internal cpu cache?

[carpe_diem_baby]

I have a k6-2 475mhz but all of a sudden i get a registration error when windows starts if the internal cache is enabled. but if i disable it, it will run fine but at quarter of the speed. Is my only choice buying a new chip or could it be something else on my system.

thanks,
bill larkin
carpe_diem_baby@hotmail.com

[AnakiMana]

I've heard of caches dying from overclocking. Were you doing that? If so, what voltages were you using?

If it just happened out of the blue, maybe it's a problem with Windows. You might try to re-install it. If you decide to do that, I'd format the drive first so you have no remnants of the old setup.

AnakiMana

[wtp]

what is your voltage. if it's 2.4, try upping the notch a bit to 2.5, if it's 2.2v, try upping it to 2.3v. What do you mean registration error. Does it show a blue screen?? making the voltage high fixes these problems most of the time, but heats up the CPU also. So, make sure you are not running at a high temperature right now without full load. Near 50C @ no full load is not good. Under 50C @ full load with the chip is good.

wtp

[This message has been edited by wtp (edited 06-29-2000).]

[carpe_diem_baby]

It didn't just all of a sudden happen at first i thought it was the video card and i replaced that then the motherboard and then the memory and now the only thing that is not new is the cpu. it runs really slow w/o the cache but i get told i have registration errors when it is on. my system has a tyan s1598 mobo, voodoo3 3000 video card(which didn't agree w/ my FIC PA-2013 mobo), memorex 6x dvd, sony cdr/rw,20gb matrox hd, my voltage for my cpu is 2.4 my system seems to run hot so i keep the case side open to vent it.

[Win_98]

sounds to me you have a K6-2 450 upping
it to 475...
try declocking back to 450 and see how it goes...
without internal cache your computer runs
at a crawling speed of 47.5mhz yes
1/10 of your full speed.
or upping the vcore to 2.5 or 2.6
good luck man

[carpe_diem_baby]

I set my cpu to 450 and it is running great. Except for some OE exceptions while installing windows and i have to restart the comp to get it to finish installing windows. I also get these errors when i install the latest via drivers and it restarts the comp and just when the desktop show up i get all kinds of errors. When i try to run game like (nhl2000 & microsoft fever 2000) i just get a black screen or the game starts and after 5 seconds i'm back at the desktop. before i was getting errors when i tried to start the games but i reinstall via drivers and directx and my voodoo3 3000 pci drivers and the games myself. i would appreciate any idea's.
thanks

[Brydon]

Try going into the bios and making sure the ram is set to cas3 and slow down the ram timings. Also go to www.simmtester.com (http://www.simmtester.com) and download doc memory to test your ram to eliminate this though it does sound possible it may be part of the problem http://sysopt.earthweb.com/forum/smile.gif.