On Sat, 18 Mar 2006 10:19:13 -0500, you wrote:
>At 09:59 AM 3/18/2006, Rick Glazier typed:
>>Maybe someone else can help more if you name the TYPE of BIOS you have,
>>and state where "the probe" came from, (and is that software or hardware)...
>
>Just because a new system defaults to the lowest settings doesn't
>mean the bios or the cpu are bad. Only the fine owners manual could
>tell you that. If it were me I'd go to the either the cpu or mombo
>manufacturer's website & find out what the voltages are suppose to be
>for that particular CPU & then set the bios accordingly. If for some
>reason the setting doesn't stick then you've got a problem which can
>only be resolved by plugging in another compatible CPU that you know
>works or plug the suspect CPU into a known working compatible mombo
>to correctly ascertain which [CPU or mombo] is at fault.
>
>FWIW "the probe" is Asus' diagnostic software that comes with each of
>their mombos.
>
>
You forgot something Wayne. According to Chuck you cannot simply plug in
another CPU as you will
have to then wait at least an hour to install a brand new $90 copy of Windows
to test it as you must
NOT use your old copy on another CPU.
Sounds a bit Howard Hughes to me!
Sir Hugh of Bognor
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