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Re: Help - Cyrix P166+ problems!

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From: Ross Snowden
Date: Tue, 18 Mar 1997 00:00

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On 17 Mar 1997 23:08:23 GMT, rentwist@ucla.edu (Robert Entwistle)
wrote:

>Some motherboards are not fully compatible with Cyrix or AMD's chips.  I had a 
>generic FX motherboard with an AMD-K5 chip, and when loading software, it would 
>crash the system half-way through the install.
>
>Solution:  Bought a Gigabyte GA-586HX motherboard, solved all problems.  
>Sometimes you have to shell out the extra cash to get a motherboard that has a 
>little reliability behind it.  Try to choose one which has a web-site, a bbs 
>line, or an address you can get to!
>
I can verify that this motherboard works flawlessly with the Cyrix
chip.

RS

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From: rossehie@sp.zrz.TU-Berlin.DE (Ross Snowden)
Subject: Re: Help - Cyrix P166+ problems!
Date: 1997/03/18
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