AMD ATHLON XP3000+ SOCKET BARTON CORE 512K 400FSB

[DAN THE BAD MAN]

ANYONE OUT THERE HAD ISSUES WITH ABOVE AND

ASUS A7V8X PC3200 DDR400 M/BOARD

CHIP WAS TRIED/TESTED? BUT IT DONT WORK.

ANY IDEAS PLEASE?????????

THANXS

[jd]

Typical things to ask yourself... :

#1 Is motherboard new and or tested ?

#2 Is DDR any good/ tested ?

#3 Do you know for sure the CPU is good ?


I know these are all basic and somewhat stupid questions, but most of the times leads to answers. Also, is there any power at all ? What does the system do? Check all power sources as well if no power is there.Like bad PSU for exemple.

*************BUT************
As I observe the specs of your motherboard, it seems to only support as high as 333FSB !!! ( FSB: 333/266/200MHz) If indeed it is a AMD 3000+ at 400FSB this would explain alot.As far as I know it would either underclock the CPU, or not support it at all !



Here's a look at the motherboard and specs for people wondering about it.

http://www.ocworkbench.com/2002/asus/a7v8x/a7v8xp1.htm



Hope this helps.....?

JD




ps...here's what I really don't like about this board :
3 x DDR DIMM Max. 3GB unbuffered PC3200/2700/2100/1600 non-ECC SDRAM(PC3200 Max to 1 DIMM only, PC2700 Max to 2 DIMM only)

[DAN THE BAD MAN]

THANKS FOR YOUR QUICK REPLY,JD. MUCH APPRECIATED.
PSU/MOTHERBOARD/ALL O.K. & WORKING, BUT ONLY RAN 512MB AT 266MHZ .
I HAD GIVEN ASUS THE BOARD / CPU DETAILS 'N' THEY O.K.'D.
GUESS EVERYONE HAS A BAD DAY AT OFFICE!!!!!!!! SUCH IS LIFE.
I'LL GO 4 A 333 UNIT INSTEAD, AND UPGRADE TO 1GB DDR400 MEMORY
WHICH HOPEFULLY WILL UPGRADE MY SYSTEM NICELY.THKS AGAIN
DTBM

[Marcin]

JD have right. All motherboards with VIA KT400/KT400A not support CPU with 200/400 MHz FSB.

BTW. Most of boards with KT400 had problem with support DDR PC3200(400 MHz). Remember