OLD BM6 question

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I was wondering if a P3-600E will work on a Abit BM6 board. I know it's a celeron board but I was just wondering anyways.

Thanks

 

[Supradude]

this will depend on the latest bios flash... the BM6 is pretty old though...

 

[Killrose]

It will work, but only if you use the Powerleap NEO adaptor. Then you can use any PIII/CeleronII CPU. The BM6 will only support cB0 stepping celeron II's without any modifications. Which means 533A and some 566A-633A, before they changed to the cC0 stepping.
I had one of these with a 533@920 and it was very nice.

 

[Xchange]

Where can I get this Powerleap Neo adapter, and this will let a 600E work in my BM6 right? What about Overclocking it and stability? I just got couple of free p3 600E's from work and was thinking about dropping it into my BM6 i had.

 

[Killrose]

Go to Powerleaps website, I'm sure you'll find a list of dealers, or put out a WTB thread in the for sale/trade forum here. Powerleap has a user feedback data base with comments and success stories from their customers. You should easily be able to get into the 700+ range with 600E.
Just make sure you have decent ram.
The BM6 had quite a few choices as far as bus speeds go, and mine was very stable. The only thing that might limit you is the CPU voltage limits. I don't think the NEO adaptor gives you any more choices than what is allowable with the motherboard it is being used on.