Re: K6 clock speed- simple help!

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From: ^NoLaN^
Date: Sat, 14 Apr 2001 12:42

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I've heard that (and dont yell at me, ive never verified it) that it ADDS 3
to the current multiplier, so 2.5 would be 5.5... but i dont know... I
imagine one theory is correct.

"Experiment #4" <bogus@ hiding.bol> wrote in message
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> I know this isn't the exact Ng but it beats "visit my site", "Russian
> brides" and "get rich quick"
>
> I'm having problems setting the bus speed for my AMD K6-2  500Mhz
processor.
> I know that there is no such thing as a 500Mhz main board frequency.  What
> you do is set a bus speed and a multiplier.  e.g. 100Mhz x 5  = 500Mhz.
> Now someone tells me that all K6-2 chips have an additional  x3 multiplier
> *hardwired* in.  So to get to 500 requires 66MHz x 2.5 x 3 = 498Mhz
>
> Is this x3 (non changeable) multiplier real or myth?
>
> Dave
>
> --
> Bass players do it with their fingers!  www.meggastuf.freeserve.co.uk
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