I recently got a Gateway(ick) 7210 server, which had 1 PIII CPU which says: 600E/256/100/1.65V S1 on the top, so I got two faster CPUs off of ebay, which says: 933/256/133/1.7V S1. I'm wondering if the two new CPUs will work. I got them both running in the server, but one of the new CPUs dosen't have a heatsink on it, and I don't want to burn it up. I'm slightly sleep deprived right now, so just let me know what other information you need.



Thanks in advance,



Vipersorry can't help you out, but i'm curiuos, is this server for web HOSTING or what? sounds coolYeah, if I can ever get it running, it will be used for web hosting.You haven't had any problems yet with the CPU overheating?

Is it even working, then?I got a heatsink on the other 933mhz processor, installed them both, but I cant get into the BIOS to tell it I'm installing faster processors. I press F2, it will say 'Entering Setup'. Then it goes to a screen that checks my SCSI disks, after that, when it's going into the BIOS, it ends up at a blank screen, and doesn't do anything, and there is no beeping to indicate a problem.Maybe the hardware isn't entirely compatible with the processors you're trying to install. What if you test them one by one?the only thing plugged in on the inside is one stick of RAM, the two 933MHz processors and the power switch. when I started it up, it flashed the computers stats, during the ram test, saying it had two 700MHz cpus. then it went through the SCSI BIOS, telling me there were no SCSI disks, then I got two errors, 1: Processor FSB frequency mismatch, and check date and time. I just need to know how to get into the BIOS, because it's basically ignoreing me when I press F2.


any idea would be great, thanks



ViperWhy don't you use one of the many system information tools (see the software FAQ; link in my signature) to provide the motherboard and chipset model/details. Possibly someone then can research processor compatibility for you.Try resetting the CMOS to its default values by either shortcircuiting the jumper or by removing the battery.

Perhaps you can boot the PC with only one CPU installed and from there alter the BIOS settings to your needs. I do not know wheter this applies to server mainboards or not, but does it come with any jumpers that allow you to configure the processor FSB and multiplier manually?Google rocks, and I DONT think those CPUs will work... or atleat not at their full potential

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