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to: Rich Wonneberger
from: Ruth Argust
date: 1999-10-08 00:24:27
subject: CPU change

Hi Rich.

Rich Wonneberger wrote in a message to All:

 RW> Quick question
 RW> I have 2 systems I would like to get a bit more speed in.  Both are
 RW> Pentiums, one a 133 mhz, the other a 166 mhz.  The boards will only
 RW> go up to a 200 mhz processor.  I was thinking about a AMD K6 and
 RW> under clocking it, but am not sure which would work right and is
 RW> still available.

I don't know if this is an alternative you might wish to try. Check the
internet for specs on the MB. I searched using the model number and found a
lot of information for mine. The book for it said that the processor would
only go up to a 200 mhz processor but that was not correct per the web pages I 
located. I did confirm this via email with the manufacturer. The MB, in fact
will take up to a 233 MMX processor and I found one for about $30 plus
shipping. Granted the increase in speed from a P150 to P233 isn't all that
much but I have noticed a definite improvement. If you can do this on your
133, you will most likely see the difference.

I already had 64 megs of ram.

 RW> Also, would this effect OS/2??

My change did not effect OS/2 in any bad way, it just gave me better I/O.

                                  *ruth*

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