j^aws wrote:S7 is older than boards that do 2.0-2.2 volts; they go as old as 3.3 volts, and some of these boards fail to post K6-2s with the latest BIOS and S7 interposers ...
I'm certainly not surprised considering the number of players in the S7 market that some boards don't work well with K6-2 cpus despite pulling out all the stops. Some socket 7 boards are unable to deliver 2.0V due to older VRM design whereas many are able to deliver 2.0V without issue. Some have wonky BIOS builds. Some boards really only work with an Intel chip. There are socket 7 boards which don't behave well no matter what CPU is installed. Obviously the best situation for using a K6-2+ is a reliable SS7 motherboard, but the next best option is an S7 board with an appropriately patched BIOS and 2.0V vcore capability.
I think the key is to prepare yourself with as much information before starting to do a system build so that you have some idea of what is likely to work and what has a significant chance of failure. That's why the Unofficial K6+ page exists, and it's also why this forum exists. Saying that S7 is completely incompatible with K6-2 let alone K6-2/III+ is simply contradicted by the facts.
brostenen wrote:
How many S7 boards can run a K6-II, even though they can only run at maximum 66mhz fsb?
Lots... CPU bus speed has nothing to do with it. It's all about whether the VRM can provide a serviceable Vcore and whether the BIOS is patched (or just not overly picky).
Just as a note, here's Tom's Hardware kicking it old school with a T2P4 back in 2000.
http://www.tomshardware.com/reviews/oldie-tuning,216.html