Multiplier set to 6x in BIOS MSI GT627

Hello everyone,

I noticed today that in my BIOS, the CPU multiplier is set to 6x. More specifically, it says "Actual: 6. Max: 9". It should be at 9x. Everything is grayed out, so as far as I can tell, I can't change the multiplier back to 9x.

In windows, the shown multiplier is 6x when using CoreTemp, even when running prime 95. I turned off speed step temporarily, so the multiplier isn't adjusting with CPU load.

Does anyone have any ideas as to how I can fix this?

Thanks!

 

I think the 9 setting is for when you press the boost button, basicly 6 is the standard clock speed and 9 is the OC one

 

This is not true. The turbo feature increases the FSB from 266 MHz to about 319 MHz, but keeps the multiplier constant.

 

Argh, this has been rather frustrating. Here is a list of what I have done:

1. Upgraded BIOS to 1.0U version on MSI's website.
2. Tried several Intel Chipset drivers, including those on the CD that shipped with the laptop and the newest provided by Intel's website.
3. Uninstalled the CPU in device manager, and windows automatically re-installed it. It correctly determines the CPU to be a P8600 (2.4 GHz).
4. Set the Windows Vista (x64) Power profile to High Performance.

Here is a question: Does the EC firmware have any bearing on the multiplier? I would think not, but I recently flashed my EC firmware to that of a MSI GX620 that swaps the Fn and Ctrl keys.

Note that also in my BIOS, it sometimes says the actual multiplier is 6, sometimes it says 9. Speedstep is disabled, so this is strange. Also, the method I've been using in windows to determine my multiplier is use CPU-Z and also CoreTemp. I run Prime95 (multi-core) to set the CPU utilization to 100%. Unfortunately, the multiplier doesn't change. I wish there was a way to check the clock speed outside of Windows. Does anyone have knowledge of such a DOS program?

Does anyone have any ideas as to how I can resolve this issue? Thanks in advance!

 

Any ideas?