Do all slot adapters regulate voltage?

[Max Power]

I am wondering if any slot adapters on the market actually regulate voltage.

I am trying to upgrade my friends Gateway G6-450, with the Intel Tabor II motherboard. The board only supports 2.0 vcore. I thought I could use a slotket like the MSI MS-6905 Master and manually set the voltage to 1.65. I asked at Gateway's newsgroup and was told by someone there that the only slot adapter on the market that actually regulates voltage is the PowerLeap PL-iP3 .

Do the other slotkets still allow 2.0v to reach the CPU? Here's another question, if the other slotkets(inculding the MS-6905) don't actaully regulate the voltage then what are they doing?

BTW-the system boots up and runs Windows fine with a FCPGA PIII 750 on an MSI 6905 Master slotket as well as a retail slot 1 PIII 750. The BIOS and boot screen recogize the CPU as a PIII 750, also cpuZ and WCPUID correctly identify the processors.

Any clarifications would be greatly appreciated.

J

 

[Tonec]

Go to the San Diego Fry's and buy the Iwill Slocket II.

 

[Tonec]

Go to the San Diego Fry's and buy the Iwill Slocket II.

 

[RickH]

Mad Max you are correct. The Iwill II will only supply the normal voltages your MB supports, probably 2.0 volts The Powerleap will allow lower voltages, but it about $50. It's better to get even a cheap ($90) motherboard and a Duron, then put more $$ in the old MB. Been there, done that. R.

 

[technogeeky]

I'm not quite sure...BUT:

I use the Asus 133mhz capable card on my P2B-DS board (440bx, slot1) which is dual processor.

I am running two 800mhz processors on two asus converter cards, and I can regulate voltage from 2.0 down. I'm running one processor at 1.65 right now, another at 1.7.


Good luck either way!

 

[Max Power]

Thanks RickH, that's what I figured. I guess I have to buy the PL-iP3.

 

[NelsonMuntz]

I have the Abit SlotKET III and I have the voltage settings on my BX board below 2.0 V, but I left the settings for the Slotket on auto and my BIOS adjusted them. I had to flash a new BIOS for my board to enable the lower voltages, but they are there now. My understanding is the ASUS and Abit solutions both allow voltage settings.