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To: greenspirit who wrote (26208)	11/28/1997 7:38:00 PM
From: Brian Hutcheson	Read Replies (2) \| Respond to of 1573061

Michael , re. overheating That has been a subject that has been regurgitated a number of times . The most likely answer given by one reseller was there are remarked 166 mhz masquerading as higher speed parts i.e 233 mhz . That is why consumers are urged to buy boxed K6s with a 3yr warranty from AMD . hope that helps , Brian

To: greenspirit who wrote (26208)	11/28/1997 7:54:00 PM
From: Buckwheat	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 1573061

Michael... The problem with the over-heating K6 233 could be the incorrect voltage setting of the Asus motherboard. Asus claims that the K6 166 and 200 will work with this board... not the K6 233. The latest revision (3.0) of this board supports dual voltage but not within the range of the K6 233s core (3.2 volts). The K6 166 and 200 run at 2.9 volts which is very close the the low end max of the T2P4 (2.88 volts). All of the Asus 97 series boards (TX-97, VX-97, etc)support the K6 233 at the correct core voltage setting. Check out Asus at asus.com.tw Buckwheat

To: greenspirit who wrote (26208)	11/28/1997 8:26:00 PM
From: Ali Chen	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 1573061

Michael, <the chip heats up .... to the point where it is almost too hot to touch.> The guy has identified his problem himself. He just needed to understand that he did something wrong since many of other several hundred thousand K6 owners are fine. I can suggest few tips here. First, the guy did not mention the voltage he runs the processor. If he jumped from P100, it could be 3.5V both I/O and core. The K6 will run just fine, maybe even up to 266 MHz, but hot. Second, his heat sink is most likely a piece of junk. Recently I saw heatsinks in some Compaqs (!) that could be no less than jokes - tall blades of thin aluminium that are totally uncapable to transfer any heat. Third, the guy did not mention the revision of that T2P4 board. Earlier T2P4 boards may have a linear voltage controller that was uncapable to recover sharp surges of current from CPU. With upgrades by amateurs, there is always a room for problems. I would like to invite you to visit usenet groups like alt.comp.periphs.mainboard.asus ...tyan, ...supermicro, etc, to see that the problem like that do arise and how they are resolved. Ali