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run processor at slower bus
Name: DZ Date: May 20, 2003 at 21:58:35 Pacific OS: winXP CPU/Ram: pIII 450, 100 bus
Comment:
I have a AA722396-108 motherboard (OEM version of Intel SE440BX-2 Motherboard).
It's now running a pIII 450, 100 bus.
I have a pIII 1 ghtz, 133 bus chip.
Should I even attempt to run this chip on this board or will it cause damage to the board or chip? (chip only cost me $3, so I'm willing to experiment).
I know i need to by an adapter for the slot 1 board.
Name: aaron Date: May 20, 2003 at 22:11:27 Pacific
Reply:
You may want to check the tech specs on a website.
A couple of months ago I switched out a p3 600 100 for a p3 1000 133 that I scavenged. Using the fan that I got with the p3 1000, the new processor worked like a dream. Admittedly, they were both same-socket processors.
All the tech specs I've found so far say that it requires 100 mhz bus. Most say I can try up to 850 mhz processor, some say any processor speed (as long as bus is 100). Did you go from a slot 1 processor to a slot 1 processor?
Thanks
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Response Number 3
Name: matt small Date: May 21, 2003 at 23:28:58 Pacific
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