First post, by bofh.fromhell
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So I dusted of my ol' faithful Intel L440GX+
Been running it with 2x 450MHz P3's
And for fun I tried one of my 1.1GHz in it which stopped it from posting and showing a CPU not supported message.
Fair enough I guess, but i started thinking what CPU's actually works on it?
My board is a 721242-006, wich would make is a 1.04 according to Intel.
Not the earliest but not a later board either.
The last BIOS I can find is 14.2 and it has the following:
"- L440GX+ Production BIOS 9.1 and later can be used on all L440GX+ server boards.
However, BIOS support for the Pentium(r) III 550E and 600E MHz and faster
processors can only be used on L440GX+ boards that have a PBA# of 704293-501
and greater or an AA# of 721242-008 and greater. Intel Pentium(r) III 550E
and 600E MHz and faster processors are not supported on L440GX+ boards with PBA
and AA numbers previous to those listed. Intel Pentium(r) III processors upto and
including 600 MHz(no 'E') can be used on all L440GX+ boards.
- Only L440GX+ server boards having a PBA 704293-801 and later or AA 704293-020
and later will support 1 GHz Pentium III processors."
In my mind this means my board only supports Katmai and not Coppermines?
Wich ofc. means 2x600MHz would be max.
And that makes my BP6 with 2xC366@550MHz look even more impressive considering the price difference when new =)
But perhaps some fellow Vogoner knows more about this?
