> early stepping K6-2s did not have an MTRR. later steppings do (i believe
> stepping 8 was the first one to have an MTRR... but i can't say for
> certain):
>
> my cpu:
>
> processor : 0
> vendor_id : AuthenticAMD
> cpu family : 5
> model : 8
> model name : AMD-K6(tm) 3D processor
> stepping : 0
> cpu MHz : 300.689223
> fdiv_bug : no
> hlt_bug : no
> sep_bug : no
> f00f_bug : no
> coma_bug : no
> fpu : yes
> fpu_exception : yes
> cpuid level : 1
> wp : yes
> flags : fpu vme de pse tsc msr mce cx8 sep mmx 3dnow
> bogomips : 599.65
>
important flags from my cpu:
flags : fpu vme de pse tsc msr mce cx8 sep mtrr pge mmx 3dnow
interesting.
mtrr is there
so maybe its motherboard quality.
-sv
