Re: K7vza opgrade XP2000+

Yes, but perhaps not as much as you are hoping for.
You can only use XP2000 in a K7VZA Rev. 3 and a BIOS upgrade may be
required. The board will need to be rejumpered for 133FSB if your TBird is a
100mhz. model. You may need PC133 memory if you do not currently have it -
the K7VZA does not support DDR RAM. You may also need a PSU upgrade,
depending on the model that you currently have.

"Michiel van Amstel" <> wrote in message
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> I want to upgrade for a T-Bird 1200Mhz to a XP2000+ processor. Will i gain
> some speed with this ?
>
> Thanks
>
>

I have already upgraded to BIOS rev.3.7 and i use 133Mhz memory. I checked
the Elitegroup site, it says that the 3.7 upgrade allows the use of 2400+
processor.
On what speed will this processor run with PC133 memory ?
"Mr. Slow" <millenniumgoldspammersarebastards_@crouchvale.fre eserve.co.uk>
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> Yes, but perhaps not as much as you are hoping for.
> You can only use XP2000 in a K7VZA Rev. 3 and a BIOS upgrade may be
> required. The board will need to be rejumpered for 133FSB if your TBird is
a
> 100mhz. model. You may need PC133 memory if you do not currently have it -
> the K7VZA does not support DDR RAM. You may also need a PSU upgrade,
> depending on the model that you currently have.
>
> "Michiel van Amstel" <> wrote in message
> news:3f0bef8b$0$49116$...
> > I want to upgrade for a T-Bird 1200Mhz to a XP2000+ processor. Will i
gain
> > some speed with this ?
> >
> > Thanks
> >
> >
>
>

You need to run at 133Mhz FSB for the Athlon to reach full speed. My
understanding is that this is jumpered on the board. I really do think
however that you will need a new PSU if you use a XP2400+

"Michiel van Amstel" <> wrote in message
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> I have already upgraded to BIOS rev.3.7 and i use 133Mhz memory. I checked
> the Elitegroup site, it says that the 3.7 upgrade allows the use of 2400+
> processor.
> On what speed will this processor run with PC133 memory ?
> "Mr. Slow" <millenniumgoldspammersarebastards_@crouchvale.fre eserve.co.uk>
> schreef in bericht news:beh1u0$o46$...
> > Yes, but perhaps not as much as you are hoping for.
> > You can only use XP2000 in a K7VZA Rev. 3 and a BIOS upgrade may be
> > required. The board will need to be rejumpered for 133FSB if your TBird
is
> a
> > 100mhz. model. You may need PC133 memory if you do not currently have
it -
> > the K7VZA does not support DDR RAM. You may also need a PSU upgrade,
> > depending on the model that you currently have.
> >
> > "Michiel van Amstel" <> wrote in message
> > news:3f0bef8b$0$49116$...
> > > I want to upgrade for a T-Bird 1200Mhz to a XP2000+ processor. Will i
> gain
> > > some speed with this ?
> > >
> > > Thanks
> > >
> > >
> >
> >
>
>

Hello Mr. Slow

You are essentially correct in your understanding of possible jumpers on the
K7VZA board. To clarify it for you, I looked it up in my board manual and
the deal is the jumpers (JP9 and JP10) are supported only if the board is
equipped with the VIA VT8363A North Bridge chipset. They were removed with
the newer VIA VT82C686B chipset.

I'm currently running a 1700 xp+ in a box with version 3.1 mainboard, so the
2000 ought to be just fine in any case. It is equipped with a 400w psu.

HTH

Regards, Bob Troll

Mr. Slow wrote:
> Yes, but perhaps not as much as you are hoping for.
> You can only use XP2000 in a K7VZA Rev. 3 and a BIOS upgrade may be
> required. The board will need to be rejumpered for 133FSB if your
> TBird is a 100mhz. model. You may need PC133 memory if you do not
> currently have it - the K7VZA does not support DDR RAM. You may also
> need a PSU upgrade, depending on the model that you currently have.
>
> "Michiel van Amstel" <> wrote in message
> news:3f0bef8b$0$49116$...
>> I want to upgrade for a T-Bird 1200Mhz to a XP2000+ processor. Will
>> i gain some speed with this ?
>>
>> Thanks

Hey,
If your looking to gain a lot of speed the XP2000 Palomino it won't give
you what you were hoping for. I have a K7S5A and an XP2000 with PC133 RAM
and it's fast enough for most things including most games. I suggest
another MB and CPU combo if you have the need for speed. On the less
expensive side, the XP1700 OC's a ton and is the best econo CPU. I am
building a new system with an ABIT NF7-S and a XP2700+ .. so that I can play
ALL games faster.

"Bob Troll" <> wrote in message
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> Hello Mr. Slow
>
> You are essentially correct in your understanding of possible jumpers on
the
> K7VZA board. To clarify it for you, I looked it up in my board manual and
> the deal is the jumpers (JP9 and JP10) are supported only if the board is
> equipped with the VIA VT8363A North Bridge chipset. They were removed with
> the newer VIA VT82C686B chipset.
>
> I'm currently running a 1700 xp+ in a box with version 3.1 mainboard, so
the
> 2000 ought to be just fine in any case. It is equipped with a 400w psu.
>
> HTH
>
> Regards, Bob Troll
>
> Mr. Slow wrote:
> > Yes, but perhaps not as much as you are hoping for.
> > You can only use XP2000 in a K7VZA Rev. 3 and a BIOS upgrade may be
> > required. The board will need to be rejumpered for 133FSB if your
> > TBird is a 100mhz. model. You may need PC133 memory if you do not
> > currently have it - the K7VZA does not support DDR RAM. You may also
> > need a PSU upgrade, depending on the model that you currently have.
> >
> > "Michiel van Amstel" <> wrote in message
> > news:3f0bef8b$0$49116$...
> >> I want to upgrade for a T-Bird 1200Mhz to a XP2000+ processor. Will
> >> i gain some speed with this ?
> >>
> >> Thanks
>
>