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YOB
11-29-01, 09:45 PM
I'm looking at some xeon processors on ubid here is the description
Intel Corp. Xeon Pentium III 733MHz 256K Cache
Step Code SL4HG

what does the step code mean and just for grins will it run on a
Micro-Star Dual Slot 2 Intel 440GX Chipset Motherboard
450MHz or faster with 512KB, 1MB or 2MB MS-6135
I was thinking about building a new machine this caught my eye what do you guys think
thanks

muddocktor
11-30-01, 01:58 AM
The S-Spec identifies which particular revision or stepping the chip is. This link here (http://www.intel.com/support/processors/sspec/p3xp.htm) is the S-Spec page for Pentium 3 Xeon processors at Intel's site. However I don't see that particular S-Spec listed anywhere there; I'd be cautious about buying those procs until I could confirm the proper S-Spec code. As far as I know, that board should work with them.

UPDATE:This link (ftp://download.intel.com/design/PentiumIII/xeon/specupdt/24446031.pdf) is an update pdf file I found at Intel. It is a pdf file and look on page 16. There is a C0 stepping listed as SL4H6, which could have been mistaken for SL4HG.