Updated the Pentium chipset descriptions as suggested by Rodney Grimes.
Submitted by: Rodney Grimes
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<htmlurl url="http://asustek.asus.com.tw/FTP/ASUS/Info/Spec/pi-p55tp4xe.txt"
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<htmlurl url="http://asustek.asus.com.tw/FTP/ASUS/Info/Spec/pi-p55tp4xe.txt"
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name="P55TP4XE">
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name="P55TP4XE">
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motherboard appears to be a good choice for mid-to-high range Pentium
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motherboard appears to be a good choice for mid-to-high range Pentium
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server and workstation systems, though the newer Triton-II boards (see
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server and workstation systems, though the newer 430HX (Triton-II) boards
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below) have largely supplanted them. If you buy one of these boards,
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(see below) have largely supplanted them. If you buy one of these boards,
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be also sure to get it with the
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be also sure to get it with the
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<htmlurl url="http://asustek.asus.com.tw/Products/TB/mem-0002.html"
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<htmlurl url="http://asustek.asus.com.tw/Products/TB/mem-0002.html"
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name="pipelined burst cache module">. If you are looking for a 486 class
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name="pipelined burst cache module">. If you are looking for a 486 class
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NOTE: The Intel <htmlurl
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NOTE: The Intel <htmlurl
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url="http://asustek.asus.com.tw/Products/TB/triton-intro.html"
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url="http://asustek.asus.com.tw/Products/TB/triton-intro.html"
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name="Triton"> chip-set based motherboards do not offer memory
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name="430FX (Triton)"> chip-set based motherboards do not offer memory
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parity logic, making it almost impossible to detect when a memory error
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parity logic, making it almost impossible to detect when a memory error
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has occurred. Those wishing to build more fault-tolerant systems should
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has occurred. Those wishing to build more fault-tolerant systems should
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therefore buy one of the newer Triton II based motherboards, which offer
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therefore buy one of the newer 430HX (ie. Triton II) based motherboards,
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which offer
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both better performance, parity checking and ECC. I am also told that
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both better performance, parity checking and ECC. I am also told that
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if you are using ECC memory, be sure to get a motherboard with uses the
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if you are using ECC memory, be sure to get a motherboard with uses the
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A2 or later steppings of the 82439HX Triton-II chipset. Do not get this
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A2 or later steppings of the 82439HX Triton-II chipset. Do not get this
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PCI bus arbiter (appears on Intel Altair board
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PCI bus arbiter (appears on Intel Altair board
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and several other Intel server group MB's). And
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and several other Intel server group MB's). And
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of course Intel's official answer, move to the
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of course Intel's official answer, move to the
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Triton chip set, we ``fixed it there''.
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430FX chip set, we ``fixed it there''.
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<tag>Triton <em>(ie, 430FX)</em>:</tag>
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<tag>430FX <em>(ie, Triton I)</em>:</tag>
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No known cache coherency or bus
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No known cache coherency or bus master problems, chip set
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master problems, chip set does not implement
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does not implement parity checking. A workaround for the
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parity checking. Workaround for parity issue.
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parity issue is to use a 430HX (Triton-II) based motherboard
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Use Triton-II based motherboards if you have the choice.
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if you have the choice.
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<tag>Triton-II <em>(ie, 430HX)</em>:</tag>
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<tag>430HX <em>(ie, Triton II)</em>:</tag>
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All reports on motherboards using
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All reports on motherboards using
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this chipset have been favorable so far. Although, some
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this chipset have been favorable so far. Although, some
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have said that if you are using ECC memory, be sure to get a
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have said that if you are using ECC memory, be sure to get a
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motherboard with the A2 or later steppings of the 82439HX
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motherboard with the A2 or later steppings of the 82439HX
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Triton-II chipset. Do not get this confused with the 82371SB
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chip. Do not get this confused with the 82371SB
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stepping - you have an A2 stepping if the 82439HX chip has a
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stepping - you have an A2 stepping if the 82439HX chip has a
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marking of "SU102". You have an A1 stepping if it is not
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marking of "SU102". You have an A1 stepping if it is not
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marked with an S-number or if the number is "SU087".
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marked with an S-number or if the number is "SU087".
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space restriction of 128MB, though it does add support for
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space restriction of 128MB, though it does add support for
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SDRAM. However, it will not cache memory above 64MB.
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SDRAM. However, it will not cache memory above 64MB.
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<tag>Orion <em>(ie, 450KX)</em>:</tag> Early versions of this
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<tag>450KX <em>(ie, Orion)</em>:</tag> Early versions of this
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chipset suffered from
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chipset suffered from
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a PCI write-posting bug which can cause noticeable performance
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a PCI write-posting bug which can cause noticeable performance
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degradation in applications where large amounts of PCI bus
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degradation in applications where large amounts of PCI bus
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traffic is involved. B0 stepping or later revisions of the
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traffic is involved. B0 stepping or later revisions of the
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chipset fixed this problem.
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chipset somewhat fixed this problem. The problem should be
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fully fixed in the C0 or later stepping.
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<tag><htmlurl
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url="http://www.intel.com/design/motherbd/vs/index.htm"
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url="http://www.intel.com/design/motherbd/vs/index.htm"
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name="VS440FX"><em>(ie, Natoma)</em>:</tag>This <htmlurl
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name="440FX"> <em>(ie, Natoma)</em>:</tag>This <htmlurl
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url="http://www.intel.com/procs/ppro/intro/index.htm"
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url="http://www.intel.com/procs/ppro/intro/index.htm"
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name="Pentium Pro"> support chipset seems to work well,
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name="Pentium Pro"> support chipset seems to work well,
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and does not suffer from any of the early Orion chipset
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and does not suffer from any of the early Orion chipset
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