Need to know bus speed of Trigem Cognac MB used in HP Pavilion 6730. Is it 100 MHz or 66 MHz?

According to the specs I have Serena, the eMachines eTower 633i Desktop PC, uses a TriGem Cognac motherboard.

[TriGem is the manufacturer, Cognac is the model.
Note it is Not the TriGem Cognac+ ]

http://www.motherboards.org/mobot/motherboards_d/Trigem/Cognac/

Specifications. (You can click on the photo to enlarge)

PDF motherboard manual,

http://www.elhvb.com/mboards/TriGem/manuals/index.html

Click on - Cognac - in the left side of the list.

Going back to the Motherboards.org page;
(Nothing like upside down photo information, and the motherboard is turned 90 degrees to the Right, to how it actually sits in your computer case )

The processor socket is a Socket 370,

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Socket_370

Used for Intel Pentium III processors, and intel 'Celey' processors.

(Excuse me......Celeron.
An Intel Pentium III processor has TWICE the L2 cache, that a comparable Intel Celeron has.
The cache for a Processor is a small memory area for the Processor.

It is the First memory the Processor accesses.
The Ram Memory is second, and the Harddrive is third.
More cache for a Processor makes it more faster )

The motherboard chipset is an Intel 810.

The Northbridge chip of the motherboard chipset, is an Intel 82810.
The Southbridge chip is an Intel 82801AA, or an Intel 82801AB.
(Intel ICH, or Intel ICH0 )

Looking at the chart, and reading across, you can see what the Intel 810 motherboard chipset supports;

1) Processors: Intel Celeron, or Intel Pentium II, or Intel Pentium III.

2) Processor Front Side Bus: (FSB) 66MegaHertz, or 100MHz.

3) SDR Sdram ram memory at 100Megahertz.

[Single Data Rate Sdram is often just referred to as Sdram.

Erroneous.
Double Data Rate Sdram is also Sdram (DDR Sdram)
Synchronous Dynamic Random Access Memory
So is DDR2 Sdram, and DDR3 Sdram ]

Also referred to as PC100.

So when looking for a CPU you look for;

1) Fits in a Socket 370 processor socket.
Yep. The best is going to be an Intel Pentium III.

2) Has a FSB of 100MHz.

Hmmm,............

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_Intel_Pentium_III_microprocessors#.22Coppermine.22_.28180_nm.29

Scroll down.

Pentium III 1100.

Maximum frequency rate ('Speed') is 1.1GHz (1100MHz)
Front Side Bus = 100MHz
Uses a Socket 370 processor socket.
Part Number = RB80526PY005256
sSpec Number = SL5QW

http://www.cpu-world.com/CPUs/Pentium-III/TYPE-Pentium%20III%20%28Coppermine%29.html

http://www.cpu-world.com/CPUs/Pentium-III/Intel-Pentium%20III%201100%20-%20RB80526PY005256%20%28BX80526F1100256%29.html

In the top header -
Specifications / Pictures (1) / CPU ID (1) / Comments (1),
click on Pictures (1)

You can click on the photo to enlarge.
256MegaByte of L2 cache. (256MB)

A comparable Celeron would have 128MB of L2 cache.

http://www.recycledgoods.com/products/Intel-SL5QW-PIII-Processor-1100-256-100-1.75V.html

http://www.impactcomputers.com/sl5qw.html

[ Don't forget to follow Anti-Static Precautions.
Clean the bottom of the Heatsink THOROUGHLY, and the top of the Processor if it needs it. (I always do anyway)

PROPERLY apply fresh, new Thermal Paste.

For additional questions please post in a Comment.

Regards,
joecoolvette

Gigabyte GA-5SMM - motherboard - micro ATX - Socket 7 - SiS530 specifications

• General
• Product Type Motherboard - Micro ATX
• Cache Memory L2 cache - 512.0 KB
• Chipset Type SiS530/5595
• Max Bus Speed 100.0 MHz
• Processor Socket Socket 7
• Compatible Processors 6X86 , Cyrix MII , WinChip 2 , WinChip C6 , K6-III
• Memory
• Max Supported Memory 256.0 MB
• Supported RAM Technology SDRAM
• Supported RAM Integrity Check ECC
• Expansion / Connectivity
• Expansion Slot(s) 1.0 x PCI - Socket 7 , 3.0 x Processor - DIMM 168-pin , 3.0 x ISA , 2.0 x Memory
• Storage Interfaces ATA-66 - connector(s): 2 x 40pin IDC
• hope this helps

There is no limit in the size of the hard disk. The DDR2 memory is slow, it will have an impact if you're going to ply HD content - get a 9500 with DDR3 and a memory bus of 128 bits. . The processor is also very weak, get a much better P4. The rest is ok for now.

This is everything I could find on your computer.

Base processor and speed Celeron 2.0 GHz

• 400 MHz Front side
• Socket mPGA478

Back to top Chipset 845GL Back to top Motherboard manufacturer

• Manufacturer for computer serial numbers starting with KR and CH: Trigem Glendale
• Motherboard for computer serial numbers starting with MX: ASUS IT8708F NOTE: The serial number can be found printed on the back of the HP Pavilion computer, or while holding down the Ctrl and Altkeyboardkeys, press S. A screen will pop up with the serial number.

Back to top Memory Component Attributes RAM (installed)

Allocated to Video 256 / 2100 DDR

Up to 64MB Maximum allowed 1 GB (requires replacement of the installed 256 DIMM) Speed supported PC2100 / PC1600 Type DDR SDRAM DIMM slots Two Open slots One Back to top Hard drive 60GB Ultra DMA Back to top DVD-ROM/CD-RW combo drive 16x/8x/8x/40x maximum speed Back to top Diskette drive 1.44 MB (3.5-inch) Back to top Fax and data modem Cheetah 2 V.92 Modem Back to top Video graphics Integrated Intel Extreme Graphics with up to 64MB shared memory Back to top Sound/audio Integrated AC97 audio Back to top USB specification USB 2.0 Back to top Network Integrated on motherboard: 10/100Base-T LAN interface

download cpuz it will tell your specs

The motherboard has three, dual in-line memory module (DIMM) sockets. Minimum memory size is 16 MB; maximum memory size is 768 MB. The largest DIMM supported at this time is 256 MB using unbuffered 128 Mbit technology parts. The BIOS automatically detects memory type, size, and speed.

The motherboard supports the following memory features:

• 168-pin DIMMs with gold-plated contacts
• 66 or 100 MHz SDRAM
• Non-ECC (64-bit) and ECC (72-bit) memory
• 3.3 V memory only
• Unbuffered Single- or double-sided DIMMs in the following sizes:

DIMM Size Non-ECC Configuration ECC Configuration 16 MB 2M x 64 2M x 72 32 MB 4M x 64 4M x 72 64 MB 8M x 64 8M x 72 128 MB 16M x 64 16M x 72 256MB 32M x 64 32M x 72

Synchronous DRAM (SDRAM) can be installed in one, two, or three sockets. EDO DIMMs are not supported. Memory size and speed can vary between sockets.

Note: Intel® Pentium® II processors with 100 MHz front-side bus should be paired only with 100 MHz SDRAM. Processors with 66 MHz front-side bus can be paired with either 66 MHz or 100 MHz SDRAM.

All memory components and DIMMs used with the Intel® SE440BX-2 motherboard should comply with the PC SDRAM specifications. These include: the PC SDRAM Specification (memory component specific), the PC Unbuffered DIMM Specification, and the PC Serial Presence Detect Specification.

Note: It is recommended that SPD memory DIMMs be used with the SE440BX-2 motherboard. However, the BIOS will allow the use of non-SPD DIMM memory.

So the max you can go is 3 x 256 MB.

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Processor Family Processor Speed System Bus Frequency Cache Size BIOS Version Notes Pentium® III processor 850 MHz 100 MHz 256 KB P14 or greater The following board revisions (AA numbers) support these processors: 754552-200 or later
754558-200 or later
A01450-200 or later.
See the board revision note, below, for an explanation.
800 MHz 100 MHz 256 KB P14 or greater 750 MHz 100 MHz 256 KB P14 or greater 700 MHz 100 MHz 256 KB P14 or greater 650 MHz 100 MHz 256 KB P14 or greater 600E MHz 100 MHz 256 KB P14 or greater 550E MHz 100 MHz 256 KB P14 or greater 600 MHz 100 MHz 512 KB P12 or greater All board revisions support these processors 550 MHz 100 MHz 512 KB P07 or greater 500 MHz 100 MHz 512 KB P07 or greater 450 MHz 100 MHz 512 KB P07 or greater Pentium® II processor 450 MHz 100 MHz 512 KB P01 or greater 400 MHz 100 MHz 512 KB P01 or greater 350 MHz 100 MHz 512 KB P01 or greater 333 MHz 66 MHz 512 KB P01 or greater 300 MHz 66 MHz 512 KB P01 or greater 266 MHz 66 MHz 512 KB P01 or greater 233 MHz 66 MHz 512 KB P01 or greater Intel® Celeron® processor 433 MHz 66 MHz 128 KB P01 or greater 400 MHz 66 MHz 128 KB P01 or greater 366 MHz 66 MHz 128 KB P01 or greater 333 MHz 66 MHz 128 KB P01 or greater 300A MHz 66 MHz 128 KB P01 or greater 300 MHz 66 MHz 0 KB P01 or greater 266 MHz 66 MHz 0 KB P01 or greateri hope that this solved your request.
Sergio

Yes it will. Mostly it is the operating system that will allow the drive to be see at its full size. Suggest you use Win XP home with at least SP1 but Win XP Pro with SP2 is faster & very stable. Also suggest you set the drive up with the Mfg's disk utilites. Bootable floppy or bootable CD. If using plain XP home you can still install the OS & than download a free trial of Partition magic which will allow you to combine any smaller partitions to get you up to you 250GB size. (only if you have a problem though.

thats older cpy 66 bus mhz slow takes older sdram cost more 512 mb max per slot i would do

Have you tried the 1gb in the motherboard on its own but in different slots. i.e try slot 1 then slot 2 then slot 3 and see if you still get beeps.