Pentium II (yes, 2) running at 1.4 GHz ?

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Rubens

Hello all

After upgrading my ASUS P3C-LS from a Pentium III 933 MHz
(Coppermine) to a Pentium III-S 1.4 GHz (Tualatin) and
updating the processor microcode according to the
instructions posted at http://tipperlinne.com/bios6b4
I get a "Pentium II 1400 MHz processor" banner during
system startup. Is that normal ?
 
Rubens said:
Hello all

After upgrading my ASUS P3C-LS from a Pentium III 933 MHz
(Coppermine) to a Pentium III-S 1.4 GHz (Tualatin) and
updating the processor microcode according to the
instructions posted at http://tipperlinne.com/bios6b4
I get a "Pentium II 1400 MHz processor" banner during
system startup. Is that normal ?
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Yup. The chip simply isn't in the BIOS' table of recognized CPUIDs, thus
it tells the standard CPU type.

Stephan
 
Stephan said:
Yup. The chip simply isn't in the BIOS' table of recognized CPUIDs, thus
it tells the standard CPU type.

Stephan
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Odd that the default for an unknown CPU is Pentium II on the P3C series
boards but Pentium III on the older P2B series.
 
I am willing to bet that when that board was designed there was no
such thing as a Pentium III... so the BIOS is making its best guess...

Prang
 
Wizard said:
I am willing to bet that when that board was designed there was no
such thing as a Pentium III... so the BIOS is making its best guess...
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No. That board will identify the pre-Tualatins correctly.
It is only the Tualatins that it doesn't handle properly.
 
Wizard said:
I am willing to bet that when that board was designed there was no
such thing as a Pentium III... so the BIOS is making its best guess...

Prang
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Hmmm...I don´t think so, because the my first processor
(PIII 933 MHz) was recognized perfectly.
 
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