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  • Baldur
    Baldur Posts: 6,565 Forumite
    edited 28 October 2009 at 9:19PM
    piggeh wrote: »
    I thought AMD went on the 2500, 3500 etc marketing line as they were equivalent to Intel processors running at 2.5ghz, 3.5ghz etc, though maybe I'm wrong.
    You're not wrong.

    The CPU should be fine, the BIOS CPU setting has probably defaulted to the lowest level. From (a rapidly fading) memory, the XP 2500+ ran at 166MHz FSB and 11 x multiplier with PC2700 DDR RAM. The 1100 report suggests that the BIOS setting has defaulted to 11 x 100MHz.
  • bevan840
    bevan840 Posts: 1,014 Forumite
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    I can defrag the computer, but how do i clean up the windows version?

    very glad to know the cpu should be fine :)
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  • Baldur
    Baldur Posts: 6,565 Forumite
    bevan840 wrote: »
    very glad to know the cpu should be fine
    Has the BIOS battery failed or reported errors? This was often a cause of default BIOS settings being applied on Socket A motherboards.
  • bevan840
    bevan840 Posts: 1,014 Forumite
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    how do you find out?
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  • spakkker
    spakkker Posts: 1,322 Forumite
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    This motherboard http://www.ebuyer.com/product/152225 is -£33
    This cpu http://www.ebuyer.com/product/173865- £34
    Free delivery. You can overclock with this combo.
    2gb ddr2 memory £20
    Onboard graphics but should play game.
    You will have to load xp yourself.
    Socket A is ancient
  • piggeh
    piggeh Posts: 1,723 Forumite
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    bevan840 wrote: »
    how do you find out?

    The batteries only cost about £1 to change, worth doing if its 5 years old.
    matched betting: £879.63
  • macman
    macman Posts: 53,129 Forumite
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    bevan840 wrote: »
    how do you find out?

    Usual symptom is that the system clock keeps losing time after you reboot, no matter how often you reset it.
    No free lunch, and no free laptop ;)
  • bevan840
    bevan840 Posts: 1,014 Forumite
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    I haven't noticed it doing that macman :)

    Whats overclocking?

    And if I re-install XP won't I lose everything?

    Is the BIOS setting when it comes up after being switched off at the mains? Asking me to set something at a speed?
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  • adouglasmhor
    adouglasmhor Posts: 15,554 Forumite
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  • macman
    macman Posts: 53,129 Forumite
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    bevan840 wrote: »
    I haven't noticed it doing that macman :)

    Whats overclocking?

    It's a way of speeding up your processor over the default speed

    And if I re-install XP won't I lose everything?

    Not if you have a back up. Which of course you have, haven't you?

    Is the BIOS setting when it comes up after being switched off at the mains? Asking me to set something at a speed?
    No free lunch, and no free laptop ;)
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