486 DX4 chip not recgonized properly.
Posted: Mon Dec 29, 2003 9:45 am
I decided to try an intel DX4ODPR100 and a DX4ODP100 chip in my old ALR FLYER RS170. When I boot up the bios says the chip is a DX2 66 chip and i get the following error message: Internal cache test failed - cache is disabled.
Linux detects the chip as being a DX4 chip, and its speed rating is approximately 3x greater than the old 33 mHz chip that I had so it seems to be running at 100 mHz.
I have a pheonix bios version 1.01.12m, and was wondering if there was an upgrade for it somewhere. I can't seem to figure out the manufacture of the motherboard though. ALR was acquired by Gateway and there are no updates to be found there. About the only help i got from searching there was to go to www.firmware.com. Since the computer isn't worth much of anything except sentimental value
I was looking for a more cost effective solution. Also, it would be nice to get EZ-drive off of my master boot record...but that would be a topic for a different forum lol. Any advice would be appreciated.
Linux detects the chip as being a DX4 chip, and its speed rating is approximately 3x greater than the old 33 mHz chip that I had so it seems to be running at 100 mHz.
I have a pheonix bios version 1.01.12m, and was wondering if there was an upgrade for it somewhere. I can't seem to figure out the manufacture of the motherboard though. ALR was acquired by Gateway and there are no updates to be found there. About the only help i got from searching there was to go to www.firmware.com. Since the computer isn't worth much of anything except sentimental value
I was looking for a more cost effective solution. Also, it would be nice to get EZ-drive off of my master boot record...but that would be a topic for a different forum lol. Any advice would be appreciated.