Hi Undies,

Question: didn't some of the Celerons report as PII's.. in some progs.. and in around the >800Mhz didn't the cels also have a 100 FSB? or am I getting confused..
I believe that you are right, I have seen Celerons and Durons reported as PIIs, and I think the Celeron was 100 FSB, the Duron certainly is (was up to 1.3MHz anyway)

Looking at the spec, it seems that model only shipped with a PIII and that it has a 133 FSB which makes the PC 100 memory strange to me This is what HP say:

Worldwide introduction date:

December 31, 2000: U.S. and Canada (includes Quebec)

Model number:
P2940A

Base processor and speed:

Intel Pentium III (R) 933 MHz processor

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Socket 370

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FSB 133 MHz

Chipset:

Intel 810E

Motherboard manufacturer:

ASUS

RAM (standard)


128 megabytes (MB) PC 100

Maximum


512 MB (2 x 256 MB DIMM)

Speed


100 MHz synchronous

Sockets


Two 168-pin DIMMs

Size


32, 64, 128, and 256 MB DIMMs

Free DIMM socket


1

Pairs Required


No

Type Supported


SDRAM, 100 MHz,

Intel PC SDRAM unbuffered DIMM specification,

revision 1.0 compliant

Most strange?

EDIT:

I have just checked out Crucial's site and it will support PC133/CL3 memory as well. This would be a better idea as it is substantially cheaper than the older memory. I know that quite a few machines will run quite happily with PC133, but as their FSB is only 100 you don't gain anything. This box has a 133 FSB so it might be expected to work?

I would also recommend checking the HP site for a BIOS upgrade. That could help with a faster video card and memory.