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PC Chips M912 BIOS update for Am5x86 and Cyrix 5x86

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Reply 160 of 172, by Nexxen

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fsinan wrote on 2025-04-22, 19:54:

Hi, I couldn't find Cyrix 5x86-100 cpu jumper settings for M912 V1.7 board. Which settings would work? I have two of these boards one with AMI one with award bios.

https://theretroweb.com/motherboard/manual/am … 0c135064858.pdf

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Reply 161 of 172, by fsinan

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Nexxen wrote on 2025-04-22, 20:03:
fsinan wrote on 2025-04-22, 19:54:

Hi, I couldn't find Cyrix 5x86-100 cpu jumper settings for M912 V1.7 board. Which settings would work? I have two of these boards one with AMI one with award bios.

https://theretroweb.com/motherboard/manual/am … 0c135064858.pdf

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Ah that slipped my check. Thank you!

System:1
Cyrix 5x86-120GP & X5-160ADZ
Lucky Star LS-486E
System:2
Intel DX4-WB & AMDDX4-120
PcChips M912 V1.7
System:3
AMD K6-2-475 & Cyrix 6x86MX PR-233
Asus P5A-B
System:4
UMC U5S-40
486UL-P101
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Reply 162 of 172, by fsinan

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Nexxen wrote on 2025-04-22, 20:03:
fsinan wrote on 2025-04-22, 19:54:

Hi, I couldn't find Cyrix 5x86-100 cpu jumper settings for M912 V1.7 board. Which settings would work? I have two of these boards one with AMI one with award bios.

https://theretroweb.com/motherboard/manual/am … 0c135064858.pdf

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Didnt work with 073594 bios.

System:1
Cyrix 5x86-120GP & X5-160ADZ
Lucky Star LS-486E
System:2
Intel DX4-WB & AMDDX4-120
PcChips M912 V1.7
System:3
AMD K6-2-475 & Cyrix 6x86MX PR-233
Asus P5A-B
System:4
UMC U5S-40
486UL-P101
System:5
P3 Coppermine 800EB
Gigabyte GA-6BX7

Reply 163 of 172, by Nexxen

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fsinan wrote on 2025-04-25, 10:57:
Nexxen wrote on 2025-04-22, 20:03:
fsinan wrote on 2025-04-22, 19:54:

Hi, I couldn't find Cyrix 5x86-100 cpu jumper settings for M912 V1.7 board. Which settings would work? I have two of these boards one with AMI one with award bios.

https://theretroweb.com/motherboard/manual/am … 0c135064858.pdf

Page 6.

Didnt work with 073594 bios.

Re: PC Chips M912 BIOS update for Am5x86 and Cyrix 5x86

does this work?

and this: Re: PC Chips M912 BIOS update for Am5x86 and Cyrix 5x86

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Reply 164 of 172, by analog_programmer

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fsinan wrote on 2025-04-25, 10:57:

Didnt work with 073594 bios.

Mind that M912 ver. 1.4 is a slightly different from ver. 1.7 (and subsequent newer update board revisions with fake cache "chips"). I don't know which board revision you have, but TRW link posted by Nexxen is for manual for M912 ver. 1.7 motherboard and it has some extra CPU settings jumper (JP34 and JP35 - these are missing on ver. 1.4 board). If I recall correctly JP35 is related to 4 V CPU setting, which is a Cyrix thing.

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Reply 165 of 172, by fsinan

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Nexxen wrote on 2025-04-25, 11:36:
Re: PC Chips M912 BIOS update for Am5x86 and Cyrix 5x86 […]
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fsinan wrote on 2025-04-25, 10:57:

Re: PC Chips M912 BIOS update for Am5x86 and Cyrix 5x86

does this work?

and this: Re: PC Chips M912 BIOS update for Am5x86 and Cyrix 5x86

MY both mobo is 1.7. Anyway, I downloaded dual bios file for 1.7 from vogonsdriver library.

https://vogonsdrivers.com/getfile.php?fileid= … 675&menustate=0

Flashed it, ami bios was not stable and crashed thorough startup and benchs. But with Award bios, it seems stable and with max optimization of timings, it gives 316.7 sysinfo, 13.3 Quake score with cyrix boost by 5x86 command.

Adding photos and 5x86 parameters batch file that runs stable.

System:1
Cyrix 5x86-120GP & X5-160ADZ
Lucky Star LS-486E
System:2
Intel DX4-WB & AMDDX4-120
PcChips M912 V1.7
System:3
AMD K6-2-475 & Cyrix 6x86MX PR-233
Asus P5A-B
System:4
UMC U5S-40
486UL-P101
System:5
P3 Coppermine 800EB
Gigabyte GA-6BX7

Reply 166 of 172, by Nexxen

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fsinan wrote on 2025-04-25, 14:05:

Have you tried to OC it @40mhz?

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Reply 167 of 172, by fsinan

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Nexxen wrote on 2025-04-25, 14:42:
fsinan wrote on 2025-04-25, 14:05:

Have you tried to OC it @40mhz?

Here it is;

System:1
Cyrix 5x86-120GP & X5-160ADZ
Lucky Star LS-486E
System:2
Intel DX4-WB & AMDDX4-120
PcChips M912 V1.7
System:3
AMD K6-2-475 & Cyrix 6x86MX PR-233
Asus P5A-B
System:4
UMC U5S-40
486UL-P101
System:5
P3 Coppermine 800EB
Gigabyte GA-6BX7

Reply 168 of 172, by Nexxen

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fsinan wrote on 2025-04-25, 16:09:
Nexxen wrote on 2025-04-25, 14:42:
fsinan wrote on 2025-04-25, 14:05:

Have you tried to OC it @40mhz?

Here it is;

Your results are better than mine 😀

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Reply 169 of 172, by fsinan

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Nexxen wrote on 2025-04-26, 06:00:
fsinan wrote on 2025-04-25, 16:09:
Nexxen wrote on 2025-04-25, 14:42:

Have you tried to OC it @40mhz?

Here it is;

Your results are better than mine 😀

Probably cause of CHips&Tech VLBus graphic card. This card outperforms most of the cards out there. I'll test it in detail. Found it recently.

System:1
Cyrix 5x86-120GP & X5-160ADZ
Lucky Star LS-486E
System:2
Intel DX4-WB & AMDDX4-120
PcChips M912 V1.7
System:3
AMD K6-2-475 & Cyrix 6x86MX PR-233
Asus P5A-B
System:4
UMC U5S-40
486UL-P101
System:5
P3 Coppermine 800EB
Gigabyte GA-6BX7

Reply 170 of 172, by Nexxen

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fsinan wrote on 2025-04-26, 06:42:
Nexxen wrote on 2025-04-26, 06:00:
fsinan wrote on 2025-04-25, 16:09:

Here it is;

Your results are better than mine 😀

Probably cause of CHips&Tech VLBus graphic card. This card outperforms most of the cards out there. I'll test it in detail. Found it recently.

I have a Cirrus 5428 VLB card. Well, it's nobody's fault we can't Quake @ 1080 60FPS 😀

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Reply 171 of 172, by Nexxen

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fsinan wrote on 2025-04-26, 06:42:
Nexxen wrote on 2025-04-26, 06:00:
fsinan wrote on 2025-04-25, 16:09:

Here it is;

Your results are better than mine 😀

Probably cause of CHips&Tech VLBus graphic card. This card outperforms most of the cards out there. I'll test it in detail. Found it recently.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Gp2Nzw0dH0U
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Reply 172 of 172, by fsinan

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I'm using register settings for 5x86.

System:1
Cyrix 5x86-120GP & X5-160ADZ
Lucky Star LS-486E
System:2
Intel DX4-WB & AMDDX4-120
PcChips M912 V1.7
System:3
AMD K6-2-475 & Cyrix 6x86MX PR-233
Asus P5A-B
System:4
UMC U5S-40
486UL-P101
System:5
P3 Coppermine 800EB
Gigabyte GA-6BX7