AOpen MB + AthlonXP = OC By Itself?

by **kzt** » Tue Apr 06, 2004 11:59 pm

I thought this was strange, so I decided to post it. Linux had reported to me that my Athlon XP 2500+ processor was a 3000+. Now, at the time, I was running 2.6.0-test9 so I thought, "Oh, someone screwed up a piece of detection code. No big deal, it'll get fixed." Well, that excuse was great until Windows started reporting it as well. So, I booted up my BIOS menu and lo and behold my AOpen AK79D-400 Max motherboard overclocked itself. How bizare is that? Can anyone think of a reason why that would occur?

by **tWeaKmoD** » Wed Apr 07, 2004 12:02 am

What do you mean it overclocked itself? What settings in your BIOS were overclocking it?

by **kzt** » Wed Apr 07, 2004 12:06 am

tweakmod wrote:What do you mean it overclocked itself? What settings in your BIOS were overclocking it?

The default settings for my processor are a 166 FSB with an 11x multiplier. When I checked my BIOS after noticing all of the 3000+ messages, I found the muliplier set to 13x.

by **OsirisX** » Wed Apr 07, 2004 12:16 am

Yes many mb's default settings are overclocked, I think they do it so the mbs look better on benchmarks.

by **tWeaKmoD** » Wed Apr 07, 2004 12:25 am

Yes many mb's default settings are overclocked,

So if you cook a CPU/motherboard is it the MB manufacturers fault?

by **kzt** » Wed Apr 07, 2004 12:28 am

unknowndarknessx wrote:Yes many mb's default settings are overclocked, I think they do it so the mbs look better on benchmarks.

The board had been running at the AMD spec since August '03 (when I built the system) up until about February or March of this year. The settings changed - without my input.

by **OsirisX** » Wed Apr 07, 2004 12:29 am

Well most of them are only overclocked a few percecent, I think some the Asus are three percent. Although it is always possible to return it.

by **~Robrowe~** » Wed Apr 07, 2004 12:33 am

Personally speaking all of mine came out of the box at spec or below. Are you sure no one else has access to your bios? if so this is a first on me.

by **kzt** » Wed Apr 07, 2004 12:42 am

robrowe wrote:Personally speaking all of mine came out of the box at spec or below. Are you sure no one else has access to your bios? if so this is a first on me.

No one that I know of has access to my BIOS except myself.

by **OsirisX** » Wed Apr 07, 2004 12:45 am

Just wondering, how much was it overclocked?

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