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I ran the CPU at 5x66 and was able to boot. After upgrading the BIOS, I
moved back to 100 MHz FSB and the machine is booting and recognizing the
CPU as a K6-2 500 (exactly what I was trying to accomplish).
Incidentally, the memory stick is a 64MB PC 100 Dimm.
Thanks for all the help.
-Neil
Alex Zorrilla wrote:
> What CPU did you have before? What type of RAM?
>
> Try running the CPU with a 66 MHz FSB instead of 100 MHz FSB. For
> example, at 4x66 (266 MHz) or 5x66 (333 MHz). If it is a problem with
> your RAM not being able to keep up, this should get around that problem
> for now.
>
> If your computer can now boot, go ahead and update the BIOS. If it
> still does not boot, put the the old CPU back in, change the jumpers,
> and update the BIOS with that.
>
> If the old CPU was a Cyrix CPU, there is a Cyrix-only jumper and BIOS
> setting that could be causing the problem. See page 11 of the manual.
> This jumper is labeled "SRAM" on the motherboard. It is located near
> the L2 cache modules on the motherboard. If you are looking at the
> motherboard with the CPU at the botton edge (and a little to the left),
> the cache modules are to the right of the CPU, and the jumper is to the
> right of those. For an AMD CPU, it should be set to 1-2. There is a
> related setting in the BIOS, Chipset Options --> Linear Burst, which
> should be set to Disabled for AMD and Intel CPUs. If you set the SRAM
> jumper to 1-2, this option may not appear.
>
> As for the RAM... are you using SIMMs or DIMMs? If you are using DIMMs,
> do the modules have any labels, like PC66 or PC100? If you are not
> sure, and you do manage to get the computer to boot, do this. Download
> the CPU-Z utility from
http://www.cpuid.org/cpuz.php . Run it and take
> a look at the SPD tab. SPD is kind of like plug-and-play information on
> memory modules.
>
> Let me know what you find out.
>
> --Alex
>
>
>
>
> Neil wrote:
>
>> I have the 1.2A version of the VA-503+. I also have version 115JE37
>> of the BIOS. According to the link from Alex, the K6-2/500 is
>> verified only with the JE438 version of the BIOS. Do I need to/Can I
>> upgrade to this version of the BIOS?
>>
>> I currently have the jumpers at 4x100 and the alarm still comes on and
>> the machine does not boot. Is the alarm coming on because of a heat
>> problem or a misconfiguration of jumpers?
>>
>> Neither the memory nor the memory jumpers have been touched since I've
>> tried this CPU.
>>
>> Thanks for any additional help,
>>
>> Neil
>>
>>
>> Alex Zorrilla wrote:
>>
>>> Any idea which version of the VA-503+ you have? My understanding is
>>> that the 1.1 version had problems with the K6-2 500 that were
>>> corrected with the 1.2 version. Something to do with the frequency
>>> or power requirements of the CPU, if I recall correctly. Also, which
>>> version of the BIOS do you have? Does the computer boot OK if you
>>> set the jumpers to a lower speed, like 400 (4 x 100)?
>>>
>>>
http://www.fic.com.tw/support/motherboard/cputable.aspx?model_id=19
>>>
>>> --Alex
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>> Neil wrote:
>>>
>>>> I am attempting to change the processor on my VA-503+ to an AMD K6-2
>>>> 500. After downloading the manual from the FIC website, I followed the
>>>> instructions and changed the jumpers accordingly. When I turn on the
>>>> machine, the alarm goes off immediately. I couldn't find any hints in
>>>> the manual as to why this happens. I read examples of people having
>>>> success with this processor/mainboard combination. What am I doing
>>>> wrong? Any direction you can supply would be appreciated. I can
>>>> supply
>>>> any additional info if necessary.
>>>>
>>>> Thanks,
>>>>
>>>> Neil
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