Re: Replacement for an AMD K6-2 500?
 

Well i'm pretty sure I have a spare tower with a k6 and 256mb of ram in it. You'd have to see if one of these nice people have a faster chip than the (400mhz) that's in it tho. I mean if the 400 wasn't fast enough.

It all worked the last time I checked it.

edit - in fact it wouldn't surprise me if it had Xp on it.

Re: Replacement for an AMD K6-2 500?
 

that is a good price saves messing about
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You are welcome to the k allsorts I have one or more should work,but don't shout at me if they do not :LOL:

Re: Replacement for an AMD K6-2 500?
 

Sounds cool.....

I've got a half funny feeling that I have a spare PSU laying about here somewhere (I just need to remember which box marked "computer spares" it is in) but if I don't have any luck with that I may be turning up on your doorstep ;)

I'll let you know, cheers again :tu:
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Cheers, I'm gonna try to find the PSU I think I may have (hidden) here somewhere. If I take dilli up on his offer I may give you a shout for those :tu:

Re: Replacement for an AMD K6-2 500?
 

Not a problem - I'm working 'till Tuesday - any time from weds morning is fine :)

If you want it let me know and I'll plug it in and make sure it still goes :)

Re: Replacement for an AMD K6-2 500?
 

Cheers, appreciate it.

I'll prolly start pulling the flat (and, following that, the PC) apart on Saturday.

Re: Replacement for an AMD K6-2 500?
 

I have a k6-2 500 in the loft waiting to be rebuilt as a file server.
It will be fast enough for what I want, it was miles faster than anything else when it cam out :D

Re: Replacement for an AMD K6-2 500?
 

That's what I've been using mine for and it's done fine (up until tonight's little episode :mad: ) I was just wondering if I could squeeze a bit more out of it (I guess I know the answer to that now :mad: )..... It must have seen me typing!!

Re: Replacement for an AMD K6-2 500?
 

To think I thought I was the only one still surfing the net with one of these. I had to build myself a new P4 3.4ghz for my music and graphics/games but for general web surfing and the odd bit of cd burning, and old games, it still does a good job.

I wouldnt reccomend trying to overclock any of these. I tried it once and it doesnt like it.
The k62 seems to run fine at 533 but not anything higher for me.
As for the motherboard.... I believe there were some that supported both AT and ATX power supplies. Mine does this but I currently have it on an old AT PSU.
I think the best bet would be a new motherboard or ebay if you are after another same processor.

Re: Replacement for an AMD K6-2 500?
 

Might be a rather moot point now Halcyon but I'll keep that in mind, thanks.

Re: Replacement for an AMD K6-2 500?
 

Update:

Ok, after having a fairly lousy day at work I was convinced that I was on a hiding to nothing with changing the PSU but.....

I swapped the old PSU out for one that I had laying around and it is working fine.

In fact there doesn't appear to have been any damage to any of the other components.

So, before I start counting my chickens:

1. Is there anything that I need to check before I go leaving this thing running with this PSU in it? The PSU is one that I have previously salvaged from an old machine and it's been knocking about in a box for the last 12-18 months.
2. What information can I give you about the motherboard to help you determine what (if any) performance increases I can gain (cheaply and) without changing the motherboard? I've installed Everest so I should be able to get a fair amount of info, I just don't know where to start.

Thanks a lot.

Re: Replacement for an AMD K6-2 500?
 

if it was me , i wouldnt be taking a chance on the psu you have installed but there again i suppose a new pc could go tits up on you anyway :disturbd: , everest should give you the model number of the board if you look :)

Re: Replacement for an AMD K6-2 500?
 

Motherboard ID = 09/26/2000-SiS530-6801-2A5IMJ1AC-00

Motherboard Name = Jetway 530CF/531CF/531CN

It lists the CPU type as being Socket 7, I take it that this means any socket 7 will be ok? Are there actually any faster Socket 7 chips out there?

I take it that the easiest way to suss out what type of memory is in there will be to take a look at the motherboard's specs?

I haven't installed any of the motherboard's software yet, will I see any improvement in performance if I do?

Re: Replacement for an AMD K6-2 500?
 

As far as I remember 550mhz is max for socket 7 ,think after this amd shifted to slot

Re: Replacement for an AMD K6-2 500?
 

Either the mobo is fubar, or the PSU.

Re: Replacement for an AMD K6-2 500?
 

As it happens, it was the PSU. Read on a bit further and you'll see ;)