Re: PWS333i+ upgrades

From: Rich Jordan (jordan_at_ccs4vms.com)
Date: 07/31/04

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    Date: 31 Jul 2004 11:54:37 -0700

    ben_myers_spam_me_not @ charter.net (Ben Myers) wrote in message news:<4108809e.33155786@news.charter.net>...
    > Rich,
    >
    > Unless the motherboard BIOS chokes when it sees a Celeron processor, one of them
    > ought to work. Supposedly, Intel never did anything to certify dual-processor
    > Celerons, but there have been reports of dual Celery systems running. The
    > reality is that the Celeron is not much different than a Pentium II in terms of
    > hardware architecture... Ben Myers
    >
    Oh well, no free upgrades after all. Tried all permutations of CPU,
    slotket, single/dual setup (with terminator when single), auto versus
    fixed bus speed, plus a variety of multiplier settings (which seem to
    be ignored). The bios always reports the system is (line breaks are
    what displayed):

    Digital Personal Workstation 366
    i LX V1.05
    blah blah
    CPU=Pentium Pro 366
      MHz SP

    It never recognized the second processor (always showed the 'SP'), and
    would always hang immediately after the memory test; sometimes video
    would go away, but more often it would just stop with the static
    display. There were coolers on the CPUs so they were not overheating.

    Given this result, I think its safe to assume the problem is in the
    bios or system not recognizing the new CPUs, so there's no point in
    trying different slotket hardware (which a friend has offered). I
    guess Compaq never bothered upgrading the bios on these even though
    the last release still had known problems to be fixed, unless they had
    a service fix that was never publically released (and I know Celeron
    compatibility would only be a side effect if they had). The most
    recent version (1.05) does list one Celeron in the release notes, but
    the ones I have are not recognized. Guess this poor thing will never
    be more than a poor 333MHz DP linux toy. Thanks for your response
    nonetheless.

    Rich

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