Help me! 533MHz FSB chip on a 400MHz FSB Motherboard?
08-15-02, 06:44 PM
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Help me! 533MHz FSB chip on a 400MHz FSB Motherboard?
I have a P4 2.26GHz 533MHz FSB chip but my motherboard says "Supports 400MHz FSB"
Will the chip still run on the board? The board is a Soyo P4I Dragon if that helps...
See... I already attached the chip to the board and the heatsink with silicone to the chip... but I'm afraid to turn it on now...
Help!
Will the chip still run on the board? The board is a Soyo P4I Dragon if that helps...
See... I already attached the chip to the board and the heatsink with silicone to the chip... but I'm afraid to turn it on now...
Help!
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08-15-02, 07:08 PM
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Supports Intel ® Socket-478 P4 Processor (1.4G - 2.4G+)
http://www.soyousa.com/products/proddesc.php?id=4
just download the latest BIOS and it should be safe to turn on
http://www.soyousa.com/downloads/
My guess is it will work.
08-15-02, 07:13 PM
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quacker! what's up man? remember me from the atlanta gathering?
anywho....looks like your board doesn't support the 533 fsb stock.
you may have to get into something like the abit bg7 for that. i could be wrong...but i haven't seen anything that says otherwise yet.
where did you grab a 2.6? i haven't seen any about just yet...
cranky.
anywho....looks like your board doesn't support the 533 fsb stock.
you may have to get into something like the abit bg7 for that. i could be wrong...but i haven't seen anything that says otherwise yet.
where did you grab a 2.6? i haven't seen any about just yet...
cranky.
08-15-02, 07:14 PM
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Thanks I'll try that...
I never imagined a problem with the front side bus... I haven't built a new computer since 1998. I just grabbed a chip within the clock speed range that is supported... but neglected to notice my chip is 533 mhz FSB... now I see my 2.2ghz chip is also available in a 400mhz FSB version.
My power supply arrives tomorrow... so hopefully a BIOS update will work.
I never imagined a problem with the front side bus... I haven't built a new computer since 1998. I just grabbed a chip within the clock speed range that is supported... but neglected to notice my chip is 533 mhz FSB... now I see my 2.2ghz chip is also available in a 400mhz FSB version.
My power supply arrives tomorrow... so hopefully a BIOS update will work.
08-15-02, 07:18 PM
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Thanks I'll try that...
My power supply arrives tomorrow... so hopefully a BIOS update will work.
Thanks I'll try that...
My power supply arrives tomorrow... so hopefully a BIOS update will work.
08-15-02, 07:30 PM
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Hey Cranky! Bout time for another get together ain't it?!
I just noticed an error in my initial post.
That's a 2.26GHz... not 2.6. My questions regards the FSB issue, not the clock speed of the chip.
And it's too late to turn back, I put the chip in and stuck the heatsink on with a silicone agent that basically bonded them...
so I guess basically, I'm hoping the board will run the chip with 400 FSB and the chip just maxes out at 533... which I won't hit since the board won't support it. That make sense?
I just noticed an error in my initial post.
That's a 2.26GHz... not 2.6. My questions regards the FSB issue, not the clock speed of the chip.
And it's too late to turn back, I put the chip in and stuck the heatsink on with a silicone agent that basically bonded them...
so I guess basically, I'm hoping the board will run the chip with 400 FSB and the chip just maxes out at 533... which I won't hit since the board won't support it. That make sense?
08-16-02, 05:20 AM
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ahhh....so basically you are going to run it a bit 'de-clocked' the, eh?
gotcha. what are you using to bind the heatsink down?
cranky.
gotcha. what are you using to bind the heatsink down?
cranky.
