cpu upgrade
Eddie Richardson
Expert98 with 8 megs mem, Maxtor 8.4 gig hd, original 3.2 gig hd. It is my
understanding that it can be upgraded to a K6 266 mhz. I know that will not
be much of an upgrade but will be inexpensive due to price of chip. Has
anybody done this on this system and did it make any difference and also
where can I get info on jumper settings for the 266 chip? Also can it take
any other chip besides an after market chip upgrade?
Ford.P...@the.guide
with a P22MMX. unfortunately he was pretty well maxed out at the 233.
But we found a company called powerleap who sells voltage adapters for
around $70, and he bought a K6-2/350 which he's been running
overclocked to 400 for 6 months now with no problems at all. Total
cost then for the upggrade wsa around $150 or so. But it really helped
to breathe some life back into his system. So you might want to
consider this route if you're wanting to go higher than 266MHz.
You can take a look at their webpage at www.powerleap.com.
--FP
John Player
could upgrade to a 233mmx with the Evergreen MxPro 233mmx or is the highest
upgrade a 200mmx with the Evergreen MxPro 200mmx. Thanx in advance for your
help.
John.
DON5408
could upgrade to a 233mmx with the Evergreen MxPro 233mmx or is the
highest upgrade a 200mmx with the Evergreen MxPro 200mmx."
Hi, John. Yes, you can certainly upgrade with the MxPro 233, and even faster
upgrades are possible (I'm currently using a 400MHz AMD K6-III-based upgrade
from Powerleap on my 2176).
One thing to note is with most faster than 200MHz upgrades on a 2176 is the
issue of the POST 127 error at bootup.
The infamous POST 127 this is a non-fatal error message that may recieve
each time you start the PC after this upgrade. It's dismissed easily enough
(Press the down arrow key > Press ENTER) and once bypassed the system
will work normally, and at the faster speed. While annoying many users live
with this error viewing it as just part of the cost of the faster performance,
but
if you use "Wake Up On Ring" or other features that require the PC to start
unattended this would obviously inhibit the use of those features.
I can't say with any certainty that you will experience this with the MxPro 233
(feedback has varied on that count) however I can say definatively that (a)
this
would not be a problem on your 2176 model with the A-2 board with a 200MHz
upgrade, and (b) this would be an issue with all faster than 233MHz upgrades.
Best wishes
DON5408 (Don Schneider)
[2176-C66 & 2137-E85]
Visit the Unofficial IBM Aptiva Support Site at
http://members.aol.com/don5408/aptiva.html
John Player
DON5408 <don...@aol.com> wrote in message
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Hi Don, thanx for the advice. I have another question. If I upgrade to the
cpu higher than 200mhz.....won't the jumper settings be uncompatible, since
all the jumpers at its hightest settings will give u 200.
DON5408
cpu higher than 200mhz.....won't the jumper settings be uncompatible,
since all the jumpers at its hightest settings will give u 200."
In many cases no jumpers will need to be changed with such upgrades,
the only thing you may want to check is JP2 to make sure it's set with
the jumpers on 1,3 and 2,4 (66.6MHz bus speed).
As far as "the highest settings will give u 200" note that you cannot
just install a faster than 200MHz CPU as is, the 400MHz upgrade I'm
currently using is a 400MHz AMD K6-III WITH a Powerleap adapter.
The adapter (a combination voltage regulator, clock multiplier, heatsink
and cooling fan) is what allows users with Socket 7 motherboards to
use a faster CPU than the system will support from the factory.
You can either buy these upgrades already put together and configured
(last time I looked I think it was $139 for a 333 K6-2, $169 for a 400 K6-2
and $269 for a 400 K6-3) or if you find a deal on a standalone AMD CPU
and are a capable DIYer you can save a few bucks by buying the adapter
separately (about $50) and putting it together yourself.
More details at http://www.powerleap.com
Hope that helps
wfg...@my-deja.com
wfg...@my-deja.com
Eddie Willers
New Price Points are: 249.99/ K6-3 - 400mhz
149.99/ K6-2 - 400mhz
129.99/ K6-2 - 333mhz
PJOTT
Eddie Richardson <fogm...@hotmail.com> skrev i
meldingsnyheter:37e2b86a$0$1...@news.futuresouth.com...
> I have a Aptiva 2137 E26 with a K6 233 mhz with mmx, 64 megs sdram, Ati
> Expert98 with 8 megs mem, Maxtor 8.4 gig hd, original 3.2 gig hd. It is my
> understanding that it can be upgraded to a K6 266 mhz. I know that will
not
> be much of an upgrade but will be inexpensive due to price of chip. Has
> anybody done this on this system and did it make any difference and also
> where can I get info on jumper settings for the 266 chip? Also can it take
> any other chip besides an after market chip upgrade?
There's allways a good chance of overclocking a motherboard without much
risk. The chipset manufacturers often makes only the highest clockspeed
alternative. But always a part of the production turns out to be faulty and
are discarded. An even better part of it is tested unstable at the highest
clockspeed, and are downgraded to a lesser clockspeed.
Of course, all produced units are not tested, the downgrade is set to a
production part based on a few of them tested. Therefore, there is always a
chance that one single chipset is classed to a lesser clockspeed than its
real quality will permit.
If overclocking is your chosen upgrade method, then there is little risk in
trying it out and then go back if the system becomes unstable. You should
beware, however, that running at a higher clockspeed always produces more
heat withing the cabinet. All chips will become more unstable when the
temperature rises closer to the recommended upper limitations (ideal chip
temperature is as low as 15 deg. C). Therefore upgrades should never be
attempted without carefully considering cabinet cooling.
PJOTT