Can I run a PIII-700 in my ECS P6SEP-ME board?

[PrinceXizor]

Would a PCB revision affect a processor compatability?

I have a v1.1A PCB of the ECS P6SEP-ME motherboard. It currently has a Celeron 400 in it and I'd like to upgrade it to a PIII-700Mhz or so.

All of the CPU compatability information I can find lists either a v2.2 or v3.0 board. Any reason for this?

I know Celeron 400's have a 66Mhz FSB and PIII-700's have a 100Mhz FSB, but the board will accept PC100 DIMMs and they run fine (i.e. not downclocked to 66Mhz).

Any help would be appreciated.

P-X

 

[DaveSimmons]

There were 3 different versions of socket 370, the oldest only supported PPGA package chips up to 466 MHz and that sounds like what you have.

Slot-1 motherboards of that generation could be made to run coppermine FCPGA chips, but the slotket adapters had onboard voltage conversion.

As far as I know, you can only add a FCPGA chip using an inline adapter board from Powerleap that attaches to the socket between the CPU and motherboard.

 

[PrinceXizor]

I see. That very well could be. Bummer that. It seems BOTH of the motherboard/processor combos I have from that era are stuck where they are. I have an HP mATX system with a neutered Intel VX chipset. They locked it down to 66MHz FSB period. It has a Celeron 466 in it.

Is there any way to verify this by markings on the actual Socket itself?

P-X