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Originally Posted by cali03boss
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Once I changed the bios and the machine recognized it as PC3200, the machine ran faster. Crazy stuff!
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Someone forgot to reset the CMOS batt.......heh
Always undo that circular batt, start computer, turn it off, then put the batt back in after new parts. Need to reset everything. |
Well, no. It is a Emachine with the AU31 motherboard. The BIOS is worthless. The original set up recognized the factory installed RAM as PC2700 but the stick installed was PC3200. Less than a handfull of things you can changed to correct this. I found a modded BIOS to use. The original BIOS would not allow any adjustments so the PC3200 would be recognized. I flashed the BIOS with the new modded BIOS and was able to tweek a bit more. Then and only then could the mobo recognize the PC3200 RAM. Even then I can not adjust the FSB above 200 yet the board is rated at a 400 FSB...so I'm still really clipped here
As far as the battery, I only pulled it when it would not boot after a few adjustments with the new BIOS.