I have a Jetway motherboard and it

[CDFREEK]

I have a Jetway motherboard and it can only run a pentium 3 processor at 600 mhz. So i thought i will update my bios and see if it works. So i went on Jetways site adn there were lots of updates but none that i couls to update it. My motherboard is a Jetway 993AS-L any help would be great.

 

[CitrixEngineer]

There is a BIOS update to handle 1Ghz CPUs on Jetways site;

http://www.jetway.com.tw/evisn/download/bioslist.htm

Your board has a multiplier of up to 8x, with a 133Mhz FSB - you should be able to run a 1Ghz processor.

I hope this helps CitrixEngineer@yahoo.co.uk

 

[stevieblunder]

I think you will find that P3 chips have a fixed multiplier. Only P2 chips read the pull-ups at reset for a variable multiplier. P3 chips and P3 based Celerons have two outputs that can be used to program the FSB (66/100/133), but few mobos use this. The result is that the only way to change a P3 clock is via the FSB, but it's not clear that the core clock will work reliably if it not what the CPU wants. This is why P3+ chips are not limited to 8 x FSB.

 

[CitrixEngineer]

Er yes, but 1Ghz = 8x133 (give or take).

Or did I miss something? (Must get more coffee...) CitrixEngineer@yahoo.co.uk