>>> On Fri, Jun 30, 2006 at 9:26 am, in message <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>, Scott Chilcote <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Hello Brian, > > I don't know if this is helpful or not, but if you haven't yet looked up > the Athlon XP Core technologies your motherboard supports, you will need > to make certain that the one you bought is one of the supported > varieties. For example, a motherboard that supports the Athlon XP > Thoroughbred may not support the Palomino, and so forth. This is > because the voltages required for the different core technologies differ.
I thought about this also, but the asus documentation states my board will support both the Athlon XP 2200+ Thorton or Thoroughbred since I have the PCB version 1.05 and BIOS 1007. This processor is the Thoroughbred model 8. > http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Athlon#Athlon_XP I'll look at this website and see if it provides any other tips to get this working. Otherwise, I'm really thinking the processor is bad. > On my previous computer, I purchased the fastest processor that was > compatible with the MSI Master K7 motherboard - an Athlon XP Palomino > 2100. Unfortunately this processor had very high cooling requirements > and was barely stable enough to be useful. It worked much better with > the previous 1800. > > You also need to make certain you have sufficient cooling on the CPU. > Athlon XPs run hot and require very good heat sinks & fans. > > Good luck, > > Scott C. Thanks for you help and suggestions. Brian -- TriLUG mailing list : http://www.trilug.org/mailman/listinfo/trilug TriLUG Organizational FAQ : http://trilug.org/faq/ TriLUG Member Services FAQ : http://members.trilug.org/services_faq/
