Socket 7 --> Celeron?

[hhh8785]

I don't think it exists, but does anyone know if a Socket 7 --> Celeron converter exists? If so, where would I get one?

[buitenb]

no they dont exist the s7 use a total other concept than the slot1/s370 so if you want to have a celeron running buy a other mainboard jakob

[Meat Puppet]

In some of the earlier mainboards you had support for both Intel and Amd. But none of those can be used with newer Intel Cpu's or Amd's.

About the only way you can use a celeron in a socket 7 board would be the evergreen PCI bus Celeron processor upgrade from Evergreen technologies.

And I really dont know how well it works or whether its a cost effective approach towards what you want or not.

But I do know you can fit a Celery 466 on it and as thats about the only way you would ever run a celeron Intel CPU on a socket 7 mo-bo..

[hhh8785]

What is so special about the Celeron 466 that it can fit and a Celeron 400 or 500 couldn't?

[RobRich]

The PCI upgragde board from Evergreen is actually a small BX chipset m/b. When you system posts, it take control of all system operations. You can effectively used any s370 Celeron with it. It a s370 socket, a memory slot, and a few jumpers for configuration. Though, it's not a viable upgrade path, as it costs a much a brand new motherboard anyway.

Robert Richmond

[Meat Puppet]

Thanks for clearing that up Rob, I knew it worked as a seperate mainboard of sorts. I wasn't aware it cost as much as a mainboard though.

Kinda defeats its own purpose on that note. http://sysopt.earthweb.com/forum/smile.gif

P.S. youre not limited to a 466. The kit I seen in a review came pre packaged with one thats all, sorry for the confusion.

[This message has been edited by Meat Puppet (edited 06-06-2000).]

[hhh8785]

What processors can go on a socket 7 other than a Pentium? If you could just gimme a few that would help.

[bdunn]

"What processors can go on a socket 7 other than a Pentium? If you could just gimme a few that would help."

Depending on the available voltages and bus speeds the entire K-6, K-6/2, and K-6/3 lines.

If you give us the modle number of the board we can be more specific.

[hhh8785]

Well by this time, I am surprised that not everyone here knows that I don't know what model of Mobo I got. I do have a few pieces of information, but noone has been able to find out what model I have. My mobo is made by this company: HSING TECH ENTERPRISE CO., LTD. (=PcChips). Pretty much, it is a PCChips mobo. It is not from America, it is international. The BIOS # is:
52-0114-001437-00101111-071595-SIS530-001_01_SIS530-H
The BIOS are AMIBIOS made by MEGATRENDS, release date 01/12/1999
On the bottom of my mobo, it says "Plato" and has "BA" inside of a diamond shape. Under that is written E-VO, under that is a P, under that is 9904.
If anyone has any idea at all how I could find out what model this is, I would be about the most gracious person on earth if it worked. I have been told ways to do it, but this motherboard seems to be a mystery. It is like it doesn't exist.