I've been told here that my BP6 is dead this is bad news. I liked it. Does anyone hear have any suggestions?
Please bare in mind that i have a soldering iron and i'm not afraid to use it.
How would i hunt down this problem and replace the component or components in question.
Please note i have already made a bid for a new BP6 on ebay just in case.[/url]
Dead BP6
Hi.
I'm somewhat confused by the discussion referenced by your link. That discussion seems to say that you (or somebody else) is attempting to use an 800 MHz Celeron on a BP6. The CPU sockets on a BP6 are designed for PPGA Celeron CPU's ( 300 MHz - 533 MHz ). The discussion does not mention an adapter. The BP6 cannot use a FC-PGA CPU without an adapter (such as a PowerLeap PL-NeoS370.)
I believe the original PPGA socket and the newer FC-PGA are mechanically the same (meaning an FC-PGA CPU can be inserted in the socket), but the sockets are not the same electrically. This is why an adapter is necessary.
Do you have access to a PPGA celeron that you can use to test the board?
Best Regards,
s4
I'm somewhat confused by the discussion referenced by your link. That discussion seems to say that you (or somebody else) is attempting to use an 800 MHz Celeron on a BP6. The CPU sockets on a BP6 are designed for PPGA Celeron CPU's ( 300 MHz - 533 MHz ). The discussion does not mention an adapter. The BP6 cannot use a FC-PGA CPU without an adapter (such as a PowerLeap PL-NeoS370.)
I believe the original PPGA socket and the newer FC-PGA are mechanically the same (meaning an FC-PGA CPU can be inserted in the socket), but the sockets are not the same electrically. This is why an adapter is necessary.
Do you have access to a PPGA celeron that you can use to test the board?
Best Regards,
s4
javaholic,
Yea Coffee !!!
I read that thread and see the same thing that s4brains saw. I don't know who those folks are but if they give advise to others, someone should have done a little research and they would have seen you are trying a processor to new for your board.
BP6 can handle 2 of the old black celerons. Intel says they don't work in SMP but they do. If you use one of the newer green ones you need a special adaptor and can only use one unless you modify the board.
You can probably ask around and get ahold of a PPGA celeron for next to nothing...
Wait a minute. Where are you. I may have a couple extras in my junk drawer. I will be offline for a couple days so be patient if you reply or PM me.
David
Yea Coffee !!!
I read that thread and see the same thing that s4brains saw. I don't know who those folks are but if they give advise to others, someone should have done a little research and they would have seen you are trying a processor to new for your board.
BP6 can handle 2 of the old black celerons. Intel says they don't work in SMP but they do. If you use one of the newer green ones you need a special adaptor and can only use one unless you modify the board.
You can probably ask around and get ahold of a PPGA celeron for next to nothing...
Wait a minute. Where are you. I may have a couple extras in my junk drawer. I will be offline for a couple days so be patient if you reply or PM me.
David