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October 28th 04, 04:24 AM
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Prescott question
It's my understanding that a Prescott processor with a revision level
of less than 8 will not work with XP SP2. I ran Intel's Processor Frequency ID Utility and received the info shown below, which didn't really answer the question since the rev level is shown as a letter and not a number. I've dug around on the Internet and have not been able to find an answer that applies to these specifics. My system is a Dell Dimension 4600. Can someone please tell me whether or not I can safely install SP2? Thanks. Time Stamp: 2004/10/28 00:37:24 Number of processors in system: 1 Current processor: #1 Processor Name: Intel(R) Pentium(R) 4 CPU 2.80A GHz Type: 0 Family: F Model: 3 Stepping: 4 Revision: C L1 Trace Cache: 12 Kµops L1 Data Cache: 16 KB L2 Cache: 1 MB Packaging: FC-PGA2 Platform Compatibility Guide: 04A MMX(TM): Yes SIMD: Yes SIMD2: Yes SIMD3: Yes NetBurst(TM) Microarchitectu Yes Expected Processor Frequency: 2.80 GHz Reported Processor Frequency: 2.80 GHz Expected System Bus Frequency: 533 MHz Reported System Bus Frequency: 533 MHz 
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October 28th 04, 05:07 AM
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Melissa;
See the section of the Service Pack Installation Checklist relating to Prescott: http://www3.telus.net/dandemar/spackins.htm -- Jupiter Jones http://www3.telus.net/dandemar/ "Melissa Porter" wrote in message ink.net... It's my understanding that a Prescott processor with a revision level of less than 8 will not work with XP SP2. I ran Intel's Processor Frequency ID Utility and received the info shown below, which didn't really answer the question since the rev level is shown as a letter and not a number. I've dug around on the Internet and have not been able to find an answer that applies to these specifics. My system is a Dell Dimension 4600. Can someone please tell me whether or not I can safely install SP2? Thanks. Time Stamp: 2004/10/28 00:37:24 Number of processors in system: 1 Current processor: #1 Processor Name: Intel(R) Pentium(R) 4 CPU 2.80A GHz Type: 0 Family: F Model: 3 Stepping: 4 Revision: C L1 Trace Cache: 12 Kµops L1 Data Cache: 16 KB L2 Cache: 1 MB Packaging: FC-PGA2 Platform Compatibility Guide: 04A MMX(TM): Yes SIMD: Yes SIMD2: Yes SIMD3: Yes NetBurst(TM) Microarchitectu Yes Expected Processor Frequency: 2.80 GHz Reported Processor Frequency: 2.80 GHz Expected System Bus Frequency: 533 MHz Reported System Bus Frequency: 533 MHz
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#3
October 28th 04, 05:28 AM
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On Thu, 28 Oct 2004 03:24:51 GMT, "Melissa Porter"
wrote: It's my understanding that a Prescott processor with a revision level of less than 8 will not work with XP SP2. I ran Intel's Processor Frequency ID Utility and received the info shown below, which didn't really answer the question since the rev level is shown as a letter and not a number. I've dug around on the Internet and have not been able to find an answer that applies to these specifics. My system is a Dell Dimension 4600. Can someone please tell me whether or not I can safely install SP2? Thanks. Time Stamp: 2004/10/28 00:37:24 Number of processors in system: 1 Current processor: #1 Processor Name: Intel(R) Pentium(R) 4 CPU 2.80A GHz Type: 0 Family: F Model: 3 Stepping: 4 Revision: C L1 Trace Cache: 12 Kµops L1 Data Cache: 16 KB L2 Cache: 1 MB Packaging: FC-PGA2 Platform Compatibility Guide: 04A MMX(TM): Yes SIMD: Yes SIMD2: Yes SIMD3: Yes NetBurst(TM) Microarchitectu Yes Expected Processor Frequency: 2.80 GHz Reported Processor Frequency: 2.80 GHz Expected System Bus Frequency: 533 MHz Reported System Bus Frequency: 533 MHz Melissa, You should be OK. According to this article, for Family F, Model 3, Stepping 4, you must have a microcode update signature (Revision) of at least 8. Yours is C, which is greater than 8 in hexadecimal arithmetic: 0 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 A B C D E F Jeff Bean
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#4
October 28th 04, 06:55 AM
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"Jupiter Jones" wrote in message news:zg_fd.32241$9b.29421@edtnps84... Melissa; See the section of the Service Pack Installation Checklist relating to Prescott: http://www3.telus.net/dandemar/spackins.htm Thanks, but this was one of the first places I looked. I'm using the checklist at this site as an installation guide. If there's a hex explanation [see Jeff Bean's post], I missed it. -- Jupiter Jones http://www3.telus.net/dandemar/ "Melissa Porter" wrote in message ink.net... It's my understanding that a Prescott processor with a revision level of less than 8 will not work with XP SP2. I ran Intel's Processor Frequency ID Utility and received the info shown below, which didn't really answer the question since the rev level is shown as a letter and not a number. I've dug around on the Internet and have not been able to find an answer that applies to these specifics. My system is a Dell Dimension 4600. Can someone please tell me whether or not I can safely install SP2? Thanks. Time Stamp: 2004/10/28 00:37:24 Number of processors in system: 1 Current processor: #1 Processor Name: Intel(R) Pentium(R) 4 CPU 2.80A GHz Type: 0 Family: F Model: 3 Stepping: 4 Revision: C L1 Trace Cache: 12 Kµops L1 Data Cache: 16 KB L2 Cache: 1 MB Packaging: FC-PGA2 Platform Compatibility Guide: 04A MMX(TM): Yes SIMD: Yes SIMD2: Yes SIMD3: Yes NetBurst(TM) Microarchitectu Yes Expected Processor Frequency: 2.80 GHz Reported Processor Frequency: 2.80 GHz Expected System Bus Frequency: 533 MHz Reported System Bus Frequency: 533 MHz
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#5
October 28th 04, 06:57 AM
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"Jeff Bean" wrote in message ... On Thu, 28 Oct 2004 03:24:51 GMT, "Melissa Porter" wrote: It's my understanding that a Prescott processor with a revision level of less than 8 will not work with XP SP2. I ran Intel's Processor Frequency ID Utility and received the info shown below, which didn't really answer the question since the rev level is shown as a letter and not a number. I've dug around on the Internet and have not been able to find an answer that applies to these specifics. My system is a Dell Dimension 4600. Can someone please tell me whether or not I can safely install SP2? Thanks. Time Stamp: 2004/10/28 00:37:24 Number of processors in system: 1 Current processor: #1 Processor Name: Intel(R) Pentium(R) 4 CPU 2.80A GHz Type: 0 Family: F Model: 3 Stepping: 4 Revision: C L1 Trace Cache: 12 Kµops L1 Data Cache: 16 KB L2 Cache: 1 MB Packaging: FC-PGA2 Platform Compatibility Guide: 04A MMX(TM): Yes SIMD: Yes SIMD2: Yes SIMD3: Yes NetBurst(TM) Microarchitectu Yes Expected Processor Frequency: 2.80 GHz Reported Processor Frequency: 2.80 GHz Expected System Bus Frequency: 533 MHz Reported System Bus Frequency: 533 MHz Melissa, You should be OK. According to this article, for Family F, Model 3, Stepping 4, you must have a microcode update signature (Revision) of at least 8. Yours is C, which is greater than 8 in hexadecimal arithmetic: 0 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 A B C D E F Jeff Bean Thanks, Jeff. It's been a long time since I forgot everything I ever knew about hex, and this explanation never occurred to me.
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#6
October 28th 04, 09:39 PM
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Melissa,
Not sure about your processor but on my Pentium II 366 MHz which is in a 5 year old Inspiron 7000 I've installed SP2 without a problem. Paul "Melissa Porter" wrote in message ink.net... It's my understanding that a Prescott processor with a revision level of less than 8 will not work with XP SP2. I ran Intel's Processor Frequency ID Utility and received the info shown below, which didn't really answer the question since the rev level is shown as a letter and not a number. I've dug around on the Internet and have not been able to find an answer that applies to these specifics. My system is a Dell Dimension 4600. Can someone please tell me whether or not I can safely install SP2? Thanks. Time Stamp: 2004/10/28 00:37:24 Number of processors in system: 1 Current processor: #1 Processor Name: Intel(R) Pentium(R) 4 CPU 2.80A GHz Type: 0 Family: F Model: 3 Stepping: 4 Revision: C L1 Trace Cache: 12 Kµops L1 Data Cache: 16 KB L2 Cache: 1 MB Packaging: FC-PGA2 Platform Compatibility Guide: 04A MMX(TM): Yes SIMD: Yes SIMD2: Yes SIMD3: Yes NetBurst(TM) Microarchitectu Yes Expected Processor Frequency: 2.80 GHz Reported Processor Frequency: 2.80 GHz Expected System Bus Frequency: 533 MHz Reported System Bus Frequency: 533 MHz
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#7
October 28th 04, 09:50 PM
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"Paul Schilter" paulschilter@comcast,dot,net wrote in message ... Melissa, Not sure about your processor but on my Pentium II 366 MHz which is in a 5 year old Inspiron 7000 I've installed SP2 without a problem. Paul Thanks, Paul. "Melissa Porter" wrote in message ink.net... It's my understanding that a Prescott processor with a revision level of less than 8 will not work with XP SP2. I ran Intel's Processor Frequency ID Utility and received the info shown below, which didn't really answer the question since the rev level is shown as a letter and not a number. I've dug around on the Internet and have not been able to find an answer that applies to these specifics. My system is a Dell Dimension 4600. Can someone please tell me whether or not I can safely install SP2? Thanks. Time Stamp: 2004/10/28 00:37:24 Number of processors in system: 1 Current processor: #1 Processor Name: Intel(R) Pentium(R) 4 CPU 2.80A GHz Type: 0 Family: F Model: 3 Stepping: 4 Revision: C L1 Trace Cache: 12 Kµops L1 Data Cache: 16 KB L2 Cache: 1 MB Packaging: FC-PGA2 Platform Compatibility Guide: 04A MMX(TM): Yes SIMD: Yes SIMD2: Yes SIMD3: Yes NetBurst(TM) Microarchitectu Yes Expected Processor Frequency: 2.80 GHz Reported Processor Frequency: 2.80 GHz Expected System Bus Frequency: 533 MHz Reported System Bus Frequency: 533 MHz
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#8
November 3rd 04, 02:29 PM
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I have that processor in my Inspiron 5200, and SP2 is working fine there. I
have never heard anything about a specific Intel CPU not working with SP2. "Paul Schilter" paulschilter@comcast,dot,net wrote in message ... Melissa, Not sure about your processor but on my Pentium II 366 MHz which is in a 5 year old Inspiron 7000 I've installed SP2 without a problem. Paul "Melissa Porter" wrote in message ink.net... It's my understanding that a Prescott processor with a revision level of less than 8 will not work with XP SP2. I ran Intel's Processor Frequency ID Utility and received the info shown below, which didn't really answer the question since the rev level is shown as a letter and not a number. I've dug around on the Internet and have not been able to find an answer that applies to these specifics. My system is a Dell Dimension 4600. Can someone please tell me whether or not I can safely install SP2? Thanks. Time Stamp: 2004/10/28 00:37:24 Number of processors in system: 1 Current processor: #1 Processor Name: Intel(R) Pentium(R) 4 CPU 2.80A GHz Type: 0 Family: F Model: 3 Stepping: 4 Revision: C L1 Trace Cache: 12 Kµops L1 Data Cache: 16 KB L2 Cache: 1 MB Packaging: FC-PGA2 Platform Compatibility Guide: 04A MMX(TM): Yes SIMD: Yes SIMD2: Yes SIMD3: Yes NetBurst(TM) Microarchitectu Yes Expected Processor Frequency: 2.80 GHz Reported Processor Frequency: 2.80 GHz Expected System Bus Frequency: 533 MHz Reported System Bus Frequency: 533 MHz
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