Sorry for butting in. Just use the screw holes at the corners, that's what I
did with the original heatsink - works OK. Just to make sure I took it off
and modified a 486 heatsink to fit held down with nylon machine screws.
Derrick.
----- Original Message -----
From: John Wilger <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
To: Bob Johnson <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Cc: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Sent: Thursday, December 16, 1999 7:28 PM
Subject: Re: Building an ABIT BP6/Celeron 400?
> Yes, I actually meant 550. Just a typo. I am going to try cooling the AGP
> set. Since this chip's temperature isn't monitored, I didn't even think
> about it. Like I said, both CPU's stayed within operating temp ranges.
>
> What exactly do you have to do to mount the 486 fan to the AGP set. Are
> their mounts on it, or do you just glue it down, or what?
>
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> On Thu, 16 Dec 1999, Bob Johnson wrote:
>
> > If your running 366's at 100MHz bus speed the chips are running at 550
not 500 (the
> > 366 has a 5.5 multiplier lock, and timing is not a issue ,as 100MHz is a
standard
> > speed, your pci and AGP slots
> > are running the correct speed. the only problem is your chips are not
stable at 550
> > due to
> > the chips themselves or heat. and unstable chips will crash during heavy
usage....
> >
> > so you need to try better fans/heat-sinks , higher voltage (which
creates more heat)
> > , or better 366's
> >
> > John Wilger wrote:
> >
> > > I've been running the BP6 for about three weeks now with no problems.
I'm
> > > using dual 366s. It doesn't seem to take well to over-clocking by
changing
> > > the bus speed, though. If you up the bus speed to 100MHz, the chips
will
> > > run at 500, but it seems to throw the timing off and causes the kernel
> > > to crap out under intensive use (seti, coding mp3s, and the Linux
world's
> > > best time waster, the Q3demo). Does anybody know of a way to
over-clock
> > > these and keep that from happening? Not a big deal, but it would
> > > definitely sweeten the deal.
> > >
> > > Also, I'd watch out for "cheap online parts". Basic rule of thumb, you
get
> > > what you pay for, eh? Sometimes you find a deal, though. I got the BP6
> > > with both Celerons from a2zcomp.com for less than $300 even with
overnight
> > > shipping (I'm impatient).
> > >
> > > --
> > > John Wilger
> > > Lead Web Consultant
> > >
> > > The Broken Seal Web Design Company
> > > (513) 253-7017
> > > 5322 Eastknoll Ct.
> > > Suite 14
> > > Cincinnati, OH 45239
> > >
> > > On Tue, 14 Dec 1999, Stephen Wynne wrote:
> > >
> > > > I've been lurking for months and now it may be time to join the SMP
> > > > crowd. I plan to purchase parts cheaply online. I just want to be
> > > > clear on a couple of things as this would be my first-ever PC build:
> > > >
> > > > 1. The BP6 with Celeron 400's using PC100 RAM is stable now, right?
> > > > 2. Is it OK to assume that I don't need to make any CPU mods using
the BP6?
> > > > 3. Are there any other cautions for the PC hardware novice
interested in SMP?
> > > >
> > > > Thanks!
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