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General Forums => Hardware and Software => Topic started by: FOGOLD on December 14, 2003, 05:01:18 PM

Title: Xp2000
Post by: FOGOLD on December 14, 2003, 05:01:18 PM

Picked up a cheap XP2000 for my PC. It is recorded fine as an AMD running at 1.67Mhz which is correct. Everything is hunky dory.

Only thing is, I know it should be recognised as an "XP 2000" rather than "Genuine AMD @ 1.67 Mhz" and that a BIOS upgrade would have it recognised "properly". Only trouble is, I am mightily nervous of BIOS upgrades and if the moniker "XP2000" is purely cosmetic I have no intention of flashing the BIOS.

SOOO.. basically, if it says AMD @ 1.67 Mhz does it matter a hoot? I am assuming not, as this is the correct speed.

Board is an MSI K7t266 Pro2-RU

PS. It was a silly upgrade from an 1800XP, but it was cheap and this board will not run Thoroughbred even with a BIOS flash unless you chop off a resistor or something (no thanks!)

Title: Xp2000
Post by: bloom25 on December 14, 2003, 07:04:57 PM

It's fine.  There's no need to update the bios.  

(BTW: 1.67 GHz, not 1.67 MHz.)

Title: Xp2000
Post by: FOGOLD on December 15, 2003, 01:24:53 AM

Lol, of course:rolleyes:

Thanks. That is reassuring.