Skip site navigation (1)Skip section navigation (2)
Date:      Wed, 23 Sep 1998 13:35:30 -0400
From:      Charles Green <greenc@rl.af.mil>
To:        david@sparks.net
Cc:        RPD <spam@distance.net>, freebsd-hackers@FreeBSD.ORG
Subject:   Re: AMD K6-2/300 problem
Message-ID:  <36093162.7984FC9@rl.af.mil>
References:  <Pine.BSI.3.96.980923085523.14730E-100000@sparks.net>

next in thread | previous in thread | raw e-mail | index | archive | help
As I understand it, AMD has shipped 2 versions of the AMD K6-2 300. The
earlier chips had a 66Mhz external bus (66*4.5) and the newer chips (since
July 98) use a 100Mhz external bus (100*3).

I beleive it's mentioned somewhere in the FAQ for the VA503+ at FIC's
web site (http://www.fic.com.tw).

david@sparks.net wrote:

> On Wed, 4 Nov 1998, RPD wrote:
>
> > David,
> >
> > Did you buy new memory also?. If so try swaping the memory from your
> > K6/200 machine into your K6/300. I have had problems pertaining to ones
> > you have listed below due to bad memory.
>
> It's a whole new machine.  2 128 MB PC100 ECC dimms.
>
> Update: it seems to work fine if I slow the bus rate from 100 MHz to 83.
> Underclocking rules in this case:(
>
> --- David
>
> ----------------------------------------------------------------------------
>                 It's *amazing* what one can accomplish when
>                     one doesn't know what one can't do!
>
> To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org
> with "unsubscribe freebsd-hackers" in the body of the message


To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org
with "unsubscribe freebsd-hackers" in the body of the message



Want to link to this message? Use this URL: <https://mail-archive.FreeBSD.org/cgi/mid.cgi?36093162.7984FC9>