Re: OT Computer Processors

[dorsai@xxxxxxx]

Guys

I am sitting on a P3 550 upgraded from a P2, you need tw  things...

1. a slot based P3
2. t  upgrade the microcode on the motherbaord for the stepping

Not all motherboards will support this but some do.

Mick

--- In ukha_d@y..., "Kenneth Watt" <kennethwatt@y...>
wrote:
> Dan,
>
> AFAIK a mobo for a P2 cannot accept a P3 I seem t  remember having
t
> upgrade the mobo when changing from P2 t  P3. Could be wrong though
my
> memory is cr4p at best!
>
> Memory, there is 66, 100, 133, 266 and RAMBUS! On a P2 it's most
likely
> t  be a 66mhz front bus so that is the speed it will work at
regardless
> of what you put in, although RAMBUS is only used on P4's I think.
Some
> of the IT guru's in here probably know different :-) It should be
okay
> with a faster SDRAM but not a slower one than the BIOS says it will
> accept, or at least it all has t  run at the same speed. I have
built
> several machines with different clock speeds in various SDRAM's but
they
> d  run at the lowest speed out of all the chips used.
>
> HTH
>
> K.
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Dan James [mailto:UKHA@xxxxxxx...]
> Sent: 24 July 2001 16:55
> To: ukha_d@y...
> Subject: [ukha_d] OT Computer Processors
>
> Hi all
>
> A couple of off topic (kind of PC questions)
>
> I have a P2 266Mhgz machine - I want t  upgrade the process in
this,
> can I put in a P3 chip? - can anyone recommend somewhere t  buy new
> processors from?
>
> Also Memory wise it uses SDRAM - where can I find out what type I
> need t  use t  add t  this, there seems t  be 2 main types, 100mhz
> and 133mhz - will it make any difference if I use the wrong one!?
>
> Thanks - as always there is a wealth of knowledge on this list, and
> it seems rude t  go elsewhere!
>
> Regards
>
>
> Daniel
>
>
>
>
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