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In article <Zmqf6.82230$P5.2249427@news1.rdc1.il.home.com>,
  "Tareq Saddiq" <tareq@pobox.com> wrote:
> I have an AOpen Motherboard model AX6B
> (http://aoaen.aopen.com/products/mb/ax6b.htm) running the latest BIOS
R2.35
> and would like to upgrade the CPU. I am having hard time determining
what is
> the CPU is compatible. Looking at the table
> (http://aoaen.aopen.com/tech/report/cpuref/p2cpu.htm) I see that
Pentium III
> 100MHz w/600MHz is the most capable CPU.  Is this correct? What is OK
(2) or
> OK(3) means?
>
> Thanks,
> T
>

That chart only lists the CPUs that were available at the time, any
PIII or FCPGA celeron with the appropriate adapter will work, the trick
is figuring out if the rest of the stuff in your system will work OK if
you try for a 133MHz FSB, or if you want to "play it safe" and stick
with the 100MHz FSB spec CPUs.  The chart also mentioned recommended
lot numbers, although I'm not sure what changed from one lot to the
next, maybe the PLL-IC.

I have an early revision AOpen AX6BC board, which I think is the same
board except has one more PCI slot, one less ISA.  It is not one of
their "recommended lot numbers", and has been running a celeron 566 @
850 very stable for the past few months.  It might go a bit faster, but
I want it to stay 100% stable, as it's not worth the increased risk to
me to go over 100MHz FSB on a BX based board.

Based on the current market prices, it would seem the
best "conservative" value is to go with a PIII 700 or a Celeron 566
overclocked, unless of course you were planning to overclock the
PIII600 already.


Dave


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