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BH6 Which Version Do I have?

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eaadams

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I have a BH6.
Right now it is a celery300A oc'd to 450 w/128mB Corsair Cas-2 PC100 and a voodoo 2.

I'd like to throw in a PIII 600-800 and a GeforceMX
I guess I need to look for a slot 1 PIII that is @ 100MhZ FSB.

I know that it will take the MX however I have a concern with the PIII. Because I got the setup right when it came out I am concerned about the version. Specifically I went on these boards and to the abit website and checked. Apparently I need the "ss" version. The Abit web site says that I need to have. The Abit website says:

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[ BH6 Rev. 1.1 ]
!!!Attention!!! This BIOS update is for the BH6 Rev. 1.1 ONLY!!!
For the BH6 please go here: BH6
Since there are two different key versions (One is the version 1.0x series,
the other one is the version 1.1 and newer series) it's very important to
know how to recognize which mainboard version you have before upgrading
your board's BIOS. How can you tell? There are two ways.

The first way: You may find the version number on the white sticker of last ISA slot side and see a string of characters like "BH6-OK V1.XX".
The second way: You may read the last two words on the bottom right of the first boot-up screen (Energy Star Logo) to recognize what the BIOS id. number you have, then you will know which one you have to download and upgrade for your board.
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After checking my mobo I'm confused. Mine says BH6-OK V1.01

What can I do? Did they forget a 0?

Thanks!

PS. How long will the PIII and MX last? Should I get a lower PIII and get a GTS? What should I aim at?

Link to Abit BIOS website.
 
I would assume that the 1.0x = x=1

so you most likely are running one of the LH,LN,NV versions /

again as they say "You may read the last two words on the bottom right of the first boot-up screen (Energy Star Logo) to recognize what the BIOS id. number you have, then you will know which one you have to
download and upgrade for your board"

Press the pause key and it hold the screen so you can look again, also only info on that page says that it will support up to PIII 600.

 
You have BH6 Rev 1.01 not 1.1. I still have mine somewhere.
You can run a pentium 3 on it no prob.
Just upgrade the BIOS.
You have to use the Rev 1 BIOS tho ((not the 1.1)).
Go here, and download the file at the top of the page (BH6SS.EXE). It is the latest version of the BIOS you need, and also contains the flash utility you need.
 
The version Number is printed on a sticker on the first ISA slot.

Take the board out Or get a mirror & a flashlight & look on the side of ISA 1.
 
No, they didn't misplace a 0. I used to have the same board; it's the older 1.0x series and you should get the "SS" BIOS for it. That board ran my GeForce 256 DDR (a real power hog) fine along with a Celery 300A @ 450Mhz.

As I recall, 600MHz CuMines were the fastest officially supported by that board once the "NV" BIOS came out, due to the voltage regulator design (Intel upped the power requirements for the P3 after the board had already come to market, hence the revised 1.1x model made an appearance). I've seen many posts from people running CuMines at much higher speeds (700-800) on the 1.0x series though. Give it a shot.

As for a GeForce. I'd get the GTS instead of the MX. My old 256 DDR benchmarks faster than the MX in Quake3 from what I've read.

As for a P3. You should be able to overclock a P3-600E to 750Mhz with that RAM set to CAS 3 and a 125Mhz bus speed. If there are any stability problems because of the voltage regulator with the chip at 750Mhz, they should go away with it running at a 100Mhz bus speed. But I have a 600E running at 800Mhz, rock solid, and at a default voltage for a 600E of 1.65v, even though the default voltage for an 800Mhz CuMine is 1.70v. 🙂

 
I'm running an Abit BH6 rev. 1.0 with a P3 850 (100 bus) Socket 370 with a Slocket II overclocked to 1054 (8.5x124 bus).

Works awesome!
 
So I don't have 1.1 rather I have a 1.01 (1.0x).
Where does that leave me? What can I thow in their? Would I be better served geting a new mobo and a faster processor and new ram in 4-5 months?

While I have not been playing games over the last two years I'd like to start again. I was considering this upgrade in lieu of a PS2 and then get an XBox next year. My reasonong behind that was that a ps2 and 2 games is $500. I could get better games and a umpgrade to the comp for that or less than that.

I got this from the Abit FAQ:
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Do the BH6 Rev. 1.00, 1.01, 1.02, 1.03, etc. and up (BUT NOT 1.1 and above) boards and the BX6 Rev 1.00, 1.01, 1.02, etc. (BUT NOT BX6 Rev 2.0) boards support Coppermine CPUs?

No, the BH6 Rev. 1.00, 1.01, 1.02, 1.03, etc. and up (BUT NOT 1.1 and above) boards and the BX6 Rev 1.00, 1.01, 1.02, etc. (BUT NOT BX6 Rev 2.0) do not support Coppermine CPUs due to the native design of power for the CPU core voltage probably not being sufficient. So to avoid instability, we advise that the afore mentioned boards do not support Coppermine CPUs.

Why I can only adjust the voltage to a 2.3 Vcore in CPU SoftMenu?

In order to protect your CPU, the voltage adjustment range will depend on which CPU you have. For example, The maximum adjustment range of PII CPUs with 66Mhz FSB must be 3.2V and the maximum adjustment range of Celeron/ PII and PIII CPUs with 100Mhz FSB must be 2.3V . We don't recommend our customers to adjust the default voltage.
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I have heard of alot of BH6 v1.0x owners who have PIII 850 (100 fsb) and just recently read about a guy who got a PIII 900 to work on his BH6. Anyone know if you can use any higher cpu (not counting OC'ing)?

As for whether you should upgrade your PC or get a PS2, you'd be better served basing your decision on the games available for each platform. The type and variety of games available for each are different althought there is some overlap. Also, I wouldn't just base the decision on cost either as while you may end up spending less on a computer upgrade initially, you'll probably be putting more money in it later like buying a GeForce3 or P4 to keep pace with the newer games.
 
I have here a Abit BH6 1.0 and I flashed it with the latest bios and I now have a PIII coppermine 700mhz@785mhz works fine and rock solid
 
An easy way to tell if you have the old version 1.0 board is just look at the color of the connectors for the mouse, keyboard, serial, printer, etc. The old rev 1 has black connectors. 1.1 has color connectors. The other way is to look at your current bios version. It will be listed on the bottom left of the screen during post. Match that up with what versions are available for each type of board and you will know for sure. I upgraded a friends PC with a 300A @ 450 to a PIII 800. It was the old 1.0 board and works perfectly. If you have this one, you need the "SS" bios version.
 
eaadams, if you peruse the abit newsgroup you'll find that there's been great success w/ P!!!'s up to 850MHz on the BH6, regardless if it's a rev1.0x or 1.1 board. Abit's official position is that the VRM on the rev1.0x board isn't sufficient for the Coppermine, and officially, it probably isn't. But, there are too many success stories out there to discount the application.

Flash to the SS BIOS first, and you should be good to go. Don't worry about the MX card, if that's the way you want to go. Oh, one other thing, I'm going to suggest you go the FC-PGA route, rather than Slot1. Why? Slot1 is rather dead end, compared to Socket370/FC-PGA. If you go FC-PGA you could put that cpu in one of the current generation Via Pro133A or Intel 815E/EP boards.

If you go the FC-PGA route, get a quality Slotket, capable of supporting Coppermine, such as Asus, Abit, IWill, or MSI.
 
Just upgraded my daughter's vers 1.0 to SS BIOS, and put in a P3-500 that had worked OK in my grandson's MB - would not POST. Tried reseating many times, but no POST. Had BIOS set at defaults each time (Insert/Power on). Put back the Cel300A, and it POSTed only after several reseatings - had to ram it in fast and hard for it to seat properly and, finally, work again. Anyone know if this is a common problem with slot one contacts - and any suggestions about getting the P3 to work?
 
First flash to the SS bios. If you can find a Slot-1 variety PIII, great. If you can't, get a quality (I recommend the MSI Master) slotket adapter and run a Socket 370 chip in your board through the adapter.

The SS bios on the BH6 1.01 DOES support (even though it officially DOES NOT support) a 133/4=33.3MHz PCI divider when manually set to 133MHz FSB. Keep in mind, that due to the limitations of this board, a 100MHz FSB PIII chip run at 133MHz FSB is about the maximum you can do, but it makes for quite an upgrade on this old board. I have heard many reports of people running a PIII 750 (7.5X multipler) at 7.5X133=~1GHz. I run a PIII 700 (7x) at 7x133=~933MHz. For the details, see my signature.

Nack
 
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