What is supported on the motherboard???

[pickel]

I went ot site for my Mbd. And looked at others on Pricewatch and tried to figure out
what it all means. Let me put it this way:
When you buy a Mbd that is it supporting different CPU"s, does that mean that the Bios
will work with them or do you have to flash it when you build your computer? Just plug it in and start it up??Then add the other Bds and drivers? I'm confused. I read the site about putting it together but,It's like a motor, it's the tune up part I'm having a time grasping. Any words of advice more than
welcomed Thanks Ed

[This message has been edited by pickel (edited 11-13-1999).]

[Zotzmein]

Supported is usually indicative of what basic CPU(s) and bus speeds are supported by an individual motherboard.

Example: My ABIT BX6 Rev 2.0 from the factory supported both 66 Mhz and 100 Mhz bus speed and CPU(s); 266 - 400 Mhz CPU(s) @ 66 Mhz and 350 -450 Mhz CPU(s) @ 100 Mhz bus speed.

By upgrading the BIOS I can upgrade the MOB's support to Pentium III 600 Mhz CPU(s) @ 100 Mhz bus speed.

After installing a new CPU one must go into the system configuration and setup the CPU, unless of course your utilizing the factory setting standard.

Example: I have a 400 Mhz CPU @ bus speed of 66 Mhz. The factory setting for my board is 266 Mhz @ bus of 66 Mhz. I initial after installing this chip went into the BIOS and set the CPU to the correct configuration.

I hope this sheds some light on the subject. I'm sure that there are others more knowledgeable who can elaborate further.

Regards to All,

Zotz Mein


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[Ygor]

Pickel, when you have all the parts, you begin by mounting the motherboard in the case, install the cpu, ram and the video card, floppy and the primary hdd.
This gets you a video output so you can set the bios parameters you want, set up the OS, make sure it boots correctly.
Once that is done, you add the other cards one at a time. You might get lucky the first time and just put it all together and have it run, but this way is better if there are any problems along the way.
Don't worry about having to flash the bios until you have it all running, or if you get an indication that there are problems a bios flash might solve with hardware.

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[pickel]

Thanks guys. My confidence is slowly building. I guess since my computer is doing OK, if I need some pointers, I'll just give ya'll a holler and let ya tell what to do! /forum/smile.gif
At least, til I learn for myself. All I have to now is figure out what parts I'm going to need. Alas, I have a new project! mucho gratias.

the pickel

[alondra]

I'm still learning,, what is "flashing the bios???" is this on a separate chip on the board???

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[Ygor]

The bios is on its own chip on the motherboard, yes. Most nowadays can be updated with a "flash" that the manufacturer makes available as a download from their site online.

[alondra]

ygor, thanks, I learn a great deal on this forum.