OT ASUS A7M266 and thoroughbred CPUs

[MadDAWG]

According to the link below the A7M266 will handle the newer XP CPUs. Has
any one tried it yet?

http://www.asus.com.tw/inside/Techref/thoroughbred.htm

MadDAWG

[Goy Larsen]

I can't get to the article as it won't load, happens a lot with the TW
site from here

I could have sworn that I had my XP2200+ up and running on my A7M266 at
one point, but I'm starting to wonder if I'm mistaken and that I had a
different board in my gaming PC at the time, because I've since moved
that board to my work PC and I've even tried Beta BIOS's to get it up
and running with a newly purchased 2200+, no go

However, the latest BIOS says something about adding support for TB's,
but I wonder if this may be for the lower spec TB's which is now
replacing the Palo's....

Beers and cheers
(uncle) Goy

http://www.theuspits.com

"A man is only as old as the woman he feels........"
--Groucho Marx--

[MadDAWG]

> >
> > http://www.asus.com.tw/inside/Techref/thoroughbred.htm
>
> I can't get to the article as it won't load, happens a lot with the TW
> site from here

Its not much to go by, but here is what it said.

MadDAWG

Athlon XP Thoroughbred Support Status (07/08/2002)

Model
Support Status since PCB since BIOS
A7A133* Yes 1.00 1012.001
A7A266* Yes 1.10* 1012.001
A7A266-E* Yes 1.11 1012.001
A7M266 Yes - 1007
A7M266-D Yes - 1005
A7N266 Yes 1.02 1003
A7N266-C Yes 1.03 1003
A7N266-E Yes 1.02 1003
A7N266-VM Yes 1.03 1001
A7S333 Yes - 1002
A7V133 Yes 1.05. 1008
A7V133-C Yes 1.05. 1008
A7V133-M Yes 1.01 1007.000
A7V133-VM Yes 2.00 1008
A7V266* Yes 1.05. 1010
A7V266-C* Yes 2.00 1010
A7V266-E* Yes 1.07 1010
A7V266-EX* Yes 2.00 1010
A7V266-M* Yes 1.02 1010
A7V333 Yes 1.01 1006
A7VL133-VM Yes 2.00 1008

*: BIOS & PCB version updated

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[Sid Chapple]

From what i have read the A7M266 (i have this board as well with a XP1600)
will support a XP2100 no problems at all but is a bit iffy with the XP2200
and above.You must have the 1007 bios or you could try the 1008_02b beta
bios.
Sid.

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[MadDAWG]

Using PC Probe the max CPU speed is 1800mhz with the 1007 Bios. Then I
tried the 1008 beta dated aug-2002 and it jumped to 2200 mhz. As far as I
know they never made a made a 266 bus CPU that fast that wasn't t
thoroughbred core did they? Actually I think the fastest 266 bus speed CPU
is the XP2400 running at 2000mhz.

MadDAWG

[Goy Larsen]

There is a 2600 running at 266 also, not easy to find, it used to be
listed at one of my suppliers but not anymore

[MadDAWG]

Have you tried the 1008 beta Bios? If I can get up to a XP2400 I'll just
keep what I got. This motherboard has been so darn good to me I'd really
hate to give it up. I played around with a P4 2.4 ghz this weekend and was
less than impressed.

MadDAWG

[Goy Larsen]

Sid Chapple wrote:
>
> From what i have read the A7M266 (i have this board as well with a XP1600)
> will support a XP2100 no problems at all but is a bit iffy with the XP2200
> and above.You must have the 1007 bios or you could try the 1008_02b beta
> bios.

Ah hah, the plot thickens, maybe my brain isn't fried at all and that I
did manage to get a 2200 running on this MoBo at some point, could be
CPU specific perhaps ?

Cause the 2200 I have now won't run on that MoBo, CPU is tested OK and I
tried the 1008_02b BIOS as well, went back to 1007 in the end as it's my
work PC

[Goy Larsen]

Yes, but only as long as it took to verify that my PC still wouldn't
boot up, then went back to 1007

I agree, one of the best boards I've ever had, reminds me of the old
ASUS P3B-F boards, but for the sake of the everlasting quest for speed
it's now relegated to my work PC, gaming PC has a A7V8X (KT400), which
works well enough but I kinda wish I had waited a little bit and bought
an A7N8X (nForce2) instead, even though it's against my principles to
own nVidia based stuff...:-)

[Leo Landman]

"MadDAWG" <onefa...@hotmail.com> schreef in bericht
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> According to the link below the A7M266 will handle the newer XP CPUs. Has
> any one tried it yet?

Asus info has not been very reliable on this. Apparently it's possible to
run an XP2200 with the 1008 BIOS and a cranked up Vcore. YMMV. Check the AMD
forum.

Good luck,
Leo

[MadDAWG]

That was a XP2100 thoroughbred, not a palamino, right?

Just what is suppose to be the differance between the two different cores?
Is it just the cooler temps?

Thanks
MadDAWG

[MadDAWG]

Well I think I'll just go with a XP2100 and play it safe. Its not as big of
a jump as I'd like. The nice part is it won't cost me a ton, and if it
squeaks out another year it will be fine. Maybe I'll put the difference
toward a new video card. yeah that's the ticket!

So is there gonna be any performance differance between the two cores, or is

[Remco Moedt]

Some people got it working, others don't. In my case it didn't work.
More info about AMD CPU's can be found here:

http://www.amdmb.com/

Remco

[Goy Larsen]

Not sure to be honest, but the 200 wasn't a "proper" TB anyways, it's
the TB-A which is a cross between a TB and a Palo.....all according to
my rapidly failing memory, every other CPU made on the TB core is TB-B

If it was only the slightly cooler temps I doubt AMD would have given
the whole range the once over, although simplified manufacturing might
have something to do with it, but it's my understanding the the TB's are
slightly faster than the Palo's as well, but how much.....if it was a
whole lot I'm sure AMD would have made a big issue of it

[Icer]

Yes, have been running a 2100 XP for several months using the 1007
BIOS. Works flawlesssly.

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>On Tue, 28 Jan 2003 17:09:39 -0500, "MadDAWG" <onefa...@hotmail.com> wrote: