The Vcore selection on Slocket 2 & Mainboard Vcore Selection.

[sampit]

Hello there, I have some Question that need answer reagrding my decision to make Coppermine (FC-PGA) work with my slot 1 mainboard using slocket

1. As we all know that slocket use jumper to choose the Vcore selection for the CPU (From 1.3 V to 3.5 V). I wonder if I can have a 1.6 V Vcore with slocket if my motherboard did'nt support 1.6 V.

2. If I choose 2.2 V Vcore from my BIOS, then I set up jumper on my Slocket to 1.6 V, what will happen?? Is the Vcore now run at 2.2 V or 1.6 V ?? (Which one is running).

3. If it still 2.2 V, How can I have a 1.6 v Vcore with my BX Motherboard?? Is there any periperal to make it so??

Thanks a lot.

[Brydon]

I would say it would run at 1.6v as it would take the 2.2v from the slot and then reduce it to 1.6v on the slocket but this is just my logic so wait for some more replies http://sysopt.earthweb.com/forum/smile.gif.

[LJE2]

The purpose of the slotket it to make socket 370 chips work with slot 1 boards, that means to not only make the chip fit on the board but to also make it electrically compatible, if the slotket you have is coppermine compatible (the older ones aren't) it will allow Vcore voltages down to 1.6v or lower depending on brand. You set the Vcore voltage on the slotket not from the BIOS, set the Vcore in the BIOS to auto and then use the jumpers on the slotket to set the voltage you desire.

[800XL]

If your motherboard has vcore settings, they will take precedence over whatever the Slotket is set to. The jumpers on the slotket mimic the pins on the CPU which the motherboard (when set to autodetect) uses to determine the correct voltage to give.

You should pick a setting on the motherboard that is correct for the chip (i.e. 1.6v), failing that, set the motherboard for auto detect or default voltage. The slotket can be set for the chip, or it can be set for autodetect as well. If you have a 1.6v chip, setting the slotket for auto detect will get you exactly the same effect as setting it for 1.6v directly.

Some boards give different options for voltage in the bios depending on what chip is installed. So, if you are currently running a Celeron 2.0v you might not have 1.6v as an option. Once the flipchip is in place, 1.6v may appear as an option.

The thing to remember is that the motherboard controls the voltage, the slotket and/or chip just ask the board for a certain voltage. If the board is set otherwise, it will use that setting.

[sampit]

So..the conclusion is...
If my motherboard does'nt have a 1.6 V Vcore setting it will still run at 1.6 V if I set up the jumper on my slocket to 1.6 V. all I have to do is set the BIOS vcore to auto.
Hmm....I'll try that. But is there any possiblelity of CPU Burned out? (Overvoltage)

I wonder...hope the slocket covert the vcore to 1.6 V, not just make motherboards recognized it as 1.6 V CPU.

Thanks anyway...