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OOOOPS... TYPO- major typo--

370 FC-PGA to FC-PGA2 adaptor... Allows you  to use Tualatin -FC-PGA2 in a
FC-PGA socket....


"Vin Rin" <REMOVEvinrin57@optonline.net> wrote in message
news:YpSU9.138066$FT6.26126754@news4.srv.hcvlny.cv.net...
> Worked perfectly! But it's not totally the BIOS...
>
> I bought a ppga/ppga2 Upgradeware 370GU adaptor (www.upgradeware.com) from
> Stratton Computer thus enabling me to use a 1.2G P3 Tualatin. The adaptor
> goes for about $34 - it's better than Powerleap because theirs is limited
to
> supporting only one particular 815 chipset- and they themselves do not
> recommend their socket adaptor for this board (they do have another that
is
> much more expensive)... Upgradeware's does a better job of setting the
> voltage to 1.5 volts..(see write up in Tom's Hardware). The BIOS issue
comes
> into play because it seems that P11 limits the CPU you can use back to
> 1.0G.. if it sees 1.2, it will display a warning during post and shut
down.
> By going back to P10, it worked! It saw a 1.2 P3 - as did SANDRA and
> Belarc.. to date that PC works great... total layout was about $140- the
1.2
> P3 I bought was an open box from Googlegear for $95 +s/h. I did this on
both
> my D815EEA and my Compaq... for me it was easy versus a whole new mobo and
> all that...
>
> "Michael Gallagher" <freezeboy1@comcast.net> wrote in message
> news:tfSdnfbd8fFAxL6jXTWcpg@comcast.com...
> > Watch out with this BIOS update.  How do you plan on getting this to
work?
> > The 815EEA supported procs list
> > (http://www.intel.com/support/motherboards/desktop/D815EEA/ea_proc.htm)
> only
> > goes up to 1.0 GHz.  Did they mess up with the rev 10 release and unlock
> up
> > to 1.2 GHz?
> >
> > I tried the same thing with an EEA board and it didn't work.  I have an
> EEA2
> > board with an updated BIOS, but it doesn't work either because it's not
> the
> > proper revision code (you can check this via a label on the board or use
> > SiSoft Sandra).  The problem is that the protocol and pin layout was
> changed
> > between Coppermine and Tualatin processors.  I don't think falling back
a
> > BIOS rev is going to help.  If it does, let me know.
> >
> > All is not lost (especially if you already own the proc like I do).  I
> found
> > the article below and have ordered one of these socket converters.
> >
> > http://www.tomshardware.com/cpu/20020924/index.html
> >
> > "Vin Rin" <REMOVEvinrin57@optonline.net> wrote in message
> > news:4IZL9.70624$a8.62207@news4.srv.hcvlny.cv.net...
> > > Thanks Steven.. worked perfectly--- again thanks!   Lemme back up to
> where
> > > my confusion was.... I have a mix of PC's here.... When doing BIOS
> upgrade
> > > on the 2 Dells, Dell has 2 programs- one that creates the boot/bios
disk
> > > exactly as the one you linked me to, the other is just the BIOS file
> where
> > > you'd need to create a boot disk and add the file to it......
> > >
> > > I assumed the 2 at Intel's where the same... I now understand the 2
> Intel
> > > offers are: one that works thru Windows and the other creates the DOS
> boot
> > > disks w/bios.
> > >
> > > All worked perfectly - and I'm now at P10... again, thank you!
> > >
> > > "steven67@" <steven67@mindspring.com> wrote in message
> > > news:3DFFAF09.284DF68@mindspring.com...
> > > > Vin Rin wrote:
> > > >
> > > > > Thank you! This type concerns me a little in that I am not sure
how
> to
> > > flash
> > > > > using this type of file..as in from DOS... where the other type of
> > > download
> > > > > (such as two P11's currently posted at Intel's site)- one can use
> the
> > > > > Windows version (simple - as for me!) or the DOS version, such as
> the
> > > one
> > > > > you posted...
> > > > >
> > > > > Can you explain the steps real quickly how to make a DOS disk-
(boot
> > up
> > > I
> > > > > assume) - windows has made me rusty!...thanks!
> > > > >
> > > >
> > > > .
> > > >
> > > > The EA-P10.EXE file is a self-expanding zip file.  Copy this file to
a
> > new
> > > > folder.  Change to that new folder, run EA-P10.EXE, and five files
> will
> > be
> > > > extracted into that folder.  The README.TXT file contains
> instructions.
> > > >
> > > >
> > > >
> > >
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