Replcing an old P4 1.4 processor with an old P4 2.0 processor???

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Specs for the Intel D850GB Mother board say it will support P4 2.0 400 HZ 256
K L2 Cache max. There's lot's of these on E-Bay but they all have 500 K L2
Cache. Does anybody know if this will be a problem??? the intel manual says
use only supported processors, but then comes back with "All supported
onboard memory can be cached up to the cachability limit of the processor.
see the processors data sheet for cachability limits" I'm thinking this
statement says size of L2 cache is not a problem??? This is an older computer
purchased in May of 2001 when they probably didn't even have 500 K L2 cache.
 
Bodidleysquat wrote:

> Specs for the Intel D850GB Mother board say it will support P4 2.0 400 HZ 256
> K L2 Cache max. There's lot's of these on E-Bay but they all have 500 K L2
> Cache. Does anybody know if this will be a problem??? the intel manual says
> use only supported processors, but then comes back with "All supported
> onboard memory can be cached up to the cachability limit of the processor.
> see the processors data sheet for cachability limits" I'm thinking this
> statement says size of L2 cache is not a problem??? This is an older computer
> purchased in May of 2001 when they probably didn't even have 500 K L2 cache.

Although Intel processors from any given time period may look the same,
it does not necessarily mean that they are compatible. More information
is needed about the processors, specifically their sSpec#. A little bit
of research will tell more about them or whether or not one can be used
as a replacement for the other. Re-post with the data that is burned by
laser into the surfaces of the processors (but most importantly, the
sSpec#).
 
Re: Replacing an old P4 1.4 processor with an old P4 2.0 processor???

Bodidleysquat wrote:
> Specs for the Intel D850GB Mother board say it will support P4 2.0 400 HZ 256
> K L2 Cache max. There's lot's of these on E-Bay but they all have 500 K L2
> Cache. Does anybody know if this will be a problem??? the intel manual says
> use only supported processors, but then comes back with "All supported
> onboard memory can be cached up to the cachability limit of the processor.
> see the processors data sheet for cachability limits" I'm thinking this
> statement says size of L2 cache is not a problem??? This is an older computer
> purchased in May of 2001 when they probably didn't even have 500 K L2 cache.

In that time frame Intel had two different series of processors with
overlapping speeds. What you need to find out is what socket your
motherboard uses and what socket the processor is made for. You can not
use a chip made for one socket on a motherboard with a different socket
without an adapter.
 
Re: Replacing an old P4 1.4 processor with an old P4 2.0 processor???

You can go to PowerLeap.com
and run the INSPEC utility and it will give you an idea just exactly what
you can update to.
http://www.powerleap.com/

"Michael W. Ryder" <_mwryder@worldnet.att.net> wrote in message
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> Bodidleysquat wrote:
>> Specs for the Intel D850GB Mother board say it will support P4 2.0 400 HZ
>> 256 K L2 Cache max. There's lot's of these on E-Bay but they all have 500
>> K L2 Cache. Does anybody know if this will be a problem??? the intel
>> manual says use only supported processors, but then comes back with "All
>> supported onboard memory can be cached up to the cachability limit of the
>> processor. see the processors data sheet for cachability limits" I'm
>> thinking this statement says size of L2 cache is not a problem??? This is
>> an older computer purchased in May of 2001 when they probably didn't even
>> have 500 K L2 cache.
>
> In that time frame Intel had two different series of processors with
> overlapping speeds. What you need to find out is what socket your
> motherboard uses and what socket the processor is made for. You can not
> use a chip made for one socket on a motherboard with a different socket
> without an adapter.
 
Re: Replcing an old P4 1.4 processor with an old P4 2.0 processor?

"GHalleck" wrote:

>
> Bodidleysquat wrote:
>
> > Specs for the Intel D850GB Mother board say it will support P4 2.0 400 HZ 256
> > K L2 Cache max. There's lot's of these on E-Bay but they all have 500 K L2
> > Cache. Does anybody know if this will be a problem??? the intel manual says
> > use only supported processors, but then comes back with "All supported
> > onboard memory can be cached up to the cachability limit of the processor.
> > see the processors data sheet for cachability limits" I'm thinking this
> > statement says size of L2 cache is not a problem??? This is an older computer
> > purchased in May of 2001 when they probably didn't even have 500 K L2 cache.
>
> Although Intel processors from any given time period may look the same,
> it does not necessarily mean that they are compatible. More information
> is needed about the processors, specifically their sSpec#. A little bit
> of research will tell more about them or whether or not one can be used
> as a replacement for the other. Re-post with the data that is burned by
> laser into the surfaces of the processors (but most importantly, the
> sSpec#).
>Thanks Halleck, after more intense research, I discovered my computer is the origional 423 pin socket family. I have the origional 1.4 and there was one 423 pin 2.0 on e-bay and the bid was $66.00 for a defunct processor. I mean you can get a barebones do it yourselfer Core 2 Duo Quad Core with an Intel MB for $500 at Tigerdirect.
 
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