Hi Folks,
I recently purchased a second hand PC with the following configuration:
P3 1.3 gHZ with 64 mb ram(I upgraded it to 128 mb), Intel 810 MOTHERBOARD.
However, when I switch on the PC and check, through mycomputer->properties, it shows the speed and make as Intel Celeron with 551.2 mhz.
I ran a check with a tool and it confirmed on the latter speed ~ 551 mhz.
I went to the settings and checked the “Voltage/fRequency option” in the BIOS and found that it is overclocked by x5.5
Now, this BIOS setting cannot be changed. As in there is no option to stop overclocking.
I suspect this is the main reason why the computer hangs after few minutes of operation while running windows xp.
The BIOS is Phoenix Award International [i think PG v6.00 ]. I read that if we flash the bios then CPU speed can be adjusted.
Let me know your views on whether this will resolve the issue and provide me the link for downloading the flash utility.
Thanks a lot..
Best Regards,
Sash
