[RTilbury]

I have a D875pbz, I just bought a intel 3.2e prescott from ebay and now I come to find that not all versions of this board support it!?

I have revision AA C26680-205. Supposedly intel says you must have 206 and above to support a prescott. When I bought this mobo from zipzoomfly 2 years ago it specifically stated on the item description that it does infact support prescotts.

What do I do? Does anyone have this mobo and can verify that a prescott does indeed work? Will it just not boot with the prescott? I am so upset right now.

[The_Neon_Cowboy]

Check for a bios update, if there is newer load it

that your mobo?
http://www.intel.com/design/motherbd/bz/bz_bios.htm


upgrade the bios then clear the bios put the prescott back in
then check again....If it still doesn't after a bios update then
your out of luck and will have to buy a new board.

Let us know how it goes....

[RTilbury]

Well I dont have the cpu yet, and I will be out of town for a week. But this is really bugging me, I have heard of others with the same problem that couldnt get a prescott to run on theirs either. But these were old posts and the latest bios they had were 22-27. The newest bios are 34. I also heard something about intel saying some companies mobo would support it with a new bios version.

The thing is I checked from my order at zipzoomfly and it clearly states the mobo I bought to be "prescott ready" but when i look at the aa number it is not.

This really sucks bigtime, I mean am I stuck to only getting northwoods that cost a fortune?

I hope someone with this exact problem can reply.

[Tipstaff]

Originally Posted by RTilbury

... but when i look at the aa number it is not.

One thing to note is that this is an actual Intel board, made and sold by them directly. As such you can contact Intels tech support for help in regards to this. I would suggest emailing them though as they charge money now for phone support.

Now for the bad news: I don't think that processor will work on that board revision. Although I haven't tried it recently with the latest bios I have tried that processor with that board before.. specifically that revision. In all instances I've not been able to get that board revision to work with the the Prescott. That revision is not able to support the 1.5volts the CPU needs. This is why Intel says that the AA revision needs to be 206 or higher as those boards have been changed to support it (as well as the Extreme Editions).

(I'll probably get flak for this, but what the hell.)

Now for the good news: I do have a solution for you. Since the board is most likely still under warranty (thanks to Intels LOOONG warranty service) you could send the board back for RMA (repair). Knowing Intel as well as I do they will send you a replacement board, and if your lucky they will send one with a later revision date (you may even be able to request such a board). Intel will send you a replacement board within a couple business days. Once you get it you place your old board into that same box, and send it back to them. As long as it's still under warranty it won't cost you a thing. You can contact ther RMA department at 1-916-377-7000.

Give them a shout, and see what happens.

[RTilbury]

When I call them should I tell them the board is broken, doesnt work, or wont support the prescott? Will I have to send my motherboard to them before they send me back another one?

Why isnt there a way to raise the volt from 1.4-1.5? I thought burn in mode gives the cpu more voltage?

Thanks

[Tipstaff]

Originally Posted by RTilbury

When I call them should I tell them the board is broken, doesnt work, or wont support the prescott? Will I have to send my motherboard to them before they send me back another one?

Why isnt there a way to raise the volt from 1.4-1.5? I thought burn in mode gives the cpu more voltage?

Thanks

Unfortunatly, I'd best not tell you what to say. That's up to you.

As for the replacement, Intel will send you a new board first, free of charge as long as it's under warranty. The idea is that you will put your old board in that box, and send it back to them. Again, free of charge.