RE: [Q] Cyrix 6x86L [SOLVED]
Hi,
I found that Cyrix was NOT the cause of my problem.
I have bad memory chips. As soon as I switched the
memory everything is working fine. By the way, I think
with help of set86 utility and a good fan -- that processor
runs even cooler than a 100MHz Intel (IHMO).
As far as clocking -- I have Cyrix 150 -- my motheboard
supports 66, 75, 83 MHz bus speed -- so I choose
75Mhz for the MB speed and 2x for the chip speed --
it all works out OK.
As I side note -- I put the bad memory into Intel P100 machine
running NT -- after a couple of hours of working it crashed the
machine in a way that I have reinstall the whole OS (one
startup dll is missing or corrupt).
Is there a program for Linux (or DOS) that will detect bad memory?
Regards,
Vladislav
>----------
>From: Al Youngwerth[SMTP:alberty@apexxtech.com]
>Sent: Friday, October 24, 1997 5:25 PM
>To: Vladislav Papayan x285
>Cc: Joost Kooij
>Subject: RE: [Q] Cyrix 6x86L
>
>At 08:34 PM 10/24/97 +0200, Joost Kooij wrote:
>>
>>Hi Al,
>>
>>Thanks, you might well be right. I didn't even think of the heat Cyrix
>>generates and the problems it causes.
>>
>>BTW I have a 486/66 here at work and I too got sig11 problems one morning
>>just after I had turned the machine on. After it had warmed up a bit, the
>>problem was gone. Weird hey? Now I just leave the machine on overnight -
>>better for my cron jobs too.
>>
>>It was actually Vladislav Papayan x285 <vlpa@EXCHANGE1.Daleen.com> who had
>>the problem. You may want to inform him also :-)
>
>Whoops, thanks. I meant to hit reply all.
>
>Hope this helps Vladislav...
>
>>
>>On Fri, 24 Oct 1997, Al Youngwerth wrote:
>>
>>> >> I also found a utility that seems to tune Cyrix processors. It is
>>> >> called set6x86 -- it looks very promising as it can tell the processor
>>> >> to go into a special low consumption mode when it is on HALT
>>>instruction
>>> >> (which is 90% of the time).
>>> >
>>> >It will cool the processor and probably elongate its lifespan. But it has
>>> >no relation to your problem AFAIK.
>>> >
>>> >Luck,
>>> >
>>> >
>>> >Joost
>>> >
>>>
>>> My experience is that heat can definetely cause these types of problems.
>>> Cooler the better...
>>>
>>> Also, you said this was a P200 Cyrix, I think that should actually be
>>> clocked at 166Mhz, the P200 is just a marketing gimick. Make sure you have
>>> the right speed.
>>>
>>> Good luck,
>>>
>>>
>>> Al Youngwerth
>>> alberty@apexxtech.com
>>>
>>
>>
>>
>>
>Al Youngwerth
>alberty@apexxtech.com
>
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