can't put cpu in wrong as it won't work. are you talking about cpu temp is high & if so then want is the temp reading? did you replace the cpu heatsink compound when you reseated the cpu?
so what else could it be ddp? after the reboot tho the pc seems alot better, iv reinstalled all my original programmes & its running alot better than b4. but the cpu is still a problem, will a bigger hard drive make it run better?
is that a socket 462 amd cpu? i just finished doing a fresh install of windows on an amd 2.5ghz socket 462 cpu with 640megs of ram, 32meg agp card, dvd rom drive & 40gig hd. it seems to be pretty fast to me. did you load all your board drivrs including motherboard chipset?
I would start checking all your hardware, something has bad drivers are is failing. Usually I suspect the onboard accessories(lan/video/audio) when there is high cpu usuage for no apparent reason.
In my situation I was having high cpu usuage that a windows reinstallation didn't fix, also replacing antispyware/firewall/antivirus didn't fix it. Occasionally when the computer booted up, the audio wouldn't work and required a reboot to work. I installed a pci soundcard and it fix the audio problem and it also got rid of the high cpu usage.
Sometimes problems that don't seem related are the actual culprit.
Other things to check is make sure your drives are properly connected, example don't have two masters on the same cable or the drives are corrupted. Computer will still bootup and work but it won't work correctly.
Originally posted by ddp: is that a socket 462 amd cpu? i just finished doing a fresh install of windows on an amd 2.5ghz socket 462 cpu with 640megs of ram, 32meg agp card, dvd rom drive & 40gig hd. it seems to be pretty fast to me. did you load all your board drivrs including motherboard chipset?
im not sure what ship it is, i opend aida32 & it says:
CPU Properties
CPU Type AMD Athlon XP, 2000 MHz (7.5 x 267) 2400+
CPU Alias Thoroughbred-B
CPU Stepping B0
L1 Code Cache 64 KB
L1 Data Cache 64 KB
L2 Cache 256 KB (On-Die, Full-Speed)
CPU Physical Info
Package Type 453 Pin PGA
Package Size 4.95 cm x 4.95 cm
Transistors 37.6 million
CPUID Properties
CPUID Manufacturer AuthenticAMD
CPUID CPU Name AMD Athlon(tm) XP 2400+
CPUID Revision 0681h
Extended CPUID Revision 0781h
Platform ID CBh (Socket A) <<<<<<<<<<<<<
IA CPU Serial Number Unknown
Instruction Set
AMD 3DNow! Supported
AMD 3DNow! Professional Supported
AMD Enhanced 3DNow! Supported
AMD Extended MMX Supported
AMD64 Not Supported
Cyrix Extended MMX Not Supported
IA-64 Not Supported
IA MMX Supported
IA SSE Supported
IA SSE 2 Not Supported
IA SSE 3 Not Supported
CLFLUSH Instruction Not Supported
CMPXCHG8B Instruction Supported
CMPXCHG16B Instruction Not Supported
Conditional Move Instruction Supported
FEMMS Instruction Not Supported
MONITOR / MWAIT Instruction Not Supported
CPUID Features
36-bit Page Size Extension Supported
Advanced Cryptography Engine Not Supported
Alternate Instruction Set Not Supported
Automatic Clock Control Not Supported
CPL Qualified Debug Store Not Supported
Debug Trace Store Not Supported
Debugging Extension Supported
Enhanced SpeedStep Technology Not Supported
Fast Save & Restore Supported
Fast System Call Supported
Hyper-Threading Technology Not Supported
L1 Context ID Not Supported
Local APIC On Chip Supported
LongRun Not Supported
LongRun Table Interface Not Supported
Machine-Check Architecture Supported
Machine-Check Exception Supported
Memory Type Range Registers Supported
Model Specific Registers Supported
No-Execute Page Protection Not Supported
Page Attribute Table Supported
Page Global Extension Supported
Page Size Extension Supported
Pending Break Event Not Supported
Physical Address Extension Supported
Processor Duty Cycle Control Not Supported
Processor Serial Number Not Supported
Random Number Generator Not Supported
Self-Snoop Not Supported
Thermal Monitor Not Supported
Thermal Monitor 2 Not Supported
Time Stamp Counter Supported
Virtual Mode Extension Supported
Enhanced Power Management
Frequency ID Control Not Supported
Software Thermal Control Not Supported
Temperature Sensing Diode Supported
Thermal Monitoring Not Supported
Thermal Trip Not Supported
Voltage ID Control Not Supported
Process Technology 6Mi, 0.13 um, CMOS, Cu
Die Size 84 mm2
Core Voltage 1.50 - 1.65 V
I/O Voltage 1.6 V
Typical Power 44.0 - 64.0 W (depending on clock speed)
Maximum Power 48.5 - 74.3 W (depending on clock speed)
also i dont have a graphics card connected to the pci or the agp but i obviosly have 1 built in, but if i upgrade & stick a graphics card in will this do anything?
thanks
thanks ddp but when i installed the drivers my pc wouldnt boot into windows so i add to boot into safe mode n uninstall them, i think iv already got those drivers anyway
