Intel lists Pentium Ms in 478 pin PPGA - Is this the standard desktop Socket 478? The other form factor listed is 479 pin H-PBGA. See Intel's Pentium M spec list
Newegg and ZipZoomFly list P-Ms in 478 - I'm trying to find if these will drop in a regular desktop motherboard. Would this be an easier solution than the Socket 479 Aopen or DFI boards like the i855GMEm-LFS ??
I've never come across a Socket 479 cpu listed anywhere, though I haven't really looked...
Is a specific motherboard required for Pentium M?
- Warren
Pentium M in Socket 478 for desktop boards ?!?
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Re: Pentium M in Socket 478 for desktop boards ?!?
Yes.GentleGiant wrote:
Is a specific motherboard required for Pentium M?
- Warren
A Pentium M processor will not work in a regular S478 socket/board. It will fit, but it won't work, and may very well be fried due to the different pinout of the regular S478 wiring scheme.