where was the P2 made?

[calgar]

well, i have been sorting out my old hardware that i have aquired over the years and was looking some of my P2s now, some of them say they were made in phillipines one of them says it was made in ireland but one...... just says A4 where the location of manurfacure should be...

anyone know about this? just curious really

[tottyspotter]

Like this one? - you need to click in the address bar and hit return again to make the image come up for some reason.

Maybe someone on this site would know? http://www.cpu-collection.de/?l0=co&...2=Pentium%20II

[GrahamGarside]

Could it be an engineering sample?

[calgar]

Originally Posted by tottyspotter

Like this one? - you need to click in the address bar and hit return again to make the image come up for some reason.

Maybe someone on this site would know? http://www.cpu-collection.de/?l0=co&...2=Pentium%20II

no, its slot loaded, but yes, that looks like the kind of thing

Could it be an engineering sample?

arnt those like, rare and fetch a higher price?

[GrahamGarside]

They are rare (they shouldn't even be for sale) but theres not much demand for old engineering samples, a Coppermine or Tualatin maybe, but a Klamoth/Deschutes core probably not.
Theres one way to test if it is, try using a higher than spec multiplier, very few none engineering sample chips are unlocked upwards

[calgar]

Originally Posted by GrahamGarside

They are rare (they shouldn't even be for sale) but theres not much demand for old engineering samples, a Coppermine or Tualatin maybe, but a Klamoth/Deschutes core probably not.
Theres one way to test if it is, try using a higher than spec multiplier, very few none engineering sample chips are unlocked upwards

i WOULD test that, but i dont think i have a single processor slot 1 mobo anymore, and i dont have a stepping match for that processsor