I need some help

[Iamthbuddy]

I've got a Ability M573 with a p 166 in it
I've also got a Cyrix MII 233gp chip
Can I put the Cyrix chip onto the Mb

If so what steps do I take to switch
I'm just learning :confused:

[AllGamer]

cHECK with the Mobo Manual first to see if the Voltage is supported

and the Clock Ratios Jumpers settings

then Verify with the CPU manual
to see what settings and Voltage it needs

:t

[tony_j15]

Welcome to Sysopt!

Be sure the chips run in the same type of socket, they wont work otherwise. And be careful when you handle them. If you break off one of the little pins on the bottom, it wont work.

[Midknyte]

http://www.shvets.com/genna/CPUs/80686/Cyrix-MII-233GP.html

2.9v 3x66mhz

M573 Motherboard

- Award Bios id string 2/10/98-573 +ITE 866 IF- 2A5LDHO9C-00
- 4-72 pin SIMM slots (8-384meg FPM/EDO 60ns DRAM)
- 2-168pin DIMM slot (16Mx4, 8Mx8, 4Mx16 SDRAM pc66/pc100)
- 4-32bit PCI Bus slots
- 2-16bit ISA slots
- 512k Onboard Pipelined Burst synchronous L2 cache
- PS/2 Mouse Connector + USB connectors (optional)
- TXpro pc82c439tx/371tx Pentium PCI chipset
- 321pin ZIF socket 7 which supports these processors:
INTEL Pentium 75~233MHz P54C, P55C MMX
CYRIX/IBM 6x86MX(M2), IDT C6,and AMD K5/K6 CPUs
- Supports 50/60/66/75 MHz external clock speeds
- onboard 3D sound pro
- Multi-I/O chip supports:
2 PCI Enhanced IDE Ports (Supports 4 Devices PIO 0-4)
2 High Speed Serial Ports (16550 UART Compatible)
1 Enhanced Parallel Port (SPP, EPP, ECP capable)
1 Floppy Drive Port (Supports 2 Floppy Drives)
- Manufactured by: 1437 Hsing Tech Enterprise Co., LTD.
- Sold as: Ability, Amptron, Aristo, Eurone/Matsonic, Houston Tech,
PCWare(Alton), Protac, PcChips, and Sybercom

I'm think the Bios supports an MII. this board has the right voltages, bus, and multiplier.

[Iamthbuddy]

I changed the cpu core voltage jumpers to 2.pV
, and tryed multible clock speed and clock multiplier setting
when I turn it on I get nothing :confused:

[tony_j15]

If nothing happens, something is wrong. Reset the CMOS and redo the settings.