VR/VRE. That is the question?

[Guest]

For the Pentium 166 MMX, should the mboard be jumpered STD/VR or VRE?

(I can't figure it out--and I used to be a computer engineer!)

 

[FUGGER]

The non MMX is a VR, The VRE requires less voltage.
your mobo must support VRE to use a MMX CPU
Set the mobo to VRE for MMX CPU.
I hope that answered your question.

 

[Guest]

Gee, a straight answer! I could not get one from Micron, who made the mb (though they did answer all my e-mail very politely). It is indeed an MMX-supporting board, in the Millenia MXE, and has the jumpers I mentioned. Even after digging thru detailed specs I could not figure it out! Muchos gracias!

 

[mpjesse]

That's cause all the ppl that work at Micron are snotty nose kids who were riding bikes and playing doctor when the P55C came out. I know because I used to be one. We're all old sk00l here =)

-MP Jesse

 

[Guest]

Makes a man wonder. You weren't seriously thinking about getting a STD, were you?

Tom Mc

Even a fool, when he remains silent, appears wise.

 

[Guest]

Sorry, btw. But once your problem was resolved, I just couldn't resist the temptation anymore.

Tom Mc

Even a fool, when he remains silent, appears wise.

 

[Crashman]

An STD? Ouch! Better were a raincoat when you go out.

Suicide is painless...........

 

[Guest]

Ah, you laugh! But for a long time, I wouldn't turn the pc on w/o knowing which setting was right...then I gave in and fired it up the way it *was* jumpered! And it worked! It had a 166MMX in it jumpered *STD*. But it still bothered me. Soon after, I was running a program in Windows and it dead froze, so I started wondering again, immediately popped a vanilla 133 in, and here I am asking the knowledgeable!

 

[Guest]

Thanx, Crash. You might be amused by my 2:14 response to Tominator.

 

[Mordy]

Pentium-MMX uses dual voltage, VR/VRE is a voltage for Pentium classic, It is the way intel call different currents, before they invented numbers, so instead of saying 3.5v they write VRE , e.t.c. (i am not shure i remember numbers correctly). P-MMX uses split(or dual) 2.8v and 3.3V. so, if your m/b don't have that settings, put STD (standard) , and hope the board have autodetect feature (socket 7) .
It works for me.

All i can offer you is the truth. Nothing more.