OT: Help with computer config
Tom Fogal
tfogal at io.iol.unh.edu
Tue Jul 8 13:36:55 EDT 2003
woops, forgot to CC the list..
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Date: Tue, 08 Jul 2003 13:35:47 -0400
From: Tom Fogal <tfogal at io.iol.unh.edu>
Jeff,
try rebuilding the kernel and telling it you have an Athlon-class CPU.
hopefully that will help.
what does the BIOS say? does it think you have a 1.47 ghz proc?
- -tom
> Hello everyone! My appologies for the OT post, but I am having a small amount
> of trouble with my new Linux box. I just built the machine ( it is an AMD
> Athlon XP 1700, 1.47ghz). My problem is, when it boots, it registers the
> following on the main screen:
>
> Unknown Processor ( 1.100 ghz )
>
> The problem is, it is not recognizing my processor and the 'ghz' is definately
> off. I have an MSI K7TTurbo - Socket A motherboard. I am just wondering, since
> it has been so very long since I built a computer, if anyone knows what is wrong
> that the processor is not recognized? Any ideas are greatly appreciated!!!
> I have Linux installed and running, no problem, but I would really like it to
> see the processor.
>
> Regards,
>
> Jeff Kirkland
>
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