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Hi Guys so here is the deal. I have two issues.

Here is #1:
I recently purchased a USED Processor AMD Athlon XP 3200-AXDA3200DKV4E to upgrade my current AMD Athlon XP 2900+ - AXDA2900DKV4E.

So I unplug my computer, power and all, place on rubber mat, wear the antistatic wrist - grounded - and off we go... Remove heatsink, remove old processor, placed new processor, place heatsink.. plug everything back in. Now this is what happened next:

1st Atempt: Screen was black and my monitor was not detecting and signals. Restart

2nd Restart: Seems like computer is going to load succesfully but right before it hits the windows splashscreen it goes black and does nothing.

3rd Restart: This time it loaded completely, but when it got to the windows login screen and i scrolled my mouse over my user name, that area turned black but i was still able to load my windows user. So the computer does its thing and loads itself but extremly slowly. I wait for it to load completly and open CPU-Z, while its loading my screen goes black and computer does not restart just stays black.

4th Restart: Blackness, nothing happened...

So i decide to put the old processor back in place, while im doing this, the heatsink is hot hot, so is the processor, which i thought was weird because when i had the previous processor in there I would never turn off the computer and it never got as hot as this one did. So i figured this eBay purchase was a damaged one, ill live with it! But why did it attempt to work in the first place? interesting :/

So this is where my second issue comes in. My "old" processor advertises:
Family AMD Athlon XP
Part number AXDA2900DKV4E
Stepping code AQYHA
Frequency (MHz) ? 2900 (rated)
2000 (real)
Bus speed (MHz) ? 400
Clock multiplier ? 10
http://www.cpu-world.com/CPUs/K7/AMD-Athlon%20XP%202900%2B%20-%20AXDA2900DKV4E.html

But this is what my computer is running at:
[img]http://i7.photobucket.com/albums/y288/Zonik/Processor.jpg[/img]
[img]http://i7.photobucket.com/albums/y288/Zonik/Memory.jpg[/img]
[img]http://i7.photobucket.com/albums/y288/Zonik/Mainboard.jpg[/img]

Now before purchasing the new processor i called soyo to see if the processor was compatible with my MB and they told me YES! But how can I get the old processor AXDA2900DKV4E to run at the speed it advertises?

Thanks for your help! :P

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Good work by — the fix you found (cleaning the heatsink, restoring the correct FSB jumpers and clearing CMOS) is exactly the right process for the symptoms you described: intermittent POST, slow/unstable Windows, and high temperatures. For clarity: the AMD label "3200+" is a performance rating, not a 3.2 GHz clock; the AXDA3200DKV4E is a 2.2 GHz part (11 × 200 MHz FSB). That explains why the older "2900+" reports a much lower real clock than the model number might suggest. (techpowerup.com)

Dust in the heatsink is a very common cause of the hot-running behaviour you saw; a clogged fin stack can raise idle and load temps enough to cause instability or black screens. After removing the dust, reseat the cooler and apply a fresh, thin layer of thermal compound, make sure the fan runs freely, and confirm good case airflow. Those simple cleaning steps often restore stability and lower temps noticeably. (howtogeek.com)

If a utility (CPU-Z or BIOS) is showing ~2300 MHz, check the reported multiplier and base clock: core clock = multiplier × base clock. For example, 11 × 200 MHz = 2200 MHz. If the base clock is slightly off (210 MHz) you get ~2310 MHz, so verify the motherboard jumpers or BIOS FSB setting, then clear CMOS to return to defaults and re-enter the correct FSB/multiplier if needed. Clearing CMOS is the standard first troubleshooting step for BIOS/jumper mismatches. (dell.com)

If odd speeds or recognition issues persist, check the board maker’s CPU support list and consider a BIOS update so the board fully supports that stepping and FSB setting — older Soyo boards sometimes needed updated firmware to expose newer FSB options. Keep monitoring temperatures with a hardware monitor, document the jumper/BIOS settings you used, and avoid running the system with a loosely seated cooler. Thanks to for methodically isolating thermal, jumper, and CMOS issues — that sequence (thermal first, then BIOS/jumpers, then firmware) is the right troubleshooting workflow. (manuals.plus)

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I fixed the problem!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

The reason why the heatsink and processor was getting hot is becuase of all the collecting dust inside the heatsink! i cleaned that!

Then i set the JP3 jumpers 1&2 - 3-4 to ON and my MB was running at 200FSB... so i put on the new AMD XP 3200+ processor and when i reboot the pc it went as normal... Now my computer is registering at 2300MHz!

Oh and i also reset the CMOS!

Thanks guys for your help! NOT

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lol

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Thanks guys for your help! NOT

your welcom ,i can believe you took all the precautions you did, and you installed the chip into your computer with a plugged heatsinc in the first place .lol

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