MB settings to default incase your tech guy has done something wrong and allow the MB to recognize the chip again.. From there is its rather easy to manipulate the FSB from the CMOS settings as well as core votage, memory timings, etc...

I have used abit boards for a good 6-7 years now and never lost a single one..