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Videoman (videoman@tiac.net) wrote:
: abit wrote:
: > 
: > for example, If you set the external clock to 200mhz but you just installed
: > a Intel Pentium 100 CPU. You will get a booting failure and even no any
: > display.
: > 
: > The BIOS always detect the power on status and make a record in CMOS
: > register. The BIOS will set the CPU type to the default value when the BIOS
: > detect an unsuccessful power on.
: > 
: > product marketing
: > 
: > ABIT computer Corp.

: Interestings. What is the "default value" then? Pentium? K5? 6x86?
: It sounds like there could still be problems.

: (Besides, we like jumpers! Especially when they fall off onto the
: motherboard and down between some cards that then have to be removed to
: get at it... :))

: P.S. If the CPU doesn't boot, then how can the BIOS (a ROM chip, the
: code of which has to be executed by something) set a value in CMOS? Is
: there an additional microcontroller onboard to do these tasks? Not a bad
: idea, since a microcontroller may become std equipment when the I2O spec
: starts to get implemented.


Maybe that stupid turbo switch could be used to reset certain parameters like
Clock multiplier, external clock frequency. Of course you would have to
put a nice plastic cover on the switch (aircraft style).

Actually this should be very simple and cheap to implement.