Re: AMD K6 works at 90 MHz but fails at 166 MHz?

H. Peter Anvin (hpa@transmeta.com)
2 Jun 1997 22:43:18 GMT

Followup to: <199706021939.PAA29109@tai.cisco.com>
By author: Donnie Savage <dsavage@cisco.com>
In newsgroup: linux.dev.kernel
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> felix> Hi recently bought an AMD K6 to speed up my compile cycles. My
> felix> old motherboard, an ASUS TP4XE didn't handle 166 MHz, the
> felix> screen stayed black, no sync signal, no beep, nothing. But
> felix> with 90 MHz, it worked, was quite a bit faster, yet I bought a
> felix> 166 MHz processor so I want to run it at 166 MHz. So I tried
>

There appear to be a bunch of faulty K6's on the market. Check to see
if you can replace the chip.

> 2) verify the core voltage is set properly. It should be
> 2.6Volts (though over clocking may require 2.9Volts)
> higher/lower voltage settings will result in hangs/lockups.

Should be 2.9 V/3.1 V. (233 MHz K6 should run at 3.1 V)

-hpa

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