<s>
Socket	B-Device
370	I-Device
(	O
also	O
known	O
as	O
the	O
PGA370	B-Device
socket	I-Device
)	O
is	O
a	O
CPU	B-General_Concept
socket	I-General_Concept
first	O
used	O
by	O
Intel	O
for	O
Pentium	B-General_Concept
III	I-General_Concept
and	O
Celeron	B-Device
processors	O
to	O
first	O
complement	O
and	O
later	O
replace	O
the	O
older	O
Slot	B-Device
1	I-Device
CPU	O
interface	O
on	O
personal	B-Device
computers	I-Device
.	O
</s>
<s>
Socket	B-Device
370	I-Device
was	O
replaced	O
by	O
Socket	B-Device
423	I-Device
in	O
2000	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Socket	B-Device
370	I-Device
started	O
as	O
a	O
budget	O
oriented	O
platform	O
for	O
66	O
MHz	O
FSB	B-Architecture
PPGA	B-Algorithm
Mendocino	O
Celeron	B-Device
CPUs	O
in	O
late	O
1998	O
,	O
as	O
the	O
move	O
to	O
on-die	O
L2	O
cache	O
removed	O
the	O
need	O
for	O
a	O
PCB	O
design	O
as	O
seen	O
on	O
Slot	B-Device
1	I-Device
.	O
</s>
<s>
From	O
late	O
1999	O
to	O
late	O
2000	O
it	O
was	O
Intel	O
's	O
main	O
desktop	O
socket	O
for	O
100/133	O
MHz	O
FSB	B-Architecture
Coppermine	O
Pentium	B-General_Concept
IIIs	I-General_Concept
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
2001	O
,	O
the	O
Tualatin	O
Pentium	B-General_Concept
III	I-General_Concept
processors	O
brought	O
changes	O
to	O
the	O
infrastructure	O
which	O
required	O
dedicated	O
Tualatin-compatible	O
motherboards	B-Device
;	O
some	O
manufacturers	O
would	O
indicate	O
this	O
with	O
a	O
blue	O
(	O
instead	O
of	O
white	O
)	O
socket	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
These	O
late	O
sockets	O
were	O
typically	O
compatible	O
with	O
Coppermine	O
processors	O
,	O
but	O
not	O
older	O
Mendocino	O
Celerons	B-Device
.	O
</s>
<s>
Some	O
motherboards	B-Device
that	O
used	O
Socket	B-Device
370	I-Device
support	O
Intel	B-Device
processors	I-Device
in	O
dual	B-Operating_System
CPU	I-Operating_System
configurations	I-Operating_System
(	O
e.g.	O
</s>
<s>
ABIT	B-Operating_System
BP6	I-Operating_System
)	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Others	O
allowed	O
the	O
use	O
of	O
a	O
Socket	B-Device
370	I-Device
or	O
Slot	B-Device
1	I-Device
CPU	O
,	O
although	O
not	O
at	O
the	O
same	O
time	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Via-Cyrix	O
Cyrix	B-Device
III	I-Device
,	O
later	O
renamed	O
the	O
VIA	B-Device
C3	I-Device
,	O
also	O
used	O
Socket	B-Device
370	I-Device
.	O
</s>
<s>
Slotkets	B-General_Concept
are	O
available	O
that	O
allows	O
Socket	B-Device
370	I-Device
CPUs	O
to	O
be	O
used	O
on	O
Slot	B-Device
1	I-Device
based	O
motherboards	B-Device
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
weight	O
of	O
a	O
Socket	B-Device
370	I-Device
CPU	O
cooler	O
should	O
not	O
exceed	O
180	O
grams	O
(	O
6.3	O
ounces	O
)	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Most	O
Intel	O
Socket	B-Device
370	I-Device
processors	O
(	O
Pentium	B-General_Concept
III	I-General_Concept
and	O
Celeron	B-Device
)	O
had	O
mechanical	O
maximum	O
load	O
limits	O
which	O
were	O
designed	O
not	O
be	O
exceeded	O
during	O
heat	O
sink	O
assembly	O
,	O
shipping	O
conditions	O
,	O
or	O
standard	O
use	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
All	O
Intel	O
Socket	B-Device
370	I-Device
processors	O
with	O
integrated	O
heat	O
sink	O
(	O
Pentium	B-General_Concept
III	I-General_Concept
and	O
Celeron	B-Device
1.13	O
–	O
1.4GHz	O
)	O
had	O
mechanical	O
maximum	O
load	O
limits	O
which	O
were	O
designed	O
not	O
be	O
exceeded	O
during	O
heat	O
sink	O
assembly	O
,	O
shipping	O
conditions	O
,	O
or	O
standard	O
use	O
.	O
</s>
