CT-479 in unsupported motherboards

[Kamerat]

Took the freedom to start this thread after a post by cirthix.

if u guys have a cpu and ct479, try it in every p4 board you have, and let us know the results

Partially working:
Asus P4S800-MX rev. 2.00: SiS 661FX (tested by Kamerat)
- Posted with both Celeron M 350 and Pentium M 730
- Pentium M posted with 6x MP
- Celeron M overclocked to 13x180MHz, default voltage
- Wouldn't run or install Windows XP
- Linux ran great (Slackware 10.1 and kernel 2.6.11.11, also tested Fedora Core 4 with sucsess)
Asus P4S800D-E: SiS 655TX/FX (tested by Pongi)
- Posted with Celeron M 340 with 1.55V VCORE as default
- Wouldn't run Windows
ECS P4IBASD: i845D (tested by _lochfrass_)
- Tested with Celeron M 320
- Ran Windows

Not working:
Abit IC7: i875P => no post (tested by Mr Meltdown)
Abit IC7 MAX 3: i875P => no post (tested by Mr Meltdown)
Albatron PX865PE Pro: i865PE, P-M Banias 1.4, latest BIOS => no post or beep (tested by cooliscool)
Albatron PX915P4C Pro: i915P, P-M 760, latest BIOS => no post or beep (tested by Closer)
Aopen AX4SPE MAX: i865PE => no post (tested by Mr Meltdown)
ASRock P4i65GV: i865GV, latest BIOS (1.90) => no post (tested by mahrhofer)
ASRock P4 Combo: i848P, latest BIOS (1.6) => no post (tested by mahrhofer)
ASRock P4V88: VIA PT880, P-M Banias 1.4, latest BIOS => no post or beep (tested by cooliscool)
Asus P4RD1-MX: ATI RADEON XPRESS 200/ULI M1573, P-M 730/C-M 350, latest BIOS (0204) => no post or beep (tested by Kamerat)
Asus P4V800D-X: VIA PT880 Ultra/VIA VT8237R+, P-M 740/760 => no post (tested by DoubleE)
DFI 875 Infinity: i875P, P-M 760, latest BIOS (also tried to update the microcode in BIOS) => no post (tested by FERCSA)
ECS L4VXA2 rev. 1: VIA P4X400 => no post (tested by cirthix)
ECS S4-1 (EZ-Buddie D1S4-1): SiS 650GX+962 => no post (tested by Thorry)
Epox 4PCA3+: i875P => adapter didn't fit physically, socket rotated 90° (tested by Mr Meltdown)
Gigabyte 8IG1000-Pro G: i865G, P-M Banias 1.4, latest BIOS => no post or beep (tested by cooliscool)
Gigabyte 8IPE1000 Pro: i865PE, P-M Banias 1.4, latest BIOS => no post or beep (tested by cooliscool)
Intel D850EMV2: i850E => no post (tested by FunkyRider)
MSI 6763: i865PE => no post (tested by FunkyRider)
MSI 875P Neo-LSR: i875P, latest BIOS (2.4) => no post (tested by mahrhofer)
- had to remove the retention module first to plug CT-479 into the socket
Shuttle AB60N rev 1.2: i865PE, P-M 740, BIOS AB60S00Y => no post (tested by mache)
SOLTEK SL-85DR3: i845PE, latest BIOS (AQ2) => no post (tested by mahrhofer)

There's also a more extensive list in Japanese, go fetch it here and translator here if your Japanese skills are lacking. Thanks to caligula for the link.

Some more contributions or corrections?

[Mr Meltdown]

Sorry I got that wrong, the Epox 4PCA3+ has the socket 90 degrees the wrong way around so it won't physically take the adapter. (must stop posting off the top of my head LOL)

Cheers,

MM

[Kamerat]

Corrected, no harm done...

[Mathias-K]

This should be merged with the Howto-thread or stickyed!

Super job, Kamerat

[Pongi]

Anyone tested the P4S800-D? (or Deluxe, those final suffix's are confusing)

[caater]

Mr.Meltdown, nice to see you here! (i'm markku from [h]forums btw)

just wanted to ask, is it possible for you (or everyone else with ic7 boards) to measure vcore with ct-479 and ic7?
for example, i remember that abit 865/875 boards had problems recognizing mobile p4 celerons.. the boards ignored (or misread) vid-settings and applied 0.8 or tad lower vcore, so , naturally, most, if not all cm's refused to post..
Rio71 made an excellent guide how to overcome that and with his help i got my celerons to work with this board..

[Mr Meltdown]

Thanks Caater,

Where would I measure Vcore on an IC7 / IC7 max 3 anyway? And where on the CT-479? I'll do it over the weekend.

Cheers,

MM

[caater]

Thanks Caater,

Where would I measure Vcore on an IC7 / IC7 max 3 anyway? And where on the CT-479? I'll do it over the weekend.
MM

i have only this pic, it's been made with mobile phone.. and i don't have digital camera around to take a better one...
Hope you'll manage to get it

it's vanilla IC7 btw..

[Mr Meltdown]

LOL, I'd just this minute worked it out myself. Now where on the CT-479? Likely the biggest mosfet on the adapter? I'd have to solder extensions on there to measure you see Or isn't that really relavent anyway?

Cheers,

MM

[Mr Meltdown]

IC7 MAX3 shows 1.27v using a Celeron M 1.4Ghz SL6N6 so that would be good enough for a boot if it was volts.

Unless at the adapter it is lower?

Cheers,

MM

[jrw]

Great initiative!

I will condense info from this thread into the stickified Dothan @ CT-479 thread.

Ok, with you guys?

[saaya]

sticky

[caater]

IC7 MAX3 shows 1.27v using a Celeron M 1.4Ghz SL6N6 so that would be good enough for a boot if it was volts.

Unless at the adapter it is lower?
Cheers,

MM

hm.. bad news i think.. wondering what code would port80 device give..
i assume that adapter only gives vio voltage (that's lower on the pent M than on pent4), so measuring adapter would not help...

so, it has do be done on a bios level then.. i think.
i know that copying microcode would help motherboard to properly recognize cpu, but will a simple insert help to boot with it?

[Kamerat]

Great initiative!

I will condense info from this thread into the stickified Dothan @ CT-479 thread.

Ok, with you guys?

Thanks stryg!
saaya stiched it already, thanks to you too. Hope more folks will test boards.

hm.. bad news i think.. wondering what code would port80 device give..
i assume that adapter only gives vio voltage (that's lower on the pent M than on pent4), so measuring adapter would not help...

You're right, the adapter is pulling less than 0.1A on the 12V line and nothing from the 5V line.

[StrikeRTM]

Any idea if Abit IS7 would work? I was thinking of buying ASUS mobo, but this one performs well enough too, so I'd like to know if somebody could test it please.

[caater]

Any idea if Abit IS7 would work? I was thinking of buying ASUS mobo, but this one performs well enough too, so I'd like to know if somebody could test it please.

with IS7 the situation is most likely the same as with IC7.
it won't boot without modifying the bios..

[StrikeRTM]

That is excatly what I am afraid of...

Those boards are about the same...

[Mr. Tinker]

Epox 4PCA3+: i875P, adapter didn't fit physically, socket rotated 90° (tested by Mr Meltdown)

Did you take the plastic frame off, or are the caps in the way?

[Lithan]

Im pretty sure it'll work on any board that takes it if you could get a bios supporting it. If not I doubt it will work stable in any rig.

[Pongi]

The SiS 655TX/FX is essentially a 661FX with dual channel right? Hmm might give it a try in a P4S800D-E

[desolator]

Man, ive been searching for the P4C800 DELUXE not the E-Deluxe

n i cnt find anything on it, not even on their site, any help?

[bhoward]

The SiS 655TX/FX is essentially a 661FX with dual channel right? Hmm might give it a try in a P4S800D-E

I will be watching for those results

[Pongi]

Well I got a Celeron M 340 to post on a P4S800D-E (655TX/FX). Though it wouldn't load windows. BIOS saw a "Genuine Intel" CPU at 600Mhz (Probably misreading). Vcore defaulted to 1.55V, Temperature was reading normal though. Had a BIOS checksum error once.

I'm sure with a BIOS update Asus could get it to work.

[PowerSlide]

anyone tried it on a msi 865pe neo2 mobo? even dfi 865

[bhoward]

Thanks but I am pretty sure ASUS has abondoned this motherboard.

The 600mHz is probably from the lowest multi of 6 times the lowest FSB of 100 ... 600 mHz!

Oh well, if I decide to try this I will probable just get the P4P800-SE ... least amount of problems.