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Subject: Pentium III-S Overheating?

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Name: DesiresINTEL
Date: November 13, 2007 at 17:31:03 Pacific
Subject: Pentium III-S Overheating?
OS: Windows Server 2003
CPU/Ram: P3
Model/Manufacturer: White Box

Comment:

Ok, my problem is that I think my PC is overheating. I have tried everything to try to stop it. Like removing the dust, applying more thermal compound and cranking the fan speed up to max. I also checked the power supply (Antec TruePower 380) and it is giving the correct voltages, also the MoBo is fine. But the computer will simply turn on boot until is finds the HD then shut off again. The system specs are below.
Intel Pentium III-S @1255Ghz 512KB 133MHz FSB
2x 500GB 5,400RPM HDs
ATI Radeon X1050 128MB PCI
2x 10/100/1000 GigaBit Ports PCI
V.92 56K Fax Modem
768MB 400MHz RAM
I can't tell the MoBo, it was given to me.
Antec TruePower 380 (380w)
Running Server 2003
Intel Pentium 4 EE 3.73@3.97GHz 2MB 800FSB
3072MB RAM
2x 85GB HD
2x PCI ATi Radeon X1800 PRO

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Response Number 1

Name: jackbomb
Date: November 13, 2007 at 18:41:41 Pacific
Subject: Pentium III-S Overheating?

Reply: (edit)

Make sure that the motherboard supports the Pentium III-S (this is the 512K Tualatin core). What your board is doing is exactly what my old S370 440BX board does when a Tualatin is installed. It powers up, counts the memory, then shuts down just as soon as it's about to search for bootable media.
Very few boards natively support Tualatins (especially the S version) without adaptors that have built in GTL+ bus conversion.
I doubt that you have a temp problem. Tualatins are relatively cool-running chips. If the heatsink is properly fastened, then it is not overheating.
The Movie PC:
Pentium III-S CPU: 1.66GHz, 158MHz FSB, 512K
2GB DDR333
7950GT AGP
Vista/XP
X-Fi
Optoma 1280x720 projector
JBL 5.1 audio
and now 89 upconverted WMV-HD flicks

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Response Number 2

Name: DesiresINTEL
Date: November 15, 2007 at 17:55:45 Pacific
Subject: Pentium III-S Overheating?

Reply: (edit)

That might be the problem. I was just given a motherboard and case w/ no processor. I pulled a CPU from a older dead computer and thought that is was compatable seeing as this board is made for PIII 1GHz 133 256kb. But now I have a $65 PIII and no MoBo for it, what Board can handle the PIII-S?
Intel Pentium 4 EE 3.73@3.97GHz 2MB 800FSB
3072MB RAM
2x 85GB HD
2x PCI ATi Radeon X1800 PRO

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Response Number 3

Name: Mattwizz3 (by mattwizz3)
Date: November 16, 2007 at 04:26:39 Pacific
Subject: Pentium III-S Overheating?

Reply: (edit)

Maby you should buy an adapter off e-bay instead. I also have a motherboard that supports the same Maximum CPU, I bought an adapter for something like $5 and I am now running a 1.4GHz PIII-S overclocked to 1.58GHz. The only modification needed was an extra big heatsink for the Chipset : P
Mattwizz3 :
My Take of the super P3:
P3 Tualatin @ 1.58GHz
SL-65DVB Motherboard
640Mb PC133 @ 150MHz
Sparkle 6600

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