Upgrading CPU

[Trainshed Terry]

From what I've read about that board, (and I'm sure it will tell you in the manual as well), it can only take Pentium 4's and Celerons, that are 400MHz bus based.

CPU Support List:
http://tw.giga-byte.com/Motherboard/...Rev%202.0).htm

So basically, short of switching to a Pentium4 (400MHz bus based) CPU, which should give you a decent performance difference, you are at the limit for the board.

AAGGHHH!!!, Could you please confirm that the answer you have sent me that the current motherboard can not take the upgrade CPU that I would like to install, and if Ihave read the listing that you sent me the motherboard that I currently use is undertesting.

I have just looked in Packard Bell info center and found the following, I hope that it helps to answer the question.

CPU Support
Socket mPGA 478B
Supports Intel® Pentium 4™ FC-PGA2 processor (Flip-Chip Pin Grid Array), 1.4 to 2.5 GHz
Supports 100 MHz data bus support (400 MHz using Quad-bumped technology)
Supports 133 MHz data bus support (533 MHz using Quad-bumped technology)
Here are the spec of the motherboard.

COLUMBIA MOTHERBOARD SPECIFICATIONS
Form Factor
µATX 24.4 x 22.9 cm
CPU Support
Socket mPGA 478B
Supports Intel® Pentium 4™ FC-PGA2 processor (Flip-Chip Pin Grid Array), 1.4 to 2.5 GHz
Supports 100 MHz data bus support (400 MHz using Quad-bumped technology)
Supports 133 MHz data bus support (533 MHz using Quad-bumped technology)
System Memory
Supports 2 memory slots
Serial Presence Detect (SPD) support
Supports a maximum memory size of 1 GB (using 2x512 Mb memory modules)
Supports only 2.5V DIMM DDRAM configurations
Unbuffered type support
Core Logic (Chipset)

The *651 IGUI HMAC 3D Graphics SDR/DDR Chipset (see note) features:
Processor Host/Bus support (533MHz data transfer rate)
Support for DDR266 and DDR333 SDRAM
AGTL+ & AGTL compliant bus driver auto compensation
AGP V2.0 Compliant
Support for additional AGP4X/2X interface and Fast Write Transaction
* Columbia 5 only.

The SiS 645 DX DDR333 Chipset features:
Processor Host/Bus support (533MHz data transfer rate)
Support for DDR266 and DDR333 SDRAM
AGTL+ & AGTL compliant bus driver auto compensation
AGP V2.0 Compliant
Support for additional AGP4X/2X interface and Fast Write Transaction


The SiS 962 MuTIOL Media I/O features:
PCI rev 2.2 specification support
supports PCI bus at 33 MHz
3 PCI bus masters slots (1 of which is combined with the CNR connector)
133MByte/sec maximum throughput
Integrated IDE controller supporting PIO Mode 4 transfers at up to 14MB/s, Ultra ATA/33 mode transfers at up to 33 MB/s, and Ultra ATA/66 mode transfers up to 66 MB/s, Ultra ATA/100 mode transfers at up to 100 MB/s and Ultra ATA/133 mode transfers at up to 133 MB/s
AC'97 link for audio and telephony CODECs (AC'97 2.2 interface)
SMBus interface
PC2001 compliance


I/O Controller
The motherboard integrates a WINBOND W83697HF I/O controller with the following features:
PS/2 Keyboard and Mouse controller.
Floppy disk controller supporting one 360KB, 720KB, 1.2MB or 1.44MB Floppy Disk Drives.
2 serial ports, both 16C550 Fast UART compatible.
1 Parallel port supporting SPP (Standard parallel Port), EPP (Enhanced Parallel Port), ECP (Extended Capabilities Port) and BPP (Bi-directional Printer port) modes.
1 MIDI/Game port.
Hardware Monitoring:
Fan speed monitoring.
Built-in case open detection circuit.
Watchdog comparison of all monitored values.
Audio Chipset
The functionality related to sound is provided by the integrated Sigmatel STAC9750T Codec, featuring:
DirectSound AC'97 2.2 Audio.
Inputs and Outputs: Stereo inputs for line-in, CD audio, Auxiliary, mono inputs for microphone and TAD, MPU-401 (UART mode) interface for wavetable synthesisers and MIDI devices.
Integrated game port.
Mixer Features: mixer with stereo for line, CD audio, auxiliary, music synthesiser, digital audio (wave files), and mono for microphone and speakerphone.
3D stereo enhancement for simulated surround.
Power management support.
SPDIF output for PCM & AC3 sound formats.
Ethernet Controller (Optional)
Realtek RTL8100(BL) PCI/Mini-PCI Single-Chip Fast Ethernet Controller with Power Management10 Mbps 10 Base-T and 100 Mbps 100 Base-TX support, includes the following features:

Conforms to IEEE802.3u 100Base-TX and IEEE802.3x Full Duplex Flow Control.
10/100 Mbps Half/Full duplex operation and IEEE802.3u auto negotiation.
Supports Wake on LAN features.
Remote Power On.
Remote Wake Up.
Advanced Configuration & Power Interface (ACPI) 2.0 & PCI Power Management Specifications 2.0 compliant.
Supports Wake-On-LAN function and remote wake-up (Magic Packet).
The ethernet address, Vendor ID and Configuration register are stored in the EEPROM.
Compliant to PC99/PC2001 standard.
PCI 2.1 and PCI 2.2 compliant.
BIOS
AMI BIOS includes the following features:

Advanced Configuration and Power Interface (ACPI) 1.0.
2Mb Flash device.
Supports Desktop Management Interface (DMI).
Supports Windows Plug and Play.
Supports Advanced Power management (APM) 1.2.
Year 2000 compliant.
PC 2001 compliant.
Supports S3 power mode.
Could you please advise on which Gigabyte/Columber mother board would you recomend to take the upgrade CPU.

Thank You.
Regards.
Terry