Can't u set the voltage manually in bios?

Nahkri wrote:

Can't u set the voltage manually in bios?

Yes but with the k6-3 the options are only 3-3,5 v... 🙁
With the k6 options are 2-2,4!

If u plug in the k6 set it manually to 2,4 save bios then plug in the k6-3?U are talking about the vcore,right?

Nahkri wrote:

If u plug in the k6 set it manually to 2,4 save bios then plug in the k6-3?U are talking about the vcore,right?

That's what I did. It has to do with the fact that the mobo does not recognise it properly and thinks it an old k6, so only provides too high voltage settings. Yes, the I/o voltage is always set to 3,3v.

Um, sorry for the second post, but just took a pic:

So it's a 2.3. The question is, where do I get the 2.7, putting there all my hope...

GeorgeMan wrote:

Um, sorry for the second post, but just took a pic:

So it's a 2.3. The question is, where do I get the 2.7, putting there all my hope...

http://web.archive.org/web/20030510090429/htt … e/advance_2.htm

(That page is in German. I'd have suggested this page http://web.archive.org/web/20030414041539/htt … download/A2.htm but the download links don't work.)

I wish you luck though it is still much possible that the BIOS update won't help. The latest BIOS is only three months newer than 2.3 and was still released shortly before the release of the K6-III, but it shouldn't hurt.

Heh you posted just in time I was editing my above post. So here it is:

I found in a chinese site the 2.7 version and flashed it [seems to be followed by exactly the same notes as the archived page you provided]. Now the following things happen:
1) Now it allows me to set 2-2.4v when I install the K6-III 400MHz, yay! 😊
2) BUT now the available speed options are: Jumper Emulation (selectable bus speeds 50/60/66/66+/75/83MHz and multis ONLY 3.5/4/4.5/5, but unfortunately not a 2,5x which is interpteted as 6x 🙁 🙁

The system works with the 83x5=416MHz, BUT how do I know that the L2 cache is there and working? The BIOS seems recognise as "K6" the CPU.
In windows, Aida32 reports the CPU as K6-III with 256MB L2, but at DMI-->caches section it states only the 64KB L1 and 512KB external.
In cpu-z 1.53 it reports as K6-III with 256KB L2.
In BIOS, there is option for disabling only external or/and L1 cache, both of them seem to work.
I think that the L2 is not working and I don't know what to do to be sure that i'm out of luck for just a few months!
Note that the 2.6 changelog states: "Supports SpeedEasy of Cyrix_MII_2.2V and AMD_K6_3". Now I'm confused 😵

Congratulations!

I guess 83x5 is not a bad choice, as long as all components still work (PCI and AGP will be overclocked).
Of course 66x6 would be more stable.
Strange multipliers - the board seems to support all three jumpers but shows only four selections. BTW 6x would be 2x and not 2.5x.

1		   AMD K6-2/K6-III multipliers
2		   
3				    BF2
4		   BF0 BF1	 1	 0
5		    0	1    2.0x/6.0x	4.0x (*)
6		    0	0	2.5x	4.5x
7		    1	0	3.0x	5.0x
8		    1	1	3.5x	5.5x

I'd say the L2 cache works. Try some memory benchmarks if you don't believe it.
Does the BIOS now say K6-III or K6-3?

Thank you! 😁

See for yourself:


screen1: K6, screen2: k6-3, still with wrong provided multis.
note: 0/0/1 are the emulated jumper settings?
how can I determine that the L2 works? 🙄

GeorgeMan wrote:

...how can I determine that the L2 works? 🙄

I'd say, Cache Burst is your friend.
http://xtreview.com/id-667-v-Cache-burst-32.htm

Automat wrote:

GeorgeMan wrote:

...how can I determine that the L2 works? 🙄

I'd say, Cache Burst is your friend.
http://xtreview.com/id-667-v-Cache-burst-32.htm

Thanks, will check it!
But a SS7 mobo is already on its way here, so hopefully it 'll just work! 😀

The systems in description have changed a bit. I will open a new thread when I've got all the hardware, put it together and taken pictures 😁