[LinuxBIOS] Socket 370 thought....

[joe at smittys.pointclark.net]

>> Hello,
>> Just had a thought. I wonder if socket 370 boards with LinuxBIOS   
>> (i810) would support Tualatin (FC-PGA2) processors as long as the  
>> FSB  was compatable. You would probibly need a FC-PGA to FC-PGA2  
>> converter  because of the voltage differences, but this would allow  
>> much faster  processors, up to 1.4Ghz :-)
>>
>> Thanks - Joe


Quoting popkonserve <popkonserve at gmx.de>:

> most boards are incompatible because intel chose a different pinout for
> fcpga-ii cpus on purpose. a hardware modification (or an expensive
> adapter) is needed to run a tualatin cpu on such boards. the cpu
> voltage is one of the minor problems.
> anyway, we should support all processors and their microcode updates.
> the processor support in general needs some rework as most cpus are
> completely unsupported. the generic functions are mostly useless and
> only control general parameters (if anything at all).
> Holger

I beg to differ Holger, I have bought these on ebay cheap, and they  
work just fine on boards that support them.

http://cgi.ebay.com/New-370-CPU-Celeron-3-Converter-Socket-for-Tualatin_W0QQitemZ230192200737QQcmdZViewItem?hash=item230192200737

Here is one for 15$

Thanks - Joe