Biostar Board M7MIA

[willy2782]

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Hello

 My fiend got a Biostar board M7MIA...Here's the problem the mobo is for AMD up to 1.43GHz but at the same time he got a AMD Athlon XP 1800 (1.53GHz)....The answer to my question is (no) but I'm double checking.....Can he use the 1.53GHZ on this Board even that says up to 1.43GHZ.... ::)

[pat]

Hi willy,
I have some info for you.
This one goes to the product page.
http://www.biostar-usa.com/products/socketA/m7mia/m7mia_specs.htm

And this one goes to the bios for that board, you?ll see there is a revision that says it supports the XP processor, although not to what speed.
http://www.biostar-usa.com/support/bios/bsa/m7mia/m7mia_bios.htm

If you decide to try updating the bios, here is link to the directions.
http://www.biostar-usa.com/support/bios/biosindex.htm

hope this helps
pat

[dcsun]

If the socket and voltage are the same (which they should be), and there's no bios update available, I think it will just not use it to the full potential, but it should still work at 1.4.

[Neon]

it might come down to the board revision number and the BIOS. Have a read: AMD Athlon XP 1800+ Processor and Technology review