Problem With Cpu Running Speed.

I currently have a AMD XP 1600+ which normally runs at 1.4ghz give or take a mhz and it's now running at 1ghz. Basically I try to boot it normally and I won't get any sort of response so I shut it down the hard way(just holding the button in till it shuts down) and then i start it up and it boots at 1ghz. I assume it does that as like a safe mode boot or something to that affect. If i restart the computer properly or shut it down and start it up again. It won't boot and i have to repeat the prior step of hard shutdown. I have tried to replace the fan/heatsink this didn't help. I'm assuming it's either the CPU or the Mobo. Any ideas before i spend money?

Oh and i've also tried taking the CPU and Fan out and cleaning then re-applying the grease. No dice.

Thx for reading through.
Please give it some thought n help out.

 

That is consistent with a damaged CPU or motherboard. You should make sure you have the most recent BIOS revision, however.

What does "I won't get any sort of response" mean? Describe exactly what sounds the machine makes (beeps, CPU and PSU fans spinning, HDD or CDD spinning up), lights, text on the screen, etc.

Are you overclocking the machine at all? Try the "failsafe defaults" or whatever your BIOS calls them.

There are four components every PC requires to POST: motherboard, CPU, video card, memory. If you have one of those missing or damaged, the machine cannot even run the POST. If you can, try a different video card and try different RAM, and try the suspect video card and RAM in a working machine.

 

One thing you might want to check is the battery in the motherboard. If the battery is dead, the bios settings will be set to default every time you unplug the computer. I would check this before you go out and replace the motherboard. So, go into your bios and change some settings. Then shut down the computer, unplug it for 30 seconds, then plug it back in, start it up and go into bios. If the settings were reset, then you need a new battery.

 

Hey guys thanks for all your responses i really appreciate it.

Ok so first thing I tested was if it was the battery and some wierd things happen i'll try to run it down best i can.
Ok so i tried to hard reboot(i can't do normal or it won't boot, no post no beeps, nothing) and
then i went into bios changed the frequency 100x14 instead of x15

ok after that I shut i did a hard shut down(once i saved and exited cmos I get no post or reaction again) , waited 30 seconds and booted went into bios. It was still at x14 . So i continued to play around with frequency. The battery is fine i am pretty sure. If i go any higher then 1.05 ghz it will do all kinds of things ranging from the ESCD freezing. But basically at some point in boot it freezes.

My motherboard is a MSI K7T turbo2

Now the graphic card and ram are new and I don't know anyone who even still had SDRAM anyways. But i really don't think it's Ram or the Video card. I am thinking now it's indefinately CPU/Mobo.

Edit : No Overclocking

I just don't know, hope you guys do.

Thx again

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After you changed the settings and shut down the computer, did you unplug the computer from the wall? You need to do that in order to test the battery. But, since the computer is freezing, it's probably not the problem.

The next thing I would check would be the power supply. A bad PSU can cause all different kinds of problems. Do you have a good power supply that you can test your system with?

If that is not the source of the problem, then I would test the motherboard and CPU by swapping out good parts if you can get your hands on some.

 

By testing my cpu in someone else's computer
Or other way around
Testing someone's cpu on my mobo.
Could i cause any damage with this sort of troubleshooting.

I have a reliable 350w power supply btw.

Mobo's are cheap right now so that wouldn't be to bad except i can't afford to upgrade to ddr ram.

 

Even reliable brand name PSUs can be defective, but I'd agree with Mastertech that chances are it's the motherboard. However, I'd still check out the power supply in addition to the mobo and CPU.

And, yes, that is how you would troubleshoot the CPU, try it in someone else's system. As long as you are careful, you shouldn't cause any damage to the processor.