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More info?)
Daniel Mandic wrote:
> Hello!
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> There is a Beta Bios "1014beta003" which works very well on a Intel Pentium
> III-S.
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> You may not activate "BIOS Update" in the Bios, you will get an error during
> POST. Something about CPU id, which the BIOS did not found etc etc etc...
> Maybe you would place/write a CPU ID for the P3-S Tualatin yourself (BIOS
> hacking) in the BIOS!
Instructions for adding CPU microcode updates to the BIOS are available
on my P2B modification site:
http://tipperlinne.com/p2bmod
> So it seems to me that the P2B and P2B-F should reach more the Light Version
> of the Tualatin on the market, with 256KB Cache. Maybe, because it is
> slightly more unstable at <133MHz compared to a P3B or CUBX. You will see:
> Pentium III at xxxxMHz. Maybe the P3B BIOS is showing Pentium III-S, but who
> cares....
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> But it does not matter. The Board is doing more than well with the P3-S.
> I am using my machine with 100MHz FSB, so I get 1052MHz of Tualatin. Passive
> cooling is very easy!
> Also with 1400MHz!
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> I would recommend you the Adapter from Powerleap, PL-iP3T... It is the best.
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> My machine is unnaturally (in today computing) stable!!!
> Processing Power is very strong. The first time that I can imagine the
> 2nd-Level Cache is doing something. Before I used the Cu Celeron 700, which
> was also very satisfying in conjunction with the best Chipset ever made, But
> when I turned off the 2nd Level cache I could not see or feel any difference
> using an OS.
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> Hugh.
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> Best Regards,
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> Daniel Mandic
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