MSI 6163Pro & P3 cC0 stepping

[tde]

Intel S-specs says:
"9. Vcc Core Voltage - 1.70 V/Requires a motherboard with a split plane for the Vcc
"
for the newer cC0 steppings found on all P3 (600 and above).
what is the Split plane?
How can I make sure my 6163Pro can take such a cpu with Iwill slotket?
can the 6163Pro run P3 800 EB (133) at 133 or at least at 110-112 FSB?
thanks

 

[Basie]

Is that true that all New P3 600s and above are cco stepping? Where did
you get that info?

 

[yllus]

<< How can I make sure my 6163Pro can take such a cpu with Iwill slotket? >>


It definitely should, but it's not something I've tested as yet. But with the newest BIOS update, MSI has said that the 6163 Pro will handle any Pentium III E processor.



<< can the 6163Pro run P3 800 EB (133) at 133 or at least at 110-112 FSB? >>


That E I specified above is for regular Coppermines at 100 Mhz FSB, but the board itself can handle speeds of 140+ Mhz in the majority of cases. 133 Mhz is a piece of cake. 😉 But I really would recommend using a CPU that runs at 100 Mhz natively because there is no 1/2 AGP divider on this motherboard at 133 Mhz to bring the AGP speed back down to 66 Mhz. Got all that?

More info: MSI 6163 Pro review @ bxboards.com

 

[tde]

Thanks for the replys,
BTW: after flashing the 6163Pro Bios (to the newest available) I found sonthing real strange, the max multiplier on the factory auto options is X8.5 (100X8.5=850) while going on manual I can adjust to the max of X8.0 (FSBX8.0= cpu MHz), does MSI have a bug in this bios?