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Is anyone here familiar with this system? It uses either the CA810 or the CA810E board.

I am trying to figure out the max processor I can upgrade to. Here is my thread on the Dell forum and another board.

http://www.dellcommunity.com/supportforums/board/message?board.id=dim_upghw&thread.id=99335&view=by_date_ascending&page=1

http://groups.msn.com/4pcexperts/general.msnw?action=get_message&mview=0&ID_Message=14143&LastModified=4675609260719373150

Can anyone here offer any answers?

Is this really the CA810E board and can I really go to a 1.0 or 1.1 Celeron?

Please help if you can. I really need to know whether this will work before I risk messing up the board.

PKPost an Everest report so we can see what board you have.
Then we can hopefully advise further.
It may be easier, as suggested on the Dell forum, to save the money towards a new motherboard, with a new CPU?Heres some system info from CPU-Z

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  CPU-Z version 1.37
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Processors Information
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Processor 1 (ID = 0)
Number of cores            1
Number of threads      1 (max 1)
Name                  Intel Celeron
Codename            Coppermine
Specification            
Package                  Socket 370 FCPGA (platform ID = 4h)
CPUID                  6.8.6
Extended CPUID            6.8
Brand ID            1
Core Stepping            cC0
Technology            0.18 um
Core Speed            699.4 MHz (10.5 x 66.6 MHz)
STOCK frequency            700 MHz
Instructions sets      MMX, SSE
L1 Data cache            16 KBytes, 4-way set associative, 32-byte line size
L1 Instruction cache      16 KBytes, 4-way set associative, 32-byte line size
L2 cache            128 KBytes, 4-way set associative, 32-byte line size
FID/VID Control            no

Chipset
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Northbridge            Intel i810 rev. A3
Southbridge            Intel 82801AA (ICH) rev. 02
Memory Type            SDRAM
Memory Size            384 MBytes
CAS#                  2.0
RAS# to CAS#            2
RAS# Precharge            2
Cycle Time (tRAS)      6
Bank Cycle Time (tRC)      8

DMI System Information
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      manufacturer      Dell Computer Corporation
      product            L700C
      version            unknown
      serial            unknown
      UUID            99498292-4F2A11D5-B45F0010-83FDCE0D


DMI Baseboard
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      vendor            Intel Corporation
      model            CA810E
      REVISION      AAA53824-302
      serial            0002E0861246415N002M

MI Processor
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      manufacturer      Intel Corporation
      model            Celeron(tm)
      clock speed      700.0MHz
      FSB speed      66.0MHz
      multiplier      10.5x

And SysID:

SysId 2.0a By Morf (www.sysid.subnet.dk)
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Cpu Vendor            : GenuineIntel
Processor Socket/Slot : Socket 370 (FC-PGA) or (PPGA)
Processor             : Intel Celeron 2 (0.18)
Cpu Clock             : 697.73 MHz
FSB Clock             : 66.45 MHz
Multiply              : 10.5

Family                : 6
Model                 : 8
Stepping              : 6
Type                  : 0

Level 1 Cache         : 32 K
Level 2 Cache         : 128 K
Level 2 Cache speed   : 1/1 of Cpu clock
Level 2 Cache speed   : 697.72 MHz
Level 2 Cache letancy : 0

MMX Support           : Yes
MMX+ Support          : No
3DNOW! Support        : No
3DNOW! 2 Support      : No
SSE Support           : Yes
SSE 2 Support         : No

Chipset               : Intel i810 (Rev. 03)

Physical memory       : 384 Mb
Memory Clock          : 100 MHz
Cas Latency           : 2
Ras to Cas Delay      : 2
Ras Precharge         : 2

Windows Uptime        : 18:14:05 and 0 Day's

Platform              : Windows Whistler Ver. 5.1 Service Pack 2And PC Wizard:

PC Wizard 2006 Version 1.70
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<<< Mainboard >>>

  > Manufacturer : Dell Computer Corporation

    >> General Information
      Product : L700C
      Version : Unspecified
      Serial Number : Unspecified
      Unique ID : 99498292-4F2A11D5-B45F0010-83FDCE0D
 
  > Mainboard : Intel CA810E

    >> General Information
      Manufacturer : Intel Corporation (Intel)
      Product : CA810E
      Version : AAA53824-302
      Serial Number : 0002E0861246415N002M
      Support MP : No

      J3J1 - Fan3
      J7A1 - Configuration Jumper

  > Chipset : Intel i810

    >> General Information
      NorthBridge : Intel i810
      SouthBridge : 82801AA 8xx Chipset LPC Interface Bridge

    >> NorthBridge Information
      Architecture : HUB
      Manufacturer : Intel
      Codename : Whitney
      Revision : A3
      Bus Speed : 66.5 MHz
      FSB Frequency : 66.5 MHz

    >> Bus Information
      Type : LPC Hub
      Device : 82801AA 8xx Chipset LPC Interface Bridge
      Revision : 02
      Number of ISA Connectors : 0
      Frequency : 8 MHz
      Multiplier : 1/4x
      DMA Speed : 4 MHz
      Multiplier : 1/2x

    >> Bus Information #0
      Device : 82810 810 Chipset Memory Controller Hub
      Device : 82810 810 Chipset Graphics Controller
      Device : 82801AA 8xx Chipset Hub to PCI Bridge
      Device : 82801AA 8xx Chipset LPC Interface Bridge
      Device : 82801AA 8xx Chipset IDE Controller
      Device : 82801AA 8xx Chipset USB Controllers
      Device : 82801AA 8xx Chipset SMBus Controller

  I have REMOVED information that did not appear to be relevant.

What motherboard is this?  Is it the CA810 or the CA810E?  Can the CA810E have the 810 chipset rather than the 810E?  Does this matter?

Can I upgrade to a 1.0 or 1.1 Celeron?

The Everest report had too much information that I need to weed through before I post, but I can if you want me too.

PKsPEC's...SL5XT 1000 MHZ and SL5XU 1100 MHZ should work according to intel your motherboard will support 100 MHZ FSB CPU's.

Read the below website.

http://www.intel.com/support/motherboards/desktop/ca810e/sb/cs-012805.htm

Also, Read the below website.

http://www.intel.com/support/motherboards/desktop/ca810e/sb/cs-012801.htmI have seen that info.  

But how do i confirm what board this is, and is it relevant?

PK
You can determine which motherboard you have by the Altered Assembly (AA) number or the BIOS version string. The label with the AA number is found near the edge on the top side of the motherboard. The BIOS version string appears in the main BIOS setup screen.

CA810 AA Numbers       CA810E AA numbers
730959-xxx                      A01986-xxx
744854-xxx                      A01988-xxx

CA810 BIOS version       CA810E BIOS version
8C1A100A.86A.xxxx.xxx       CA81020A.86A.xxxx.xxx

Did you read the second link on my other reply?See Below.

http://www.intel.com/support/motherboards/desktop/ca810e/sb/cs-012801.htmI have been through this before.  

As I mentioned in the other threads:

The AA # on this board is A53824-302.
 
The BIOS version that comes up at startup does say CA81020A.10A.0038.P12.0103071311 which does indicate the CA810E board.
 
I assume that the AA# is different since its a Dell board?  
 
The big chip on the board just says "810."  It also has "SL3P7" on it.

This and the system ID reports indicate that the board may be a CA810. Is that possible?

PK



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