🚀 go-pugleaf

The real problem here isn't proprietary.  The board is a standard ATX
form factor.  The real problem here is product quality.  From out of
the past, the "Anigma" name strikes a blow for inferior hardware, just
like all the Anigma 486 systems Gateway wants to forget about.

The on-line documentation for this board is pretty minimal, compared
to extensive motherboard manuals for other motherboards.  The
integrated video and sound are OK if you find them acceptable for your
purposes.  There are only 2 DIMM sockets vs. the usual 3.  This board
reeks of efforts to produce a dirt cheap computer... Ben Myers

"qwerty studios" <studio78@virus.hotmail.com> wrote:

>Thanks for the info Dave. The link at the bottom is the only info I could
>find on Gateway's website for this motherboard. It sucks having a
>proprietary motherboard. Check it out.
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>"kony" <kingofnewyork@my-deja.com> wrote in message
>news:3ab1dbbb.46266863@news.earthlink.net...
>> Fri, 16 Mar 2001 07:23:58 GMT, "qwerty studios"
>> <studio78@virus.hotmail.com> wrote:
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>> >I'm trying to upgrade my system from a Pentium II 300MHz to a Celeron
>500MHz
>> >using a Iwill slocket II. After putting in the slocket with the celeron,
>I
>> >turned the system on but nothing happened. The power came on but the
>system
>> >did not boot up. I  put the Pentium II back in and it booted up fine.  I
>> >have a G6-300 system from Gateway with an Anigma
>motherboard(part#4000274).
>> >Apparently that motherboard is not from Intel but a proprietary board
>from
>> >Gateway. I'm running the latest BIOS, OAAKW040, according to the Gateway
>> >website. I made sure the slocket was set for 66MHz FSB and 2.8V(Intel
>> >website says this is the core voltage for my Pentium II...SL2QC). Any
>> >suggestions? TIA.
>> >
>> >
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>> I have two of those motherboards, both have the same BIOS yours does,
>> and I had one running a PII233, which was pulled out to "qualify" a
>> celeron 533 PPGA in it.
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>> The motherboard will supply the correct voltage, so leave slotket
>> adapter set to auto for voltage (auto for FSB too if you have that
>> option).  The onboard jumpers for multiplier were set to 233MHz
>> (3.5X), but it shouldn't matter what they are set to.
>>
>> The first attempt at running the celeron 533PPGA on the Anigma boards
>> was with an Abit SlotketIII.  The system would not power on.  My best
>> guess is a compatibility problem between the 440LX northbridge chip
>> and some slotket adaptors, as several other 440LX-based boards were
>> tried  with two different revisions of the Abit SlotketIII adaptor and
>> Celeron 533PPGA, and wouldn't work, but very similar 440BX
>> motherboards did work with that CPU/slotket combination.
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>> The celeron 533 did run fine on the Anigma with a different generic
>> slotket adaptor, which is what I suggest you try.  I have not tried to
>> identify the generic slotket adaptor that worked, it was bought loose
>> in a lot of equipment, has no markings, so I have no information on
>> it.   I think (not 100% sure) that the very common "PC100" adaptors
>> work.  If you want I can email you a good pic of the working slotket I
>> have, possibly figure out the manufacturer.  One thing I've learned
>> about the slotkets is that they seem to be more stable if they have
>> the large (relatively speaking, small actually) capacitors on them.
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>> I would be grateful if you would send me documentation on that
>> motherboard (Gateway's website docs are pretty skimpy, aren't they?).
>>
>>
>> Dave
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