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More info?)
Thanks for the detailed reply and help. I have the Rev 1.1. I emailed Epox
Tech Support in Tiwain with the same question. Here's what I got back:
Dear Sir
Please check your board's version.
The board's version :
V1.x can support processor 3000 with 333 FSB.
V2.x can support processor 3200 with 400 FSB
The latest bios update will support Sempron processor
SO I guess I can drop in any Sempron and any Athlon up to 3000 as long as it
is 333 FSB.
"kony" <spam@spam.com> wrote in message
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> On Mon, 5 Sep 2005 21:35:44 -0600, "Bob Fallona"
> <bfallona@qwest.net> wrote:
>
>>What processors can I use on this board ( Rev 1)? I DL'd the cpu list from
>>Epox and it looks like I can use any Athlon with a 333 FSB. Also will the
>>Semprons just drop in and work? The cpu list from Epox says it won't.
>>
>
> IIRC, it is an early nForce2 board. It should run the
> Sempron (skt. A type) too, but if you want the BIOS to
> properly ID the CPU (instead of it 'guessing', a cosmetic
> detail only in what it reports, not the speed it runs) you
> might need a bios new enough to incorporate that CPU
> recognition.
>
> First nForce2 chipsets were spec'd for DDR333 FSB, but after
> a certain revision of (Northbridge, nForce2) chip, they were
> expected stable at DDR400 FSB too, even though they weren't
> officially spec'd for DDR400 FSB till the next chip
> revision, the nForce2 400. Since your board is only rev 1,
> odds are against your running DDR400 but according to this
> article such a board has hit DDR180 successfully on 8RDA3+.
> What does the "3" mean though?
>
> http://www.digital-daily.com/motherboard/epox-8rda3+/
>
> So in general, yes you should be able to use any DDR333 FSB
> Athlon XP... though if you don't have accessible multiplier
> options in the bios you would have to do a mod to the socket
> pins or CPU itself to use a _Mobile_ Athlon XP as it
> defaults to a very low mulitplier even though it's spec'd
> speed is higher than that mulitplier's result... it depends
> on the board changing the multiplier to reach it's spec'd
> speed.
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