Different Chip, Same Motherboard?

Does anybody know which chips will fit into into which motherboards? I currently have a PII 400 in an Asus P2B-S motherboard but I want a faster chip and I don't know if a faster chip will fit in the motherboard. I can't really upgrade the motherboard since it has U2W SCSI on board which I use with an U2W drive. The motherboard works fine, and I want the PCI slots for plug-ins. Any assistance would be appreciated with thanks:)

the best is go to the source.....the manufacturers website.....or motherboards .com......they usually have charts or specs about which boards use slot 1 or socket 370 etc, etc..... chad

i am pretty sure that the asus P2B-s is an intel BX motherboard. If you knew it was, then yes any current PIII chips or celerons would work. it is a slot 1 motherboard, and the newer PIII's and celerons are socket chips. So if you got one of the newer PIII's or celerons, you would have to get a slocket converter. The Asus websight may not say that it is compatable with the PIII chips, because intel wants users of PIII's to use one of their new boards (820, 840, and soon to be 815 if you are lucky enough to get one). In spite of that, and the fact that my friends and i work on computers all of the time, i nor my friends (even on the net) have yet to hear anybody get a PIII, and it not work in the classic BX. Actually right now as the BX board is still the best intel chipset out(performance wise). good luck christian [This message has been edited by crs117 (edited June 21, 2000).]

Thank you for the long reply; this is the information I have been looking for. I believe I will go the socket converter route since that will allow me the option of upgrading to a different motherboard later. Again, thank you for your help.

no problem, and good luck. if you need anything else just hollar. Christian