Intel released Pentium II and Pentium III processors on the Single Edge Contact Cartridge – or SECC. This type of package was required because it allowed to move the level 2 cache chips from the motherboard closer the to silicone die. Intel wasn’t able to integrate the L2 cache into the CPU die yet. Later Pentium III models, also known as Coppermine, integrated 256kb of level 2 cache…
Some time ago, someone offered me six P2B motherboards for restoration. Since I got them for a relatively good price, I didn’t mind taking them off their hands. Unfortunately, I wasn’t immediately able to work on the boards due to other projects that I thought were more interesting. Little did I know that those six boards may be more interesting than I thought!
Based on a…