Hi guys,
I bought a BP6 a couple of years ago, wich I used with dual 433's for some years until I decided that I didnt need it anymore. Now, I have found the old comp in the basement and want to get it running again.
I gave away my cpu's to a friend, so I had to order new ones even to see if the mb was working.
Unfortunately, I forgot about the fcpga/ppga issue, and bought a (cheap, so no worries ;P) 566 instead of a lower one.
Does the board work with one 566? I read somewhere that it did, but I cannot get it working.
I turn the power on, all signals seem to be working, cpu fan starts and all that - but then nothing. No signal to my monitor, no beep...nothing.
I havnt done any updates on my bios in a long while - So I have no idea what state it is in. I tried clearing the ccmos but it had no effect. I tried changing gfx-cards between a few I know that's working and this didnt help either (well, if the gfx-card was the problem I believe I would have had a beep-error - right?)
So, Either the mb doesnt like the CPU, or the mb is done serving me.
I ordered one 533 just in case (hey, $5 on ebay - quite a bargain for that technology really...) and I believe it to be sent to me in like a week or so, so Im gonna test with that too.
Also, I do not know if the 566 Celly works at all since I have no way of testing it elsewhere.
So, to sum up all my questions;
1) Can you boot the mb without ram/a cpu to bios? (this doesnt work for me)
2) Can you run a 566 (single) on the bp6?
3) Do I need to flash my bios to get it going with a 533 Celly?
4) Do you guys have any solution to my problems, or ideas of what
to check with the mb?
Thanks alot!
.dow
Problem with BP6
answers to your questions:
1.NO
2. Yes, BUT with FCPGA to PPGA adapter as powerleap Neo S370
3.No, but it is always nice to have the latest - RV for me is the most stable at the moment. Besides it seems BIOS has to have new microcodes for the new processors to work, so flash it with a new one. you can find it on this site
4. all of the above. it might be your mobo still works fine and I would guess so.
1.NO
2. Yes, BUT with FCPGA to PPGA adapter as powerleap Neo S370
3.No, but it is always nice to have the latest - RV for me is the most stable at the moment. Besides it seems BIOS has to have new microcodes for the new processors to work, so flash it with a new one. you can find it on this site
4. all of the above. it might be your mobo still works fine and I would guess so.
Dual C366@550MHz 1.90V (History)
yet single PIII-S 512Kb L2 cache at 1400MHz@700MHz
BP6 (not modded yet)
256MB PC133 C2
GF4Ti4200-8x
Maxtor 2x60Gb - all on promise ATA133
Lite-On LTR 40125S@48125W!!!
Plus P4 system
yet single PIII-S 512Kb L2 cache at 1400MHz@700MHz
BP6 (not modded yet)
256MB PC133 C2
GF4Ti4200-8x
Maxtor 2x60Gb - all on promise ATA133
Lite-On LTR 40125S@48125W!!!
Plus P4 system
I didnt really get that;BCN wrote: 3.No, but it is always nice to have the latest - RV for me is the most stable at the moment. Besides it seems BIOS has to have new microcodes for the new processors to work, so flash it with a new one. you can find it on this site
I can get it going with a 500 without flashing, allthough I will want to update the bios so it supports newer processors? Accordning to my Manual, the 500 isnt supported (or well, It didnt excist back then)...So shouldnt it be concidered a "new cpu"... as in, I need to update my bios to get it going? Can you explain that, please?
And thanks alot for the response! Phew, I would love to get this box running again
.dow
dow,
the BP6 will run on 300-533 Celeron mendocino(sp) core chips without anything special. There may be a batch of 366s heading to BP6 website you could purchase a couple maybe.
The celeron you got was the copermine series and only will work, with an adaptor and a BIOS update to RV.
Depending on where you live, you may just want to checkout getting a couple of the older cpus from ebay or some other source to get the mobo back into service.
If you don't like that idea is suppose I would could be persuaded to take the board off your hands. HaHa. Just joking, cause unless the caps are bulging or leaking the board is worth something, i just dont have the resources to offer anything.
Thanks,
David
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the BP6 will run on 300-533 Celeron mendocino(sp) core chips without anything special. There may be a batch of 366s heading to BP6 website you could purchase a couple maybe.
The celeron you got was the copermine series and only will work, with an adaptor and a BIOS update to RV.
Depending on where you live, you may just want to checkout getting a couple of the older cpus from ebay or some other source to get the mobo back into service.
If you don't like that idea is suppose I would could be persuaded to take the board off your hands. HaHa. Just joking, cause unless the caps are bulging or leaking the board is worth something, i just dont have the resources to offer anything.
Thanks,
David
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There are *almost* no bad BP6s. There are mostly bad caps.
No BP6s remaining
Athlon 2800
Sempron 2000
ViaCPU laptop with Vista.(Works great after bumping ram to 2Gig)
P-III 850@100
No BP6s remaining
Athlon 2800
Sempron 2000
ViaCPU laptop with Vista.(Works great after bumping ram to 2Gig)
P-III 850@100
my badInactiveX wrote:An update to RV should not be necessary. RU should do fine.davd_bob wrote:The celeron you got was the copermine series and only will work, with an adaptor and a BIOS update to RV.
There are *almost* no bad BP6s. There are mostly bad caps.
No BP6s remaining
Athlon 2800
Sempron 2000
ViaCPU laptop with Vista.(Works great after bumping ram to 2Gig)
P-III 850@100
No BP6s remaining
Athlon 2800
Sempron 2000
ViaCPU laptop with Vista.(Works great after bumping ram to 2Gig)
P-III 850@100
OK, I've changed the cpu, to a 500. I tried it today,
but got the same response as before
(fans go on, no beep, no screen, no nothing...)
Here's what I've got:
Bp6 rev 1.0
1 celeron 500 MHz
Memory & a gfx-card
I've tried this with a couple of memory sticks that I know work, and 3 different graphicscards, (both agp and pci), on different slots.
I've checked the battery and all caps - and that seems fine.
I've cleared the board from dust, and searched it for burned circuits etc,
but havnt found anything odd.
Im guessing this is a bios issue.
I would love some idea's of what to check, and how to check them
And, where can you reflash/buy a new bios-chip?
.dow
but got the same response as before
(fans go on, no beep, no screen, no nothing...)
Here's what I've got:
Bp6 rev 1.0
1 celeron 500 MHz
Memory & a gfx-card
I've tried this with a couple of memory sticks that I know work, and 3 different graphicscards, (both agp and pci), on different slots.
I've checked the battery and all caps - and that seems fine.
I've cleared the board from dust, and searched it for burned circuits etc,
but havnt found anything odd.
Im guessing this is a bios issue.
I would love some idea's of what to check, and how to check them
And, where can you reflash/buy a new bios-chip?
.dow
yeah might be.
I've decided to buy a new board and try that.
Then, switch the bios between the boards to see if
it was a bios related problem. If it is - then I can go and by myself
a new bios chip for ~$15 and have 2 boards, and if it wasnt ... well then I have a new board that *is* working to play with
So, if you skip the $$-part, its a win-win situation ;P
I've decided to buy a new board and try that.
Then, switch the bios between the boards to see if
it was a bios related problem. If it is - then I can go and by myself
a new bios chip for ~$15 and have 2 boards, and if it wasnt ... well then I have a new board that *is* working to play with
So, if you skip the $$-part, its a win-win situation ;P