CPU showing less than it is?!?!

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Hi,

I've got a bit of a dilemma in that I recently purchased a 1GHz CPU for my Award P3 sys. The printed info on the chip is:

1000/256/133/1.75 & the model # is: SL52R

however, I've only noticed it showing as a 750MHz chip & my BIOS gives the following info:

BIOS Date: 04/25/01
BIOS Type: Award Modular BIOS v4.51PG
BIOS ID: 04/25/2001-i440BX-W977-GA686BX0C
OEM Sign-On: (2A69KG07) Gigabyte 686BX BIOS Provided by eSupport.com
Chipset: Intel 440BX/ZX rev 2
Superio: Winbond 977TF rev 0 found at port 3F0h
OS: WinXP SP2
CPU: Pentium III 750 Mhz MAX: 750 Mhz
BIOS ROM In Socket: Yes
BIOS ROM Size: 256K
Memory Installed: 416 MB
Memory Maximum: 1024 MB
Memory Slot 01: 64 MB
Memory Slot 02: 64 MB
Memory Slot 03: 32 MB
Memory Slot 04: 256 MB.

Is this correct that my current BIOS setup only allows a max of 750MHz? I only updated it in December using the Award Flash-BIOS download that I paid good money for & I'm hoping that they've not gone & done another update in the interim period.
I noticed there seems to be a general frowning upon "overclocking" (whatever the hell that may be; I'm a bit of a novice really ) so if this query falls into that category then my apologies in advance

[ajzchips]

Your board has the BX chipset, with a maximum FSB speed of 100. Your P3 is the 133 version. You should have looked for the 100 version.

In your case, your 1000MHz processor is 7.5x133 (7.5 is a fixed multiplier, so you can't change it), therefore in your mobo, its total will be 7.5x100=750MHz.

BTW, you paid for your BIOS update? They gave you the exact same version they sent Gigabyte (2001/4/25) for FREE downloading.
http://tw.giga-byte.com/Motherboard/Sup ... -686BX.htm

Aaaaah! Now I see, thank you very much.
Now, guess what my next question is?:
Can I set my BIOS to accept a 133MHz FSB chip (& if so how) or am I just really going to have to bite the bullet & buy a P4?
Also, do you reckon I was ripped off by the "good people" at Award?: $30 they charged me for an updated BIOS. Are you saying that it was available, free, on the net, all the time?

[ajzchips]

Nope... try exchanging your P3-1000/133 for a P3-1000/100. That's the simplest solution, and you'll get your full 1000MHz.

Yep... you were ripped off, although this doesn't mean they didn't provide the service you paid for.

Thanks for the advice there.

Sadly I think I've shelled out enough of my cash on this old fella so it's time I migrated to P4 country instead of postponing the inevitable by blu-tacking & Sellotaping short term solutions to "need for speed" issues.

Goodbye old P3, mosey into the sunset to meet your cousins P2, P1, 486, 386 & Grand-Pappy 286.........there's a new sheriff on the horizon & his name's 3.6GHz!!!

E4E