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Thread ID: 12376	2001-10-26 02:44:00	More on BIOS update	Guest (0)	Press F1

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22693	2001-10-26 02:44:00	Well I finally got it to load, although it does not seem to have made much of a diference to the stability. What cpu could I use to replace the cyrix233 and where could I obtain one? Also, how do I delete all those error messages from the failed attempts to load?	Guest (0)
22694	2001-10-26 03:12:00	I thought you might get a few error messages ... each time tou typed that 'echo ...' line it added a line to the AUTOEXEC.BAT. You're quite used to getting into DOS now: type 'type c:\autoexec.bat'. If the only lines in it are the ones we've added, just type 'del c:\autoexec.bat'. If there are other things, they might be needed by the system, so you will have tio edit the file. If 'edit c:\autoexec.bat' comes up in an editor screen, just cursor down to the very end of the file, and backspace over all the lines we added. Then alt/F,alt/s, alt/x. If you haven't got a Dos editor, do it from windows: Notepad is the safest one to use, else use Write or Word, don't convert to their format, and make sure you save as plain text.	Guest (0)
22695	2001-10-26 07:55:00	If you have the motherboard manual, then there is a small modification you can try that may help but not fully cure instability. This is to increase the core voltage for the cpu from the book value of 2.9 to 3.0 volts. This is still within the tolerance for the Cyrix PR233. The higher voltage will help. Another trick if the motherboard allows, is to set the bus clock and multiplier switch so that the system runs at 75MHz bus speed and 188Mhz cpu speed. The performance will be nearly the same even at the lower cpu speed, and it will still say its a PR233 on the boot screen. Failing that drop the cpu speed to 166MHz, and 66MHz bus, ie the cpu will now appear as a PR200, this will also increase stability but will be slower. AMD cpus were much more stable, K6-200, K6-233, or K6-300 depending what your m/b manual says. Intel made P55C-200 and P55C-233 that would probably go into your board, they will be more stable. Again check what the manual says. You would may have to look in Trade & Exchange or put an ad in the Wanted section, its unlikely a computer shop would still sell them.	Guest (0)
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