shof515 Posted February 28, 2005 Posted February 28, 2005 I replace my old P2 to a P3 and when i boot up the computer this is what comes up:I-MMX at CPU 98mhzVCore= ?.??vThe motherboard(GA-6BXE) can support the P3 and the P3 mhz(its a 650mhz P3)Anyway to fix this so i can get my pc up and running
ironfist241 Posted February 28, 2005 Posted February 28, 2005 Can the bios be reached? if so then the core voltage setting should be somewhere in there (if my memory serves me correctly they usually have 1.65 volts), failing that there should be jumper/DIP switches on the motherboard to adjust this setting but to set it correctly you will need info from the motherboards manuals/documentation. hope that helps
shof515 Posted February 28, 2005 Author Posted February 28, 2005 I already set the dip switches for the pentium and i the bios cant be reached
mtvento Posted February 28, 2005 Posted February 28, 2005 Did you update the bios to the latest version available for your motherboard before switching the PIII cpu? Check on the Official site and look for the version number need by the mb design (usually MBs are serialized like programs = board ver.1.0, board ver 1.2, etc) and bios revision to have that PIII cpu to work with it, and if you need a newer bios, the put back the old cpu download bios, boot , update, switch again cpus, reset cmos, and let it run for another try. hope it helps
shof515 Posted February 28, 2005 Author Posted February 28, 2005 Problem is that:Accoring to the motherboard site,my motherboard dont need an updated bios and it should accpet the P3 automatically with no problems...i emailed techs support but they take forever to email back
mtvento Posted March 1, 2005 Posted March 1, 2005 I don't know where you got this datum but if you check this linkGygabyte pentium 3 600 cpu support mb listyou'll see that your model is missing, probably it cannot support that cpu...And if you che the multiplier it supports maximum 5.5x on the mobo specifics page wich means 550 with a piii 100mhz fsb...Ga 6bxeneeds some more investigation on hardware related forums.
shof515 Posted March 1, 2005 Author Posted March 1, 2005 on the motherboard manaull it said that it will support p3 and 650mhzDo you know a motherboard that will accpet a Slot 1 600e P3 also the ram that i currently have on the mobo
mtvento Posted March 1, 2005 Posted March 1, 2005 There are many, and many are out of production, you can find for sure something at you local seller, I use an asus p2b (slot1) and have a PIII 650@866 ovorclocked for 2 years and works perfectly, no crash at all, you'll probably have normal sdram modules wich will fit in almost every mobo
shof515 Posted March 1, 2005 Author Posted March 1, 2005 i just got a gateway motherboard that will accept the new pentium so i am going to try thay and see if it will work
mtvento Posted March 2, 2005 Posted March 2, 2005 Well, good luck then.... hope you'll make it to get the piii running
puntoMX Posted March 3, 2005 Posted March 3, 2005 i just got a gateway motherboard that will accept the new pentium so i am going to try thay and see if it will work<{POST_SNAPBACK}>Did it work? I just got lost in all your posts .
shof515 Posted March 3, 2005 Author Posted March 3, 2005 Gotta wait for it to ship to my apartment.....should be getting it around tuesday-wednesday...
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