KT133 chipset + XP processor?

[bluemax]

I have an old DFI mobo I want to check out..... all I have is my XP2100+ in my nForce2 rig.

Will bad things happen if I plug the processor in? Will the KT133 chipset recognise it at all? As a different processor?

Just some warnings before I give it a try.

 

[Ionizer86]

Check the manufacturer's site for CPU compatibility, but the answer is probably no. The XP CPU came out around the time of the KT266A chipset.

 

[bluemax]

It haasn't been updated for ages... officially still only AMD Athlon / Duron.

So... what would this KT133 chipset see this as? Anything? Nothing? Destroy the chip? :Q

 

[johnjkr1]

It will not work. If the board doesnt support it, it just wont work. I have an XP working in a kt133a, but its a thunderbird, not a palomino.

 

[Ionizer86]

I tried sticking a Palomino in an MSI KT133 board. It boots, the fans start spinning and stuff, but nothing shows up on the monitor at all.

 

[johnjkr1]

That's the definition of "not working". That's not even a boot, it is a no post.

 

[WobbleWobble]

It may work, unofficially of course. I'd try it!

I tried to stick a XP 2500+ into a KT133A and no go. It'd boot but I'd get errors right away.

Oh well, worth a shot. It didn't kill anything though.