I just put a P2 400mhz processor in my fiance's computer to replace her 266mhz. The computer kept registering 266mhz however. Tried reboots, shut downs, check the mobo for jumpers, and the BIOS has no CPU options. A friend of mine suggested that I remove the CMOS battery and perhaps after clearing the CMOS, it would recognize the new processor.
After removing the battery for about a minute, I put it back and started up the computer. Now it wants a BIOS password. There is no way to past it. I've tried a few backdoor passwords, but none work. Here's the specs:
Compter is an NEC
About 6 years old
PhoenixBIOS 4.0 version 6.0
I'm still working on trying to find the motherboard manufacturer/model.
Any quick suggestions?
****UPDATE****
Ok, was able to clear the password and enter the BIOS settings. There was a jumper I didn't see that needed to be change from pins 1-2 to 2-3. This also allowed me to configure my processor speed. But I noticed that the processor speed options only went up to 333Mhz. I assume that's as fast as the board can support. So I set it to 333mhz, saved and restarted the computer, with the BIOS jumper set back to the normal 1-2.
Computer is still reading 266mhz. I don't see any more jumpers or switches to change to get the computer to recognize the new processor speed. Any ideas?
After removing the battery for about a minute, I put it back and started up the computer. Now it wants a BIOS password. There is no way to past it. I've tried a few backdoor passwords, but none work. Here's the specs:
Compter is an NEC
About 6 years old
PhoenixBIOS 4.0 version 6.0
I'm still working on trying to find the motherboard manufacturer/model.
Any quick suggestions?
****UPDATE****
Ok, was able to clear the password and enter the BIOS settings. There was a jumper I didn't see that needed to be change from pins 1-2 to 2-3. This also allowed me to configure my processor speed. But I noticed that the processor speed options only went up to 333Mhz. I assume that's as fast as the board can support. So I set it to 333mhz, saved and restarted the computer, with the BIOS jumper set back to the normal 1-2.
Computer is still reading 266mhz. I don't see any more jumpers or switches to change to get the computer to recognize the new processor speed. Any ideas?