From owner-freebsd-current Mon Apr 15 12:01:05 1996 Return-Path: owner-current Received: (from root@localhost) by freefall.freebsd.org (8.7.3/8.7.3) id MAA23166 for current-outgoing; Mon, 15 Apr 1996 12:01:05 -0700 (PDT) Received: from GndRsh.aac.dev.com (GndRsh.aac.dev.com [198.145.92.241]) by freefall.freebsd.org (8.7.3/8.7.3) with SMTP id MAA23149 for ; Mon, 15 Apr 1996 12:01:00 -0700 (PDT) Received: (from rgrimes@localhost) by GndRsh.aac.dev.com (8.6.12/8.6.12) id MAA24413; Mon, 15 Apr 1996 12:00:44 -0700 From: "Rodney W. Grimes" Message-Id: <199604151900.MAA24413@GndRsh.aac.dev.com> Subject: Re: Really stupid question of the day To: scrappy@ki.net (Marc G. Fournier) Date: Mon, 15 Apr 1996 12:00:43 -0700 (PDT) Cc: current@FreeBSD.org In-Reply-To: from "Marc G. Fournier" at "Apr 15, 96 12:54:52 pm" X-Mailer: ELM [version 2.4ME+ PL11 (25)] MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=US-ASCII Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit Sender: owner-current@FreeBSD.org X-Loop: FreeBSD.org Precedence: bulk > > Hi... > > I just found out that the machine I'm running -current on is, > in fact, a 486DX4-100, not a 486DX2-66 as I was earlier led to believe. ^^^^^^^^^^ Intel? Amd? If Intel, is it a DX4100ODPR or ODP? If Amd is it an NV8T or SV8B? > > The motherboard jumper settings are set as being a DX2, not a > DX4...could that, in any way, cause the problems that I've recently > been experiencing on that machine, or would this be totally irrelevant? It could, especially if the motherboard has decided that you need 5V for that chip. (Yes, the chip will run, but it will run very very hot, and very likely have really strange problems, if set for 5V when infact it is a 3V chip). > > Thanks...*sigh* > > Marc G. Fournier scrappy@ki.net > Systems Administrator @ ki.net scrappy@freebsd.org > > -- Rod Grimes rgrimes@gndrsh.aac.dev.com Accurate Automation Company Reliable computers for FreeBSD