AMD Mobile and desktop PC problems

[bigskank]

I'm having trouble with a Mobile 2400+ (Barton core) I bought. I'm running it in a Abit VA-10 mATX board (via KM400 chipset). It will POST, but it doesn't recognize the CPU. This is what it reads:

Main Processor: Unknown CPU Type 606 MHz.

Anyone had similar problems with the Mobile Athlons or know how to get it to recognize?

 

[AWhackWhiteBoy]

thats perfectly normal, mobiles were never intended for desktop motherboards. you just have to manually set all the multipler and FSB settings.

 

[bigskank]

Ah...well then, I may be screwed. The VA-10 appears to have no settings in the BIOS to increase or decrease the multiplier. For that matter, doesn't even list it.

 

[Jeff7181]

This is the reason having a good motherboard is just as important as having a good processor.