What CPU for Abit BD7 Motherboard

[Harper]

Client dropped his machine off and he want to update the CPU.
The MoBo that is currently kicking is a A-BIT BD7 .

WHat is the biggest CPU that I can put on this puppy?

 

[Nubius]

Socket 478 Pentium Processor. But there are multiple BD7 boards. Which is it?

BD7-E
BD7II
BD7II-RAID
BD7III
BD7m

 

[Harper]

Straight forward BD7. There are no other letters there.

 

[Nubius]

well at abits website they don't even list the BD7 series.

http://www.abit-usa.com/products/mb/

 

[Apokalipse]

I think it only supports CPU's with a 400MHZ FSB

 

[jcline]

Here is a link to the specs...

http://www.pchardware.ro/Reviews/review.php?id=157&p=2

Should accept any Socket 478...I wouldn't buy a processor higher that 400Mhz though.

 

[Harper]

THX

 

[Nubius]

http://www.pchardware.ro/Reviews/review.php?id=157&p=2

Yeah that's the specs for BD7-RAID but what about all the other ones in the same BD7 series? Why are you assuming it's that particular one?

BD7-E
BD7II
BD7II-RAID
BD7III
BD7m

although it looks like those ones that I listed above are a lot newer being that you listed for BD7-RAID and this one shows BD7II-RAID so I guess they've removed straight BD7 info from ABit site

 

[Harper]

Not to worry. I'm going to be installing a Celeron 2.6Ghz @ 400 FSB into the motherboard.

Once again, TF helped me out on this. Which is more that what I can say for A-bit ; which was the following reply i got from them 30 seconds ago :-

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Subject: [Model name][revision] [problem category][problem description]

IT7-MAX2 V2.0,USB 2.0 driver is not worked.

BE7-S, SATA, HDD is detected failure.

AT7-MAX2, BIOS issue, DVDROM in PIO mode.

KD7-G, LAN issue, low speed of connecting.

NF7-S, BIOS issue, adjustable ranges from Vcores.

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I know what the problem is. Their website does not have a CPU compability list (which is really odd for a MoBo manufacturer)