CPU update for a P2B!!!!!!(maggi any advise)

[Maggi]

it is possible, but it would be too expensive in my opinion ...

Did you follow the links I gave above ?

You should definitly try to get a 100MHz FSB Coppermine for Slot 1 when you want to keep your P2B.

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Cheerio,
Maggi

Home rig:
Celeron333A @ 500MHz
Asus P2B-S @ 100MHz FSB
2x 128MB CAS2 SDRAM
Matrox G400 @ 150/200MHz core/mem clock
Pioneer S303 DVD
... and some other goodies ...

[alessandro]

Maggi,

Don't worry i'm in Asus sites all the time i seen this ones...they say that coppemines are ok in my P2B bios rev 1011(it says 1012 but i can't find it to upgrade????
But the links doesn't say if i can use Piii 800Mhz/100 !!!!
And maggi how its posible to use the 133Mhz SDRAM in the P3C(Unless you refer to the Rambus-to-dimm adapted that i wiil never buy because of the performance hit

[Rick]

Your P2B must be rev 1.12 running Bios 1010 at least. If you have a rev. 1.02 or 1.04 board it doesn't have the correct voltage regulator to supply the chip. If you put a Cumine Chip in the wrong rev. board, you risk frying it. I think the older board can take a Katmai chip up to 600, but since it has a 7x and 8x multiplier higher chips may be possible.

best of luck

Rick

[alessandro]

My P2B is rev 1.04 so P3C here i come!!!!!!!(if i only could find rambus memory here in the UK .

[Maggi]

Hi Alessandro,

I meant those adapters, because RAMBUS is still way too expensive in my opinion ...

It would have been a good start with fair upgradeability as soon as RAMBUS starts dropping in price, but now that you're seem to be willing to pay for it ... go ahead !



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Cheers,
Maggi
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Working Rig:
Asus P2B-DS @ 100MHz FSB
Double Pentium III-450
4 x 128MB CAS2 SDRAM
Matrox Millennium G400 32MB DualHead
Eye-Q 777 (22" with 127kHz) on primary VGA
Nokia 445Xi (21") on secondary VGA

Home Rig:
Asus P2B-S Bios 1010 @ 100MHz FSB
Celeron 333A @ 500MHz
2 x 128MB CAS2 SDRAM
Matrox Millennium G400 32MB DualHead @ 150/200MHz
CTX VL710T (17")
and a brand new Pioneer 303S SCSI-DVD