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Strange behaviour upgrading bios (on old R350)
Has anyone noticed the oddity with bios-upgrading a Dim XPS
Old bios + processor upgrade = OK but newer bios + processor uprade is not!
First we have an older bios with a PIII (!) 500MHz which the bios recognises as a PII (but XP recognises it as a PIII) - tests with PC-Check
Motherboard.Manufacturer = Intel Corporation
Motherboard.Product = SE440BX
Motherboard.Version = AA696071-408
Motherboard.Serial = 00025319124658BK009S
BIOS.Vendor = Intel Corp.
BIOS.Version = 4S4EB0X1.10A.0019.P09
BIOS.Release = 08/14/98
Processor 1.Manufacturer = Intel Corporation
Processor 1.Name = Pentium III
Processor 1.Type = Central processor
Processor 1.Socket = J4J1
Processor 1.Clock.Frequency = 497.83 MHz
then we do a bios-upgrade from A09 to A13 and lose the chance of using a PIII
with Dell Dimension XPS Rxxx A13 FLASH BIOS - whereafter PC-Check reports:
Motherboard.Manufacturer = Intel Corporation
Motherboard.Product = SE440BX
Motherboard.Version = AA696071-408
Motherboard.Serial = 00025319124658BK009S
BIOS.Vendor = Intel Corp.
BIOS.Version = 4S4EB0X1.10A.0035.P13
BIOS.Release = 09/21/99
Processor 1.Manufacturer = Intel Corporation
Processor 1.Name = Pentium II
Processor 1.Type = Central processor
Processor 1.Socket = J4J1
Processor 1.Clock.Frequency = 348.48 MHz
So is there any chance of getting a bios for this motherboard to make it work with PIII?
rgds kpson
Old bios + processor upgrade = OK but newer bios + processor uprade is not!
First we have an older bios with a PIII (!) 500MHz which the bios recognises as a PII (but XP recognises it as a PIII) - tests with PC-Check
Motherboard.Manufacturer = Intel Corporation
Motherboard.Product = SE440BX
Motherboard.Version = AA696071-408
Motherboard.Serial = 00025319124658BK009S
BIOS.Vendor = Intel Corp.
BIOS.Version = 4S4EB0X1.10A.0019.P09
BIOS.Release = 08/14/98
Processor 1.Manufacturer = Intel Corporation
Processor 1.Name = Pentium III
Processor 1.Type = Central processor
Processor 1.Socket = J4J1
Processor 1.Clock.Frequency = 497.83 MHz
then we do a bios-upgrade from A09 to A13 and lose the chance of using a PIII
with Dell Dimension XPS Rxxx A13 FLASH BIOS - whereafter PC-Check reports:
Motherboard.Manufacturer = Intel Corporation
Motherboard.Product = SE440BX
Motherboard.Version = AA696071-408
Motherboard.Serial = 00025319124658BK009S
BIOS.Vendor = Intel Corp.
BIOS.Version = 4S4EB0X1.10A.0035.P13
BIOS.Release = 09/21/99
Processor 1.Manufacturer = Intel Corporation
Processor 1.Name = Pentium II
Processor 1.Type = Central processor
Processor 1.Socket = J4J1
Processor 1.Clock.Frequency = 348.48 MHz
So is there any chance of getting a bios for this motherboard to make it work with PIII?
rgds kpson
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November 24th, 2006 18:00
Max CPU supported is Pentium3 450 for that board due to limitations of the VRM on the motherboard. Later Bios versions enforce that
http://support.intel.com/support/motherboards/desktop/SE440BX/
http://support.intel.com/support/motherboards/desktop/se440bx/sb/cs-013624.htm
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November 26th, 2006 12:00