Grant wrote:
One thing that comes to mind is that the Tualatin P3-1.26 is a server
cpu and does not work in many desktop boards (I have *heard* that it
requires motherboard/memory ECC). If you've done the checking, and the
board is suitable then cool.
It sounds like you're talking about the Pentium III-S. Are you sure
the Pentium III-S has specific motherboard and memory requirements?
The one I got was advertised as Pentium III, not Pentium III-S, but
I'll send an email about that now. Good call.
Right - but they are not always labeled with the trailing 'S' - so you
need to check the Sspec no. for the cpu you are buying (e.g SL5QL). As
for am I sure - no, just the warning "These parts are intended for
server design applications, which will not work on a standard desktop
board" - e.g :
http://www.asisupport.com/intel_server_tualatin.htm
I would hunt PC133 memory on ebay
So you think PC-133 should work in a motherboard that only officially
supports PC-100?
Oops - I must have mis-read your original posting - sorry. The i810E
*chipset* supports 133 Mhz operation as far as I can tell... interesting
that the Mobo does not. So... err all bets off for PC133 memory - it
*might* work ok, but I guess you won't get as much benefit from the new
cpu...
Hmm - when I got stuck in a situation similar to this, I ditched the
vendor PC mobo (an HP in my case) and bought a new one on ebay - for
about $50, that fitted in the case and supported what I wanted to run
(IIRC it was 1Ghz PIII and PC133 memory).
Cheers
Mark
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