Hi,

I have a plain A7v266 MB with a AMD Athlon 1.4GHz CPU.
With plain I mean no A7v266-E or A7v266-MX, just a A7v266.
Now I would like to upgrade my CPU to a Athlon XP (because of the SSE
instruction set) but I'm confused about what I read at Asus' website.
They say:
"A7v266: Socket A for AMD®: Athlon / Duron®: 550MHz ~ 1.4GHz+ CPU"
So then I would think, no Athlon XP for me.
But when I look at the BIOS updates they say;
"A7V266 BIOS rev 1011 - Support AMD AthlonXP 2600+"
So am I right if I say that I can install a Athlon XP if I make sure I have
the right BIOS update?
Because I'm a complete moron with this stuff I thought I would ask here.
Also, is there more I should think about if I want to do an upgrade like
this (do's/don'ts)?
Thanks very much for your reply!

--
Bruce

Flashing the BIOS with an update is never a sure thing. If it goes wrong
you may be left with an unusable motherboard. Are you OK with this?

--
DaveW



"Bruce" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message
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> Hi,
>
> I have a plain A7v266 MB with a AMD Athlon 1.4GHz CPU.
> With plain I mean no A7v266-E or A7v266-MX, just a A7v266.
> Now I would like to upgrade my CPU to a Athlon XP (because of the SSE
> instruction set) but I'm confused about what I read at Asus' website.
> They say:
> "A7v266: Socket A for AMD®: Athlon / Duron®: 550MHz ~ 1.4GHz+ CPU"
> So then I would think, no Athlon XP for me.
> But when I look at the BIOS updates they say;
> "A7V266 BIOS rev 1011 - Support AMD AthlonXP 2600+"
> So am I right if I say that I can install a Athlon XP if I make sure I
have
> the right BIOS update?
> Because I'm a complete moron with this stuff I thought I would ask here.
> Also, is there more I should think about if I want to do an upgrade like
> this (do's/don'ts)?
> Thanks very much for your reply!
>
> --
> Bruce

DaveW:

> Flashing the BIOS with an update is never a sure thing. If it goes
> wrong you may be left with an unusable motherboard. Are you OK with
> this?

Well I did that already ) I now have BIOS rev 1011, but I still wonder
if I can put in a Athlon XP now...

--
Bruce

> "Bruce" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message
> news:Xns946A25363FF6Puff.Puff.Pass@213.51.144.36...
>> Hi,
>>
>> I have a plain A7v266 MB with a AMD Athlon 1.4GHz CPU.
>> With plain I mean no A7v266-E or A7v266-MX, just a A7v266.
>> Now I would like to upgrade my CPU to a Athlon XP (because of the SSE
>> instruction set) but I'm confused about what I read at Asus' website.
>> They say:
>> "A7v266: Socket A for AMD©: Athlon / Duron©: 550MHz ~ 1.4GHz+ CPU"
>> So then I would think, no Athlon XP for me.
>> But when I look at the BIOS updates they say;
>> "A7V266 BIOS rev 1011 - Support AMD AthlonXP 2600+"
>> So am I right if I say that I can install a Athlon XP if I make sure I
> have
>> the right BIOS update?
>> Because I'm a complete moron with this stuff I thought I would ask
here.
>> Also, is there more I should think about if I want to do an upgrade
like
>> this (do's/don'ts)?
>> Thanks very much for your reply!
>>
>> --
>> Bruce

On Thu, 8 Jan 2004 00:31:17 +0000 (UTC), Bruce <(E-Mail Removed)>
wrote:

>DaveW:
>
>> Flashing the BIOS with an update is never a sure thing. If it goes
>> wrong you may be left with an unusable motherboard. Are you OK with
>> this?
>
>Well I did that already ) I now have BIOS rev 1011, but I still wonder
>if I can put in a Athlon XP now...

For a "A7v266" looks like a Athlon XP 2600+(266FSB)(Model
8)(Thoroughbred) is the fastest that board supports officially.

see... http://www.asus.com/support/cpusupport/cpusupport.aspx

btw....
Athlon XP 2600+(266FSB) OPN = AXDA2600DKV3C
Athlon XP 2600+(333FSB) OPN = AXDA2600DKV3D
Barton 2600+ (333FSB) OPN = AXDA2600DKV4D

Cheers,
Ed

On Wed, 07 Jan 2004 20:09:43 -0600, Ed <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote:

>On Thu, 8 Jan 2004 00:31:17 +0000 (UTC), Bruce <(E-Mail Removed)>
>wrote:
>
>>DaveW:
>>
>>> Flashing the BIOS with an update is never a sure thing. If it goes
>>> wrong you may be left with an unusable motherboard. Are you OK with
>>> this?
>>
>>Well I did that already ) I now have BIOS rev 1011, but I still wonder
>>if I can put in a Athlon XP now...
>
>For a "A7v266" looks like a Athlon XP 2600+(266FSB)(Model
>8)(Thoroughbred) is the fastest that board supports officially.
>
>see... http://www.asus.com/support/cpusupport/cpusupport.aspx

btw, you'll also notice you need at least a PCB revision of 1.05 or
later to run the faster chips, that # should be printed on the board,
most likely between the bottom PCI slots somewhere.

HTH,
Ed

Ed:

> On Wed, 07 Jan 2004 20:09:43 -0600, Ed <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote:
>
>>On Thu, 8 Jan 2004 00:31:17 +0000 (UTC), Bruce <(E-Mail Removed)>
>>wrote:
>>
>>>DaveW:
>>>
>>>> Flashing the BIOS with an update is never a sure thing. If it goes
>>>> wrong you may be left with an unusable motherboard. Are you OK
>>>> with this?
>>>
>>>Well I did that already ) I now have BIOS rev 1011, but I still
>>>wonder if I can put in a Athlon XP now...
>>
>>For a "A7v266" looks like a Athlon XP 2600+(266FSB)(Model
>>8)(Thoroughbred) is the fastest that board supports officially.
>>
>>see... http://www.asus.com/support/cpusupport/cpusupport.aspx
>
> btw, you'll also notice you need at least a PCB revision of 1.05 or
> later to run the faster chips, that # should be printed on the board,
> most likely between the bottom PCI slots somewhere.

Thanx for your reply Ed.
I found out that I have PCB rev. 1.06, so I guess "Athlon XP 2200+(Model
8)(Thoroughbred)" is the best I can get, but that's ok. Thanx again!

--
Bruce

"Bruce" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message
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> Ed:
>
> > On Wed, 07 Jan 2004 20:09:43 -0600, Ed <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote:
> >
> >>On Thu, 8 Jan 2004 00:31:17 +0000 (UTC), Bruce <(E-Mail Removed)>
> >>wrote:
> >>
> >>>DaveW:
> >>>
> >>>> Flashing the BIOS with an update is never a sure thing. If it goes
> >>>> wrong you may be left with an unusable motherboard. Are you OK
> >>>> with this?
> >>>
> >>>Well I did that already ) I now have BIOS rev 1011, but I still
> >>>wonder if I can put in a Athlon XP now...
> >>
> >>For a "A7v266" looks like a Athlon XP 2600+(266FSB)(Model
> >>8)(Thoroughbred) is the fastest that board supports officially.
> >>
> >>see... http://www.asus.com/support/cpusupport/cpusupport.aspx
> >
> > btw, you'll also notice you need at least a PCB revision of 1.05 or
> > later to run the faster chips, that # should be printed on the board,
> > most likely between the bottom PCI slots somewhere.
>
> Thanx for your reply Ed.
> I found out that I have PCB rev. 1.06, so I guess "Athlon XP 2200+(Model
> 8)(Thoroughbred)" is the best I can get, but that's ok. Thanx again!
>
> --
> Bruce

I have the same A7V266 rev 1.06 BIOS 1011 with Athlon 1400.

I replaced the processor a few months ago for a "Athlon XP 2200+
Thoroughbred" I had no problems and all works ok

You can see a improvement in speed when I run benchmark programs but in
everyday use its hard to much difference.

The biggest improvement is it runs cooler.

Ian

oooeeerrr... here's me getting all excited about possible cpu upgrade to
2600 until me reads this .. :-((

checked my mobo and its rev1.04........ whats the best I could achieve
????

if mobo and cpu upgrade are in need of replacing whats works the best ?

budget of 300 UK pounds

tia

Stephen
a7a266 rev 1.04 (!)
1400 thunderbird
MSI G4Ti4200 64Mb
512Mb PC2100



"Bruce" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message
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> Ed:
>
> > On Wed, 07 Jan 2004 20:09:43 -0600, Ed <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote:
> >
> >>On Thu, 8 Jan 2004 00:31:17 +0000 (UTC), Bruce <(E-Mail Removed)>
> >>wrote:
> >>
> >>>DaveW:
> >>>
> >>>> Flashing the BIOS with an update is never a sure thing. If it goes
> >>>> wrong you may be left with an unusable motherboard. Are you OK
> >>>> with this?
> >>>
> >>>Well I did that already ) I now have BIOS rev 1011, but I still
> >>>wonder if I can put in a Athlon XP now...
> >>
> >>For a "A7v266" looks like a Athlon XP 2600+(266FSB)(Model
> >>8)(Thoroughbred) is the fastest that board supports officially.
> >>
> >>see... http://www.asus.com/support/cpusupport/cpusupport.aspx
> >
> > btw, you'll also notice you need at least a PCB revision of 1.05 or
> > later to run the faster chips, that # should be printed on the board,
> > most likely between the bottom PCI slots somewhere.
>
> Thanx for your reply Ed.
> I found out that I have PCB rev. 1.06, so I guess "Athlon XP 2200+(Model
> 8)(Thoroughbred)" is the best I can get, but that's ok. Thanx again!
>
> --
> Bruce

On Wed, 7 Jan 2004 23:13:02 +0000 (UTC), Bruce <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote:

>Hi,
>
>I have a plain A7v266 MB with a AMD Athlon 1.4GHz CPU.
>With plain I mean no A7v266-E or A7v266-MX, just a A7v266.
>Now I would like to upgrade my CPU to a Athlon XP (because of the SSE
>instruction set) but I'm confused about what I read at Asus' website.
>They say:
>"A7v266: Socket A for AMD®: Athlon / Duron®: 550MHz ~ 1.4GHz+ CPU"
>So then I would think, no Athlon XP for me.
>But when I look at the BIOS updates they say;
>"A7V266 BIOS rev 1011 - Support AMD AthlonXP 2600+"
>So am I right if I say that I can install a Athlon XP if I make sure I have
>the right BIOS update?
>Because I'm a complete moron with this stuff I thought I would ask here.
>Also, is there more I should think about if I want to do an upgrade like
>this (do's/don'ts)?
>Thanks very much for your reply!


Yes after you update yourbios,go for it.

http://www.a7vtroubleshooting.com/info/cpu/index.htm


"Lou Heitzler" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message
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> On Wed, 7 Jan 2004 23:13:02 +0000 (UTC), Bruce <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote:
>
> >Hi,
> >
> >I have a plain A7v266 MB with a AMD Athlon 1.4GHz CPU.
> >With plain I mean no A7v266-E or A7v266-MX, just a A7v266.
> >Now I would like to upgrade my CPU to a Athlon XP (because of the SSE
> >instruction set) but I'm confused about what I read at Asus' website.
> >They say:
> >"A7v266: Socket A for AMD®: Athlon / Duron®: 550MHz ~ 1.4GHz+ CPU"
> >So then I would think, no Athlon XP for me.
> >But when I look at the BIOS updates they say;
> >"A7V266 BIOS rev 1011 - Support AMD AthlonXP 2600+"
> >So am I right if I say that I can install a Athlon XP if I make sure I
have
> >the right BIOS update?
> >Because I'm a complete moron with this stuff I thought I would ask here.
> >Also, is there more I should think about if I want to do an upgrade like
> >this (do's/don'ts)?
> >Thanks very much for your reply!
>
>
> Yes after you update yourbios,go for it.