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    Confused! W3V DOTHAN? I thought it was Sonoma

    Discussion in 'Asus' started by xrealx, Jun 15, 2005.

  1. xrealx

    xrealx Newbie

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    I have purchased the W3V[Canada] and thought the system used the Sonoma Chipset, but it appears to use the Dothan chipset.

    Is CPUID reading it improperly or, has something changed for the Canada release?

    Anyone know if all W3V is Dothan? or certain ones?

    Thanks.

    p.d
     
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  2. Coolin

    Coolin Notebook Enthusiast

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    Dothan is the name of the processor architecture.
    All Sonomas are Dothan.
     
    Coolin, Jun 15, 2005
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  3. PROPortable

    PROPortable Company Representative

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    If's almost funny what people get pissed off about. Intel does have enough darn code names and there are plenty of people who think centrino is still the cpu.........

    But, they're right... Dothan is the cpu....... now, there is a 400mhz Dothan that came out last May and there is the 533mhz Dothan which came out this past spring..... the 533 is what is in every W3v which shipped to North America.

    Thanks,
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  4. Underpantman

    Underpantman Notebook Virtuoso

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    yeap thats right,
    cpu is still dothan, just make sure you have the i915 chipset...this is the sonoma!
    a
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    ASUS M6Ne 15.4" WSXGA 1.7 PM ATI9700 80Gb HDD 1Gb RAM
     
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  5. smilepak

    smilepak Notebook Deity

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    Yup, what they all said..

    Dothan is the code name of the current Intel Pentium-M CPU. The previous on was named Banias

    Sonoma is the code name for the 2nd generation of Centrino. The first one was named Camel. The marketing name you see today is called Centrino.

    In order to be marked Centrino you must have 3 components, missing one will not do. Intel Pentium-M Processor, Intel Chipset 915/855, and Intel Pro Wireless 2200 or 2219.



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