https://community.hpe.com/t5/proliant-servers-ml-dl-sl/is-there-any-way-to-get-a-proliant-800-ppro-server-to-recognize/m-p/3143665#M23330 That is interesting, but the Proliant 800 simply says System Halted. No option to press F1, or anything else, to continue. So weird, because they do support PPros with 512K cache and they do support 333MHz. Anyone know how to massage a BIOS file to remove this restriction? Mon, 29 Dec 2003 11:47:55 GMT Bruce Carney 2003-12-29T11:47:55Z https://community.hpe.com/t5/proliant-servers-ml-dl-sl/is-there-any-way-to-get-a-proliant-800-ppro-server-to-recognize/m-p/3143658#M23323 Apparently, it claims not to support the 512k cache, but there doesn't seem to be good reason. Similar board in ProLiant 2500 accepts them fine. Thank you, Bruce Fri, 12 Dec 2003 12:42:43 GMT https://community.hpe.com/t5/proliant-servers-ml-dl-sl/is-there-any-way-to-get-a-proliant-800-ppro-server-to-recognize/m-p/3143658#M23323 Bruce Carney 2003-12-12T12:42:43Z https://community.hpe.com/t5/proliant-servers-ml-dl-sl/is-there-any-way-to-get-a-proliant-800-ppro-server-to-recognize/m-p/3143659#M23324 Is there a BIOS work-around? Fri, 19 Dec 2003 09:40:08 GMT https://community.hpe.com/t5/proliant-servers-ml-dl-sl/is-there-any-way-to-get-a-proliant-800-ppro-server-to-recognize/m-p/3143659#M23324 Bruce Carney 2003-12-19T09:40:08Z https://community.hpe.com/t5/proliant-servers-ml-dl-sl/is-there-any-way-to-get-a-proliant-800-ppro-server-to-recognize/m-p/3143660#M23325 I have several 800 series servers running dual Intel PPro 200 /512 cache chips. I know it will init the processors and use the 512 cache. As far as overdrive chips... I dont know. Be sure to have the latest bios installed:<BR /><A href="http://h18000.www1.hp.com/support/files/server/us/locate/20_1131.html#4" target="_blank">http://h18000.www1.hp.com/support/files/server/us/locate/20_1131.html#4</A><BR /><BR />G'luck! Fri, 19 Dec 2003 12:33:55 GMT https://community.hpe.com/t5/proliant-servers-ml-dl-sl/is-there-any-way-to-get-a-proliant-800-ppro-server-to-recognize/m-p/3143660#M23325 JohnWRuffo 2003-12-19T12:33:55Z https://community.hpe.com/t5/proliant-servers-ml-dl-sl/is-there-any-way-to-get-a-proliant-800-ppro-server-to-recognize/m-p/3143661#M23326 Have latest BIOS for my P02. Tried using the others, but they are incompatible. There's nothing on the case diagram that says there's a switch for cache size, just CPU speed. I found the combination that sets it to 333MHz, but it still complains unsupported. Something must be in BIOS about stepping for cpu family? Fri, 19 Dec 2003 15:30:03 GMT https://community.hpe.com/t5/proliant-servers-ml-dl-sl/is-there-any-way-to-get-a-proliant-800-ppro-server-to-recognize/m-p/3143661#M23326 Bruce Carney 2003-12-19T15:30:03Z https://community.hpe.com/t5/proliant-servers-ml-dl-sl/is-there-any-way-to-get-a-proliant-800-ppro-server-to-recognize/m-p/3143662#M23327 Oh yes... very much so. You can't mix and match the steppings. If you do and it "does" boot, I am aware of folks who have seen them "Black Screen" in the middle of operations.<BR /> Fri, 19 Dec 2003 16:13:58 GMT https://community.hpe.com/t5/proliant-servers-ml-dl-sl/is-there-any-way-to-get-a-proliant-800-ppro-server-to-recognize/m-p/3143662#M23327 JohnWRuffo 2003-12-19T16:13:58Z https://community.hpe.com/t5/proliant-servers-ml-dl-sl/is-there-any-way-to-get-a-proliant-800-ppro-server-to-recognize/m-p/3143663#M23328 I meant, the fact that the Overdrive CPU is actually a P2 rather than PPro. They're a matched pair, but there's gotta be something to get this board to recognize them. I've gotten a 2500 to, a SuperMicro dually, even an AMI Merlin board, which Intel's site says has incompatible BIOS. Fri, 19 Dec 2003 16:40:20 GMT https://community.hpe.com/t5/proliant-servers-ml-dl-sl/is-there-any-way-to-get-a-proliant-800-ppro-server-to-recognize/m-p/3143663#M23328 Bruce Carney 2003-12-19T16:40:20Z https://community.hpe.com/t5/proliant-servers-ml-dl-sl/is-there-any-way-to-get-a-proliant-800-ppro-server-to-recognize/m-p/3143664#M23329 Bruce:<BR /><BR />Check out this thread:<BR /><A href="http://forums1.itrc.hp.com/service/forums/questionanswer.do?threadId=292926" target="_blank">http://forums1.itrc.hp.com/service/forums/questionanswer.do?threadId=292926</A><BR /><BR />Interesting... Mon, 29 Dec 2003 11:33:32 GMT https://community.hpe.com/t5/proliant-servers-ml-dl-sl/is-there-any-way-to-get-a-proliant-800-ppro-server-to-recognize/m-p/3143664#M23329 JohnWRuffo 2003-12-29T11:33:32Z https://community.hpe.com/t5/proliant-servers-ml-dl-sl/is-there-any-way-to-get-a-proliant-800-ppro-server-to-recognize/m-p/3143665#M23330 That is interesting, but the Proliant 800 simply says System Halted. No option to press F1, or anything else, to continue. So weird, because they do support PPros with 512K cache and they do support 333MHz. Anyone know how to massage a BIOS file to remove this restriction? Mon, 29 Dec 2003 11:47:55 GMT https://community.hpe.com/t5/proliant-servers-ml-dl-sl/is-there-any-way-to-get-a-proliant-800-ppro-server-to-recognize/m-p/3143665#M23330 Bruce Carney 2003-12-29T11:47:55Z https://community.hpe.com/t5/proliant-servers-ml-dl-sl/is-there-any-way-to-get-a-proliant-800-ppro-server-to-recognize/m-p/3143666#M23331 Bruce,<BR /><BR />I had a similar situation about 2 years ago -contacted Compaq Support - NO GO.<BR /><BR />There is no updated bios or no DIP Switches that can be set.<BR /><BR />How -ever - if you have access to a 2500 - it may work as I did have a 2500 overclocked to 300 on PPro200 Chips.<BR /><BR />Good Luck. Sun, 25 Jan 2004 15:13:42 GMT https://community.hpe.com/t5/proliant-servers-ml-dl-sl/is-there-any-way-to-get-a-proliant-800-ppro-server-to-recognize/m-p/3143666#M23331 Dallas Widing 2004-01-25T15:13:42Z