Mike wrote:

Hello,

I have a Gigabyte 7VRXP, bought in july 2002. No problems (except Top
Performance won't work) and I'm quite happy with it. But after some searching I
still cannot the answers to some questions. Maybe someone here can help me?

1. How can I see if I have the 1.0/1.1/2.0 version? The board itself says
2.0~~~~~~~~~~~ but both WCPUID and SiSoft Sandra 2004 say 1.0 What is it?

Always trust what is printed on the board itself. Software that
apparently reports PCB revisions either fills in random numbers or reads
the DMI config table, and I doubt anyone filled real values there
(typically only large OEMs care to properly update the DMI config table
to properly reflect the aspects of the hardware they sell you). 1.0 is a
standard default for 'first shipping' revisions so if the software finds
an empty DMI value there it might well assume an 1.0 revision as a
default. Plus, there's no mention of an 1.0 revision on Gigabyte's site.
Therefore, you have a 2.0 board.

2. How do I know if a 333MHz processor (like a Athlon 2800) will work on this
board? Can I just increase the FSB to 166?


For 100% proper operation you need:
a) a BIOS that can identify the processor and adjust to its
peculiarities (if any).
b) proper voltage regulation and signal paths
c) proper chipset support

I don't own the board but chances are you'll at least be able to boot
with the FSB at 166 MHz.

The reason is that I would like to upgrade, not too expensive. A new processor
is 'nessessary' but Athlon 2600 is too slow. 2800 is cheap, FSB 333 together
with my DDR333 wil give a nice boost. I understand that the 7VRXP officially
doesn't support a FBS of 333 but the KT333 should, right?


Yes it should. But there might be good reasons Gigabyte doesn't
officially support 333 MHz on this board. See b) above.

Can anyone help me?

Greetings and thanks in advance,
Mike (from The Netherlands)




Regards
Nikos