🚀 go-pugleaf

This is key:
If you have the Cyrix P166+ CPU, the 133 MHz speed is normal.

If you RECENTLY purchased this, what does your DEALER have to say about
it? If there'e a problem, get it fixed NOW, don't poke around
newsgroups.
  
If you've been "misled", that's a whole other can of worms.  It would be
wrong to install "X", sell it for the cost of "Y", and claim that it is
"Y".
It is possible to "overclock" or "speed margin" a CPU. In other words,
install a 133, but set the jumpers on the motherboard to 166.  There are
lots of successes and failures with this technique.  My opinion on the
subject, as far as the typical user might be concerned, is DON'T unless
it's a spare PC and/or your very knowledgable and methodical. 

If a dealer sells you one thing, then installs something but through the
magic of non-standard setup and jumpers manages to "fool" both the
machine AND YOU, then that is dishonest and should not be tolerated.
(I'll hold 'em, you kick 'em.)

Check your startup screen and your contract very carefully.

Get back to me on this when you know more

Mark
http://www.abacuspc.com



upgrades express wrote:
> 
> XYZ <taih@mail.idt.net> wrote in article <5e2ov5$bp2@nnrp3.farm.idt.net>...
> > Hi, I recently bought a computer with pentium 166 chip.  When I turned
> > on, I see the start-up box that shows up on the screen after boot says
> > "Pentium-133".  I was really surprised !!!  So I opened the computer
> > and see what's wrong.
> 
> This problem has existed since boards alowed you to change the clock for
> the processor.
> If the CPU you bought was a P133 then running it at 166mhz would make it
> boot on some boards and not others only trying this on the individual board
> will tell you. Now if you do run the 133 at 166mhz you will most likely
> (very likely) find the system will hang and act crazy consistantly until
> you pull it back to 133mhz.      If INTEL were able to run the CPU's they ship
> as 133mhz as 166mhz don't you think that they would market them at 166mhz
> considering the extra cash reuqiured for the later purchase.
> 
> Good Luck
> 
> >