I have GA-7ZXE Rev1.1
Part number (01)04719331729011(21)SN0144528642
Currently the Bios installed is ‘FB’ i.e. v1.24.
(I am currently running AMD 2100)
Gigabyte’s support advice has the following pieces of information:
Under CPU compatibility it says:
‘AMD AthlonXP 2200+(Thoroughbred,13u) 266 N/A’
(see
http://www.giga-byte.co.uk/Support/Motherboard/CPUSupport_Model.aspx?ProductID=2307 )
But separately, under advice about upgrades to the Bios the support advice says:
‘F8 2002/04/12
1.PCB 2.0 and previous PCB version (1.x) support up to Athlon XP 2200+ (0.18) CPU
2.PCB 2.1 and above support Athlon XP 2200+ (0.13) CPU
( see
http://www.giga-byte.co.uk/Support/Motherboard/BIOS_Model.aspx?ProductID=2307 )
Does this mean that if I roll back the Bios to F8 from FB, that an AMD 2200 (Thoroughbred) 1800 should be compatible with GA-7ZXE Rev1.1 (I have one available)? Or does it mean that it is not compatible (since it seems to be excluded in the list of compatible CPUs)?
Would it be worth the risk?effort of upgrading from AMD2100 to AMD 2200, or would the difference be insignificant?
Grateful for any advice anyone can offer on this.
Regards,
Milo
The full specification of the available CPU is:
AMD Athlon XP 2200+ CPU Processor.
Part number
AXDA2200DUV3C
Introduction date
10-Jun-02
Processor Core
Model 8 (Thoroughbred)
Manufacturing process
0.13 micron copper process
Package
453-pin organic PGA
1.95" x 1.95" (4.95 cm x 4.95 cm)
Socket
Socket A (Socket 462)
Speed (MHz) 2200 (rated)
1800 (real)
Bus frequency (MHz) 133
Clock multiplier 13.5
Low power features
Halt state
Stop Grant states
Sleep state
Probe state
Other features
MMX technology
SSE
3DNow! Professional
Level 1 cache size
64 KB code
64 KB data
Level 2 cache size
Full-speed on-die 256 KB
Floating Point Unit
Integrated
V core (V) 1.6
Min/Max operating temperature (°C) 0 - 85
Typical/Max power dissipation (W) 57 / 62.8
Serial # ...60069
PS The GA-7ZXE has worked brilliantly since I bought it new - a long time ago!
