Aaagh, Did I goof and get a mobo & CPU combo that Won't Work ?

[Richard_Cranium72]

While they were cheap, I got 2 AMD K6-3+ cpu's and 2 SOYO sy-5ssM5 mobos.

The mobo's are rated up to 133mhz FSB, even though we Know the K6 processors can't twist up that tight, but 124 is "possible"

Anyhow, while reading someone else's woes getting a K6+ CPU to run, I got worried and went to SOYO..

egads, there is NO mention of support for the "Plus" series or even the K6-3

Am I doomed to get yet more mobo's ?

SOYO SY-5SSM
Description
- Super 7 Platform Micro-ATX Mainboard With 64-bit SVGA and Audio
Processor
321-pin ZIF Socket 7
- Intel Pentium Processor with MMX Technology up to 233MHz
- Supports AMD-K6 (166~300 MHz) and AMD-K6-2 (266~450 MHz) and
- Supports Cyrix /IBM 6x86MX (PR200 ~ 266), 6x86MII (300 ~ 366)
- Supports IDT WinChip2(200~300) and WinChip (266~300)
- Supports Rise (PR233 ~ 266)
Chipset
- SiS 530 Chipset
L2 Cache
- 1MB/512KB Pipelined Burst SRAM on board with Write Back function
System Memory
- Three 168-pin DIMM sockets
- Supports up to 768MB EDO and SDRAM

Supports 66/75/83/90/95/100/103/112/124/133 MHz system clock speeds for CPU over-clocking possibility
Supports a full range of CPU core voltage (2.0v~3.5v) with switching power module
UMA or Non-UMA (optional) Selectable
PnP 3D Audio is fully compatible with Sound Blaster and Sound Blaster Pro, Sound Blaster 16 Emulation and Windows Sound System

PC 98 ACPI compliant


http://www.soyo.com.tw/

[wildbuffalo]

Found some information on that board here: http://bbs.pcstats.com/amdzone/arcmessageview.cfm?catid=13&threadid=28715&highlight_key=y&keyword1=SOYO

You could also search the www.amdzone.com/forum (http://www.amdzone.com/forum) in their K6-x forum for more information. There are some utilities developed by some members there which can let you make the most of the + cpus.

Wild

PS: by the way 133FSB is not a limitation of the cpu, but rather the SS7 motherboards.

[JCB]

Those K6er's at the AMDZone have everthing you need to get that thing running.

It's probably in need of a bios upgrade, but there are progs that will up your multiplier, the + series has Power Now.

Good luck Doc, and good clockin.

[Richard_Cranium72]

Man, I hate that.

I just knew these would be a real go-getter with the fast FSB's..

Dang it all.