7IX T-bird support?

daveshel · Jul 23, 2000

I have a Giga-byte GA-7IX with BIOS version F2. Will I be able to use a thunderbird?

Ulysses · Jul 23, 2000

I believe you can. See:
http://www1.amd.com/athlon/mbl/index/1,1503,,00.html
and
http://www.giga-byte.com/gigabyte-web/products/ga7ix.htm

The Tbird and Duron should only be used with either the AMD 750 or VIA KT133 chipsets (not the VIA KX133), according to AMD. Most if not all KT133 boards will be Socket A format, I believe. See:
http://www.athlonoc.com/slottbird_1.htm

In any event the Slot A format is a dead end, since with the L2 cache on-die now there is no longer a need for the PCB/cartridge format.