Date: Sun, 13 Jul 1997 22:14:52 -0700 From: David Greenman <dg@root.com> To: Howard Lew <hlew@www2.shoppersnet.com> Cc: jwm@CSUA.Berkeley.EDU, FreeBSD-hardware@FreeBSD.ORG, root@meeko.eecs.Berkeley.EDU Subject: Re: AMD K6 Message-ID: <199707140514.WAA02950@implode.root.com> In-Reply-To: Your message of "Sun, 13 Jul 1997 19:03:54 PDT." <Pine.BSF.3.91.970713184434.13282A-100000@www2.shoppersnet.com>
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>Hmmm... that's odd, I have not seen that problem here. Knock on wood. >But then we use heatsink grease as recommended by AMD. > >Motherboards tested to work fine: > >FreeTech F63T, F76, F79* >PC Chips M537A, M537B* > >* = with switching VRM > >Are you guys using it on a Dual Voltage motherboard? at 2.9V Core and >3.3V I/O? > >With the current that it draws, a switching voltage regulator is highly >recommended. Motherboards that use a standard linear voltage regulator >motherboard can overheat and blow the voltage regulator and damage the >motherboard and/or cpu. Yes to all of the above (correct split voltage, switching regulator). -DG David Greenman Core-team/Principal Architect, The FreeBSD Project
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