[rescue] Octane CPU (a word of warning!)

[Shawn Wallbridge]

Hmm. Bummer  (sort of). Well, wasn't going to sell the old processor 
until I get the new one working, but still. Thanks.

I will have to check my motherboard when I get home.

It will be a while before I get it anyways, he will not ship to Canada 
(even though everyone else at the same company does) so I will have to 
get it forwarded from the US.

thanks
shawn

Corda Albert J DLVA wrote:

>A word of warning (some good and bad news) ...
>
>  I won the last one that he auctioned with the same
>part number: 030-1432-001. The good news: This is _NOT_ a
>250 Mhz R10K.  It is really a 270 Mhz R12K cpu.  Now for the
>bad news:  It will _NOT_ run on any of the octane 030-887-xxx
>motherboards. It requires a 030-1432-xxx motherboard. From
>what I understand, this has to do with this particular CPU
>requiring a specific revision of one of the chips on the
>motherboard. The R12k CPUs that run >= 300 Mhz will work with
>either motherboard, but not the 270 Mhz one.  I'd suggest
>that you do a Deja search to confirm this for yourself.
>
>If your octane has a 030-1432-xx motherboard, then you are
>all set! If not, you might consider holding on to your 175 Mhz
>CPU until you find a new motherboard. BTW, I've been watching
>Ebay myself for one, but haven't seen one (that was affordable)
>show up yet.  If anyone knows of a source for these,please let
>us know!
>
>
>-al-
>-acorda at 1bigred.com