CPU Fraud? Please help!

[MrChipMuthabored]

I bought a system awhile back(6 months), equipped with an Athlon 800mhz Thunderbird...or at least I think so.

When booting up in BIOS and detecting the CPU, would it specify that it is a Thunderbird? Because all I get is "Athlon 800mhz"; nothing else. I had the Phoenix Bios in my old board and in my new ABIT KT7A-Raid, the Award Bios. Both do notspecify that the CPU is a Thunderbird.


Now before storming into the store kicking and screaming, Thunderbird users, especially with ABIT KT7A-RAID boards, help me out.

Thnks!

 

[groovy]

Tbirds do not say "Thunderbird" at boot up. Athlon is the "official name for TBirds. You are OK

 

[stockjock]

Also the classic athlon does not come in a socket A version...I believe the Durons post as a Duron...so my guess is that you have a Tbird..just my .02 worth

 

[mitaiwan82]

yeah man "thunderbird" is only a code name...the official name on the retail box is "Athlon with Performance Enhancing Cache" as opposed to just "Athlon"