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Derek

On Sat, 20 Jun 1998 11:26:46 +1000, Stevo <stevo_s@powerup.com.au> wrote:

>Hi all,
>
>I've just installed an extra 32Mb SDRAM to my Cyrix 686 based machine to
>give a total of 64Mb. The CPU is a 686MX P200 running at 2x75MHz. It was
>running fine at this setting before the memory upgrade but now is very
>unstable (system lock-ups) at that speed. Using the P166 setting of 66x2
>everything is solid as a rock.
>8 months ago, when first setting up this CPU, motherboard and first
>stick of 32 Mb SDRAM I had similar problems. I ran it at the P166
>setting for a couple of weeks, re-set to P200 setting and it worked
>fine. Do these things take time to run in? I had thought it might have
>something to do with the video card (S3 Virge2D/3D 4Mb) as the lock ups
>frequently occur when doing something graphicaly intesive (games or all
>the time with the OpenGL screensavers) but also during a windows session
>(moving the mouse?). I'm only asking out of curiosity as I'm really
>happy with the system now. Even runs those groovy OpenGL screen savers!
>Any ideas? 
>Cheers
>Stevo