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Hello I need help with a problem I am having. I have a Intel P4 2.8 GHz Processor, but when it boots up, I see it is only running at 1.4 GHz. I went into my BIOS, and tried to change the speed, but, it shows LOCKED, and try as i might, I cant unlock it to change the speed. So, short of asking Dear Abby, can anyone give me any help please ?
Louie

Do you have DDR RAM? If so it may be that the BIOS is showing the single and not the double rate, also Intels tends to be FSB locked by default.

What mobo do you have? What BIOS and Version?

HTH

OS Information:
Property Value
OS Name Microsoft Windows XP Professional|C:\WINDOWS|\Device\Harddisk0\Partitio n1
Service Pack 2.0
OS Manufacturer Microsoft Corporation
Windows Directory C:\WINDOWS


Processor:
Property Value
Current Clock Speed 1410
Description x86 Family 15 Model 2 Stepping 9
Manufacturer GenuineIntel
Name Intel(R) Pentium(R) 4 CPU 2.80GHz

Current Clock Speed 1410
Description x86 Family 15 Model 2 Stepping 9
Manufacturer GenuineIntel
Name Intel(R) Pentium(R) 4 CPU 2.80GHz


Memory (RAM):
Property Value
Bank Label RAS 2 & 3
Capacity 536870912

Total Memory Deteced in Hardware: ~512 MB
Memory Reported to Operating System: 511MB

Disk Drives:
Property Value
Description Disk drive
Manufacturer (Standard disk drives)
Model Maxtor 2F040L0
Media Type Fixed hard disk media
Size 41109949440 (~38 GB)
Number of Partitions 1

Description Disk drive
Manufacturer (Standard disk drives)
Model HP psc 2210 USB Device
Media Type
Number of Partitions

Description Disk drive
Manufacturer (Standard disk drives)
Model USB2.0 HS-CF USB Device
Media Type
Number of Partitions

Description Disk drive
Manufacturer (Standard disk drives)
Model USB2.0 HS-MS USB Device
Media Type
Number of Partitions

Description Disk drive
Manufacturer (Standard disk drives)
Model USB2.0 HS-SD/MMC USB Device
Media Type
Number of Partitions

Description Disk drive
Manufacturer (Standard disk drives)
Model USB2.0 HS-SM USB Device
Media Type
Number of Partitions


Installed Printers:
Property Value
Name hp psc 2200 series
Port Name USB001
Default True
Driver Name hp psc 2200 series

Name Check Designer Printer
Port Name LPT1:
Default False
Driver Name Capture Printer Driver


Motherboard:
Property Value
Manufacturer
Model
Name Base Board
Part Number
Product P4I45E
Serial Number 00000000
Version 1.0


BIOS:
Property Value
Manufacturer American Megatrends Inc.
Name Default System BIOS
Release Date 20030926000000.000000+000
Version AMIINT - 10


Monitor:
Property Value
Description hp pavilion mx70
Name hp pavilion mx70
Screen Height 600
Screen Width 800


Keyboard:
Property Value
Description USB Human Interface Device


Pointing Device:
Property Value
Manufacturer (Standard system devices)
Name USB Human Interface Device


Sound Card:
Property Value
Manufacturer Intel
Description Intel(r) 82801DB/DBM/DA AC '97 Audio Controller
Device ID PCI\VEN_8086&DEV_24C5&SUBSYS_49611849&REV_02\3&13C 0B0C5&0&FD


Video Card:
Property Value
Adapter Compatibility NVIDIA
Adapter RAM 67108864
Description NVIDIA GeForce2 MX
Installed Display Drivers nv4_disp.dll
Driver Version 6.14.10.5216
Driver Date 10/6/2003 6:16:00 PM
Video Mode Description 800 x 600 x 4294967296 colors


DirectX Installation:
Property Value
Version 6.03.01.0146


Modem:
Property Value
Model SupraMAX 56i
Name SupraMAX 56i

Model SupraMAX 56i
Name SupraMAX 56i #2


Network Adapters:
Property Value
Description Realtek RTL8139 Family PCI Fast Ethernet NIC - Packet Scheduler Miniport
Description RAS Async Adapter
Description Packet Scheduler Miniport
Description WAN Miniport (L2TP)
Description WAN Miniport (PPTP)
Description WAN Miniport (PPPOE)
Description Direct Parallel
Description WAN Miniport (IP)
Description Packet Scheduler Miniport
Description WAN Miniport (ATW)

External Ports:
Property Value
External Reference Designator PS2 Keyboard
External Reference Designator PS2 Mouse
External Reference Designator COM Port
External Reference Designator LPT Port
External Reference Designator Rear USB 0
External Reference Designator Rear USB 1
External Reference Designator Front USB 2
External Reference Designator Front USB 3
External Reference Designator ETHERNET
External Reference Designator LINE-OUT
External Reference Designator LINE-IN
External Reference Designator MICROPHONE
External Reference Designator Game Port

Expansion Slots:

Your mobo manual is here:
http://www.asrock.com/Drivers/Manual/P4i45E-R30_UM.pdf

From what I can gather it may be that your PC is setup correctly (it may also not be so, lack of FSB data means I can't tell) try running a benchmark like Sandra's SiSoft, and see how it compares speedwise to similiar PC's. If it compares about the same then it's a simple thing of the BIOS not doubling the FSB multiplier to indicate DDR ram fitted.

Some PC's show :
FSB * Clock Multiplier = CPU speed

Some show FSB * 2 (DDR) = CPU speed

Chances are yours is setup OK - just showing the CPU speed less the doubling factor for DDR RAM

From your manual:

DRAM Frequency:
If set to [Auto], the motherboard will detect the inserted memory module(s) and automatically assign appropriate frequency.

For the setting of FSB 800, you may select [150MHz (DDR 300)], [200MHz (DDR 400)] as the operating frequency

For the setting of FSB 533, you may select [133MHz (DDR 266)], [177MHz (DDR 350)] as the operating frequency.

For the setting of FSB 400, you may select [133MHz (DDR 266)] as the operating frequency.

Again Your info does not show what type of RAM you have installed.