Be6 (not be6-II) - largest cpu?

[Steve (31)]

Can anyone please advise on the largest cpu that can be fitted to this board?

Thanks

Steve

 

[TomG]

you can fit any non-Tualatin P3 or Celeron cpu on that board without a Tualatin (Slot-T) adapter. be advised that some boards do not do well with a Slot-T adapter either. I had a board that I tried a Tualatin adapter on and it would not boot about 90% of the time... you can get a Coppermine compatible adapter and install a non-Tualatin FC-PGA (Tualatin is FC-PGA2) P3 or Celeron cpu as well.

in many cases, P3 prices are high enough to make you think twice about spending the money on one when P4 prices are not a lot higher... I think some folks are trying to get all they can of P3 cpu's just because they know they have been out of production for some time.

 

[Steve (31)]

TomG wrote:

you can fit any non-Tualatin P3 or Celeron cpu on that board without a Tualatin (Slot-T) adapter. be advised that some boards do not do well with a Slot-T adapter either. I had a board that I tried a Tualatin adapter on and it would not boot about 90% of the time... you can get a Coppermine compatible adapter and install a non-Tualatin FC-PGA (Tualatin is FC-PGA2) P3 or Celeron cpu as well.

in many cases, P3 prices are high enough to make you think twice about spending the money on one when P4 prices are not a lot higher... I think some folks are trying to get all they can of P3 cpu's just because they know they have been out of production for some time.

Thanks Tom for your response.

I've been trying to upgrade from a cel 500 to a cel 1.1gh using a abit slocket. The slocket has provisions for coppermines but I just can't get it to boot. Any more clues perhaps?

Thanks again

Steve

 

[TomG]

you sure you didn't get a Tualatin Celeron? have you flashed to TH bios? if not, I'd fit the old cpu and flash to TH and then see if you can get going... also, be aware that if you have any failing capacitors on the board, slower cpu's might be more tolerant of the caps that are failing and faster cpu's might refuse to boot or run in a stable fashion with the failing caps onboard.

take a look at the caps on the mobo and look for any domed tops or crusty stuff on the tops or dark fluid leaking from the bottoms.