"Donald McTrevor" <me@privacy.net> wrote in message
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> "Donald McTrevor" <me@privacy.net> wrote in message
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> > "kony" <spam@spam.com> wrote in message
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> > > On Tue, 09 Aug 2005 20:15:00 GMT, "Donald McTrevor"
> > > <me@privacy.net> wrote:
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> > >
> > > >> Just make sure the voltage is set correctly with the jumpers
> > > >> before trying to turn on the system, and print out the
> > > >> jumper settings beforehand.
> > > >
> > > >How do I print then out/see thm??
> > >
> > > They will either be in the manual or the link you supplied
> > > days ago. Use the appropriate application to print that.
> > >
> > >
> > > >Also in the manual only the K6 is quoted, not the K6-2
> > > >could that be a problem?
> > >
> > > I vaguely recall the link you supplied, showed K6-2 among
> > > those supported. Double-check that link you gave. Even so,
> > > "usually" if a board supports a K6 (1), it also will run a
> > > K6-2. An early post I made had mentioned the power supply
> > > subcircuit on the motherboard, that it is sufficient so that
> > > is not at issue. Also the link showed the necessary 2.2V
> > > CPU voltage setting.
> > >
> > > >
> > > >Would any BIOS changes help?
> > > >
> > >
> > > I don't know what's wrong yet. What EXACTLY have you done?
> > > Set the voltage to 2.2V. Set multiplier to 2X. Set FSB to
> > > 66MHz. Test that first, and only if it is stable, THEN
> > > proceed to try 75MHz FSB and also changing that other PCI
> > > jumper I previously mentioned- only changing it for 75MHz
> > > attempts, not for 66MHz FSB attempts. If your original CPU
> > > used 75MHz FSB, that means you would have to change that
> > > jumper to the 66MHz FSB setting, as shown on that link you
> > > provided previously.
> > >
> > SOrry about the late reply but my computer reset whilst I was
> > writing the last reply!!
> > So I decided to set it to 66mhz not the 75 it was however
> > that also had a boot problem (reset half way throuogh) so
> > I gave up and I am now now back on the Cyrix, which
> > booted up as Cryix MII 200, when it should have been 300!!
> > Also a prog called aida32 said it was running at 150mhz!!
> >
> > So I have some problems, one thing I am thinking is that the
> > jumpers are rusty and not connected properly, actually I might have it
> > set at 75X2 not the 75 X 3, I will check.
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> Yes it was 2X75 and now fixed back to 3X75 on the Cryix,
> not sure about the K6/2 yet though.
> >
Well I have retried the K6 and it booted up in good time and
ran well, not sureifit was any faster, boot took a little longer I think.
Inconclusive test on a .wmv, may have been a little faster.
I was about to report some success when the computer
rebooted it self :O(

Getting a bit fed up with it now. I was running at 75X4 so I may
try 66X4 tomorrow, but I am not very optimistic.

I am back on the cyrix now, almost thought I had fried that but
I forgot to push the CPU insertion leaver down!!

I would be better going to PC world and buying that lovely
Athlon64 methinks.

I am lucky I still have a working machine after all the fiddling.



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