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More info?)
Thanks Paul,
I have in fact verified exactly as you say - buyer beware !!
Off to market to get a new board! ( only $65)
Guess I have a spare Northwood board now!
Cheers
Dave
"Paul" <nospam@needed.com> wrote in message
news:nospam-2108040031130001@192.168.1.177...
> In article <mKvVc.818$D7.239@news-server.bigpond.net.au>, "Dave"
> <CheckPost@newsgroup.com> wrote:
>
> > have following problem
> >
> > just bought 2.4D celeron ( 533 Mhz FSB)
> >
> > Have AsUS P4sgx-mx board after install the CPU machine starts
> > but does not boot.
> >
> > ASUS verifies support of 533 FSB - can anyone point me to a
> > site for advice?
>
>
http://www.asus.com.tw/support/cpusupport/cpusupport.aspx
>
> Celeron 1.7 GHz (400 FSB, L2 cache:128KB) ALL ALL
> Celeron 1.8 GHz (400 FSB, L2 cache:128KB) ALL ALL
> Celeron 2.0 GHz (400 FSB, L2 cache:128KB) ALL ALL
> Celeron 2.1 GHz (400 FSB, L2 cache:128KB) ALL ALL
> Celeron 2.2 GHz (400 FSB, L2 cache:128KB) ALL ALL
> Celeron 2.3 GHz (400 FSB, L2 cache:128KB) ALL ALL
> Celeron 2.4 GHz (400 FSB, L2 cache:128KB) ALL ALL
> Celeron 2.5 GHz (400 FSB, L2 cache:128KB) ALL 1005
> Celeron 2.6 GHz (400 FSB, L2 cache:128KB) ALL 1005
> Celeron 2.7 GHz (400 FSB, L2 cache:128KB) ALL 1006.002
> Celeron 2.8 GHz (400 FSB, L2 cache:128KB) ALL 1006.002
> P4-1.4 GHz (Socket478, 400 FSB, L2 cache:256KB) ALL ALL
> P4-1.5 GHz (Socket478, 400 FSB, L2 cache:256KB) ALL ALL
> P4-1.6A GHz (Socket478, 400 FSB, L2 cache:512KB) ALL ALL
> P4-1.6 GHz (Socket478, 400 FSB, L2 cache:256KB) ALL ALL
> P4-1.7 GHz (Socket478, 400 FSB, L2 cache:256KB) ALL ALL
> P4-1.8A GHz (Socket478, 400 FSB, L2 cache:512KB) ALL ALL
> P4-1.8 GHz (Socket478, 400 FSB, L2 cache:256KB) ALL ALL
> P4-1.9 GHz (Socket478, 400 FSB, L2 cache:256KB) ALL ALL
> P4-2A GHz (Socket478, 400 FSB, L2 cache:512KB) ALL ALL
> P4-2 GHz (Socket478, 400 FSB, L2 cache:256KB) ALL ALL
> P4-2.20 GHz (400 FSB, L2 cache:512KB) ALL ALL
> P4-2.26 GHz (533 FSB, L2 cache:512KB) ALL ALL
> P4-2.40 GHz (400 FSB, L2 cache:512KB) ALL ALL
> P4-2.40B GHz (533 FSB, L2 cache:512KB) ALL ALL
> P4-2.50 GHz (400 FSB, L2 cache:512KB) ALL ALL
> P4-2.53 GHz (533 FSB, L2 cache:512KB) ALL ALL
> P4-2.60 GHz (400 FSB, L2 cache:512KB) ALL ALL
> P4-2.66 GHz (533 FSB, L2 cache:512KB) ALL ALL
> P4-2.80 GHz (533 FSB, L2 cache:512KB) ALL ALL
> P4-3.06 GHz (533 FSB, L2 cache:512KB, HT) ALL ALL No HyperThreading
>
> The above list indicates your board supports the older Celeron
> product, not the Prescott CeleronD that you have purchased. Your
> processor is 90nm Prescott based, and probably needs Asus to
> update CPU support in the BIOS to work. In the list above, you
> can see P4 FSB400, P4 FSB533, mostly 0.13u Northwood types. No FSB800
> Northwoods, and no 90nm Prescott family. This means you have to be
> very careful when shopping, as Prescott based products will be
> pushed by Intel. After all, when the fab at Intel changes over to
> 90nm, they will want to push as much product through that process
> as possible.
>
> Prescott draws more power, and Vcore regulator design requirements
> are different for Prescott. This is one reason more processors won't
> get listed above.
>
> To see what boards support your 2.4D/FSB533, you can use the
> cpusupport page and select "CPU Name".
>
> HTH,
> Paul