Re: PWS333i+ upgrades

From: Jeff Monasch (monasch-x_at_comcast.net)
Date: 08/02/04

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    Don't bother with the powerleap. My 400i2 would not work with it in
    single cpu mode. It actually would boot in about an hour and a half!!!!

    Jeff

    Rich Jordan wrote:
    > ben_myers_spam_me_not @ charter.net (Ben Myers) wrote in message news:<410c14e4.1399928@news.charter.net>...
    >
    >>Rich,
    >>
    >>Sad but true, but not a surprise. The major impediment to processor upgrades
    >>with slotkets and similar hardware in recent years has been failure of a BIOS to
    >>recognize the faster CPU, even when the voltages are all aligned properly with a
    >>slotket or voltage regulator.
    >>
    >>Another frequent cosmetic side effect is that the faster processor will run OK,
    >>but the BIOS will not recognize its speed and/or type correctly.
    >>
    >>I forget. Does the PWS333i+ have an Intel 440LX (probable) or an Intel 440BX
    >>chipset? If it's a 440BX, then you can probably install and run a pair of
    >>500MHz Pentium II CPUs without any problem. There are also Pentium III CPUs
    >>which are voltage-compatible, running at 2.0v and 600MHz, but that may be
    >>pushing it... Ben Myers
    >>
    >
    >
    > Ben,
    > its the 440LX board. The BX was the PWS350i and 400i (and
    > rumored, documented, but never seen 450i). I heard from one person
    > that his 350i was trivially upgrade to dual P2/450s (I didn't know
    > they ever made P2/500s), and that he was able to use a Powerleap
    > upgrade (which does voltage regulation) to run a faster P3, but it
    > wouldn't do duals. I've tried upclocking the dual 333s to 366 and 400
    > using the CPU board switches, etc. but that doesn't work either. I
    > can't remember if the P2s were 'locked' to only work at their rated
    > speed though, which might be the problem.
    >
    > I guess the sellout to compaq came at the worst possible time for
    > the PWSi systems; they were dropped like hot potatoes, and support and
    > upgrades (and bios fixes) never happened. A shame because as peecees
    > go they were pretty nice. Nonetheless this one will make a decent
    > linux box for playing around with, with the dual processors, UW SCSI
    > for speed, and the ability to use some AGP cards for faster graphics.
    >
    > Thanks for taking the time to respond.
    >
    > Rich

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