CPU being reported as Unknown type

Discussion in 'Hardware' started by ffreeloader, Dec 8, 2007.

  1. ffreeloader

    ffreeloader Terabyte Poster

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    My antique workstation has just started reporting my cpu as other than it is. It has always reported, correctly, that it is an Athlon XP 1800+. Now it reports the cpu as an unknown type and that it's a 1600+. This happens both in the bios and in the OS reporting tools.

    One other oddity that I just noticed is that if I boot into a generic kernel rather than one optimized for the K7 processor is that the OS only recognizes approximately 1 gig of ram. However, on boot the system recognizes all 2.5 gigs of ram.

    Anyone have any guesses as to which component is failing? Motherboard or CPU?
     
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  2. hbroomhall

    hbroomhall Petabyte Poster Gold Member

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    Hard to say - as they are so closely coupled. I'd also not discount the possibility of the motherboard battery failing so that random changes are being made to the BIOS setup.

    Harry.
     
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  3. ffreeloader

    ffreeloader Terabyte Poster

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    The battery is something I'd overlooked. However, I've reset all defaults a couple of times, and the changes in how things are being reported stays consistent after each reset and on all reboots. It is several years old already. I think I built this thing in 2003 so it's not like I haven't gotten my money's worth out of it. If I remember correctly I only put about $400 total into it including case and power supply.
     
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