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by pmarsh

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I'm having major problems with a AMD k6 processor. I've never liked these processors!

I had a bitch of a time installing win98 on this box. All kind of errors. I even tried installing win2k pro and that just blue screened to death. Anyway finally got win98 up and running but all kind of error messages pop up doing anything and everything. Nothing that I can pin point as the cause. I know it's the damn processor but have no idea what it wants me to do to make it happy. If anyone has any ideas please let me know. Are there patches I need to know about from AMD? Are there BIOS settings that I need to know about. HELP,,,,
Thanx, Paul

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by maxwell edison

Greetings Paul,

I too am in the camp of disliking AMD processors. They have been among my most problematic machines. I've been able to "limp" along with them, however, when I made sure the motherboard and/or BIOS version was DOCUMENTED as compatible with that particular processor. I've had computer hardware vendors tell me things like, "It will work fine on this board", but if it's not "documented" to work, I don't believe it.

So my suggestion is to flash the BIOS - if necessary - to improve the compatibility issue and/or buy a motherboard that is "specifically" designed for that chip.

(Then do like me - never buy an AMD again!)

Regards,

Maxwell

by maxwell edison

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P.S. Jumper settings on the motherboard is also an area you should look at and verify. Make sure it is jumpered for that particular chip/speed/etc.

Also, do an Internet search for >> AMD K6 Compatibility <<, and you'll be directed to a lot of sites detailing those issues. (I would post some links, but not knowing all your particulars would make it difficult.)

Maxwell

by csmith

This is actually a chipset problem, but no matter.
The two quickest ways to make sure you will get a stable machine is to set the memory bus speed to 66MHz and make sure the refresh cycle is 3 (NOT 2) .
If that doesn't do it, check the power supply and voltage regulator on (MB).
We build a lot of Athlons, and our people love them. Try not to get so worked up over one problem, or example, or Motherboard.
Regards, Chris

by estebandelatorre

There are some (sorry a lot ) of issues about the combination of a motherboard (many ones) and the AMD chip.
Some Chipset embeded into the mother's dont work fine with the AMD processor, some of them are exclusively for the AMD line.
Follow this: Contact your motherboard provider and look for compatibility issues with AMD, if found one (not so easy to find), you can decide what to drop, the mother or the AMD!

Good luck

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