During the process of diagnosing a problem, I switched cpu's (with a slower athlon). Now that the problem is fixed (it was a motherboard problem so I replaced the motherboard), I switched back to my faster sempron. However, I noticed that the computer still sees an athlon xp 1.3 GHz, when I know that the cpu installed is a sempron 1.67 GHz. Is there a way to reset something so my computer will see the real cpu and operate accordingly?

Kris

amd sempron 2400+
msi km4m-v (via km400 chipset)
512mb ddr2100
Yes there's away. B*gg*RED if I can remember what it is!

ECSD-something...? Ring any bells, anyone?Ecumenical Council of San Diego? does this help? http://acronyms.thefreedictionary.com/ECSDThat motherboard may have been made before Semprons existed. A BIOS flash may fix that BUT check the manufacturer's site first.

ECSD was a method that motherboards USED to auto IDENTIFY SETTING, interrupts, etc. during boot up.This is the motherboard=> http://www.msi.com.tw/program/products/mainboard/mbd/pro_mbd_detail.php?UID=610
It says it supports sempron, and I believe my bios is up to date. I will double check.Download the manual if you don't already have it and look for info on BIOS or jumper settings for CPU Speed. I've experienced this problem - Windows reporting wrong CPU clock speed - with my ECS motherboard. The cause was a BIOS setting that went wrong. Accessing the BIOS and re-setting CPU Frequency on the screen for CPU PnP Setup PAGE restored the system back to the correct clock speed. Just for the record, it is not ECSD, It is ESCD.
Extended System Configuration Data you Thank.

too Me.confused am I