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First post, by AlessandroB

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I have this board revision 2.1 not 4.0 but i not remember if it's compatible with K63 or K63+ or K62...
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Reply 1 of 3, by LubieCipy

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I think it will be compatible with these processors, maybe bios 3.83beta will be needed. I think this revision does not allow lowering the voltage below 2.1V

Reply 2 of 3, by dormcat

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AlessandroB wrote on 2021-11-01, 21:22:

I have this board revision 2.1 not 4.0 but i not remember if it's compatible with K63 or K63+ or K62...
tnks

Here's the official manual of revision 2.1, chapter 2:

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5169-2.pdf
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Like LubieCipy said, the lowest Vcore offered by this MB was 2.1V (manual page 2-6) with frequencies up to 100 x 5.5 (page 2-3), which THEORETICALLY should be fine with 180 nm K6-III+ / K6-2+.

HOWEVER, MSI wrote this on its BIOS download page under BIOS version 2.7:

MSI wrote:

2.PCB version 2.1 can only support up to K6-2 400MHz.

It would be up to you to decide whether if you are willing to take the risk. 🤔

For the record: BIOS 3.83 beta
MS-5169 v4.0 3.83 Beta BIOS
Not sure if it works on PCB 2.1 though.