Mobo processor support

[t0rek]

the Intel website says that my mobo has a maximum support for a Pentium4 2,6 Ghz 400 Mhz FSB, but in the mobo's manual say that the max support it's a Pentium4 1,8 Ghz 400 Mhz FSB. I'm thinking about upgrading in the future, so who's right the wbsite or the manual?

 

[zorbid]

It's hard to tell... The website is up to date, the manual is not. They probably didn't know how high frequency would climb without breaking compatibility at the time they packed it. So I'd say the web site. If you want to be sure, e-mail them.

 

[Malcolm]

the Intel website says that my mobo has a maximum support for a Pentium4 2,6 Ghz 400 Mhz FSB, but in the mobo's manual say that the max support it's a Pentium4 1,8 Ghz 400 Mhz FSB. I'm thinking about upgrading in the future, so who's right the wbsite or the manual?

AT the time the manual was published only the 1.8ghz CPU was out, and thats all your present BIOS will support. If you download and install the newer flash for you CMOS then it will allow you to go up to the 2.6 it said on the web site. The manfuacturers web site is always right, you just may need to update stuff to make it work

 

[Eagle]

Actually, a lot of companies (local and motherboard) will flash the bios before sending it to you. My ASUS board already had the most recent bios on it. I'm not sure if it was the company that sold it to me or ASUS itself that flashed it but well you get the idea.

 

[t0rek]

Thanks guys, maybe I'll buy a 2,6 Ghz P4 processor in a year:happy: