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  1. October 8th, 2004, 01:27 AM #1
    eboyjones
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    Bios vs. Windows

    I have a pc that bios says has a PIII 1300. Windows says it has a Celeron 434mhz as does Belarc advisor.

    The program Bios Agent say this about the mobo;
    Bios ID:6A69MTRAC
    Bios Date:07/06/03
    Bios Signon:07/06/2003-i810(E)-W8362-6A69MTRAC-00
    Bios Type:Phoenix - AwardBIOS v6.00PG
    Super I/O:Unknown
    Chipset:Intel Whitney 82810E rev 3
    OEM Signon13PRO) EVALUATION ROM - CH

    Cpu says PIII 1300 on it. I know CPU's can be mis-marked, deliberate or not, but why would the Bios report a PIII 1300 if it is only a Celeron 434mhz?

    Also can anyone tell me the mfg. of this board by the bios string and if there are any bios updates?

    Thanks in advance.
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  2. October 8th, 2004, 06:14 AM #2
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    Intel did not make a 1300 P3. There is a 1333. Bios and windows will report wrong if the fsb or multiplier are set wrong. Although intel processors are multiplier locked, I suspect this could happen if the bios does not support the cpu.

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  3. October 8th, 2004, 06:48 AM #3
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    Thanks a bunch!
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  4. October 8th, 2004, 08:21 PM #4
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    BIOS may be misreporting the CPU... Celeron 433 has a thick (about 2mm) black colour base, while P3-1333 has a thin green colour base...
    Celeron 433 runs at 66Mhz FSB and P3-1333 - at 133Mhz... that may give you an idea...
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  5. October 8th, 2004, 08:48 PM #5
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    As far as I remember, the 810 chipset didn't support anything over PIII 1Ghz. IOW: it didn't support the Tualatin. So, it must be misreporting.
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  6. October 9th, 2004, 02:14 AM #6
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    problem solved http://forums.windrivers.com/showthread.php?t=64654
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