hardware fixes (AMD K6-2+ / K6-III+ in Socket 7 boards)
K6-2+ was marketed as a mobile CPU for notebooks only. But the CPU features Socket7
layout. So it can be used in every mainboard featuring a Socket7 even in desktops.
Two requirements need to be fulfilled:
Your board is capable of delivering a CPU core voltage of 2.0V
Your mainboard BIOS supports a K6-2+ / K6-III+.
Note: Your BIOS may identify the CPU as a different one (486 / Pentium MMX
/ K6). That only means some performance features are not correctly identified
and therefore disabled.
You can try to enable these features manually with:
Powertweak
RawPower
MxK6opt (Write Allocation + Speculative Write Ordering) MXK6O050.zip
K6WAON (Write Allocation) K6WAON.zip
Set-EWBE (Enhanced Write Buffer) SETEWB.zip
K6WC1 (Write Combining) K6WC1.zip
There is a another listing with BIOS binaries available at http://web.inter.nl.net/hcc/J.Steunebrink/k6plus.htm
K6-2+ / K6-3+ Compatibility List
Brand
Model
K6-2+ / K6-III+ Support
reported by:
ABIT
IT5H
No (2.0V only)
Anandtech
ABIT
TX5
Yes. Disable "Speed Error Hold" in BIOS
King V
Acer
V75M
Yes
King V
Amptron
BKMVP4
Yes (BIOS 1.08)
AMDzone
Amptron
PM-9900
Yes (BIOS patched)
King V
AOpen
AX59Pro v2.33
Yes (BIOS 2.35)
c't, AMDzone
AOpen
MX95Pro
Yes
AcesHardware, AMDzone
AOpen
MX95Pro-II
Yes
AcesHardware, AMDzone
ASUS
P5A
Yes (BIOS AL5I107A)
Anandtech, c't,
AcesHardware, AMDzone
ASUS
P5A-B
Yes (BIOS 1011 b2)
King V
ASUS
P55T2P4
Yes
c't, AcesHardware
ASUS
SP97-V
Yes (BIOS 1.08)
King V
ASUS
TX97
Yes
King V
ASUS
TX97-E
Yes
King V
ASUS
TX97-XE
Yes
King V
ASUS
TXP4
Yes
King V
ASUS
VX-97
Yes
AcesHardware
A-Trend
ATC-5200
No
Anandtech
A-Trend
ATC-5220
Yes (BIOS 2.01a)
King V
Azza
PT-5SMT
Yes
King V
Azza
PT-5VMD
Yes
King V
BCM
SQ575
Yes (BIOS A06)
King V
BCM
VP1541
Yes
AMDzone
Biostar
M5ATA
Yes (BIOS ATA1125B)
King V
Chaintech
5AGM2
Yes
King V
Compaq
1247
Yes (Laptop board)
AMDzone
DFI
P5BTX/L B+
Yes
King V
DFI
P5BV3 A+
Yes
AMDzone
DFI
PVB3+/e
Yes
AcesHardware, c't
DFI
K6BV3+/66
Yes
AcesHardware, AMDzone
DFI
K6XV3+/66
Yes
AcesHardware, AMDzone
DTK
PAM0052V
Yes (BIOS v1.12)
King V
ECS
P5SD-B
Yes (BIOS 2.3a)
King V
EFA
P5MVP3-AT
Yes (BIOS patched)
King V
Epox
EP-MVP3G2
Yes (BIOS VP3C0C21)
Anandtech, AMDzone
Epox
EP-MVP3G5
Yes
AcesHardware, AMDzone
Epox
EP-MVP3C
Yes
AMDzone
Epox
EP-MVP3C2
Yes
AMDzone
Epox
EP-MVP3xx
Yes (most MVP3 based boards)
c't
Epox
EP-MVP3GM
Yes
AMDzone
Epox
EP-MVP3C-M
Yes (rev 0.5 with power problems)
AMDzone
FIC
PA-2007
No (2.0V only)
Anandtech
FIC
PA-2007
Yes (BIOS 1.13cd15)
King V
FIC
PA-2013
No
Anandtech
FIC
PA-2013 v2.0
Yes (BIOS ji4330)
King V
FIC
VA-503+ v1.2
Yes (beta BIOS je4330)
AcesHardware, AMDzone
FIC
VA-503-A
Yes (beta BIOS jn4116)
AMDzone
Freetech
93
Yes
AcesHardware
Freetech
93U
Yes
AcesHardware
Gigabyte
GA-586TX3
Yes (BIOS 2.1)
King V
Gigabyte
GA-5AA 3.2
Yes
AcesHardware, AMDzone
Gigabyte
GA-5AX 4.1
Yes
AcesHardware, AMDzone
Gigabyte
GA-5SMM
Yes (tested for K6-III+)
AMDzone
Iwill
XA100
No
Anandtech
Iwill
XA100Plus
Yes (BIOS XAP1027)
Anandtech
Jetway
J-542BS
Yes
AMDzone
Jetway
J-542C
Yes (BIOS D05)
King V
LuckyStar
5MVP3
Yes
King V
Matsonic
6260S
Yes
King V
Micronics
C200
Yes (see BCM VP1541)
AMDzone
MSI
MS-5169 v2.1
Yes
King V
MSI
MS-5169 v4.0
Yes (BIOS v3.5)
AMDzone
MSI
MS-5182 v1.0
Yes (BIOS v1.4)
King V
MSI
MS-5184
Yes (BIOS v1.3 b3)
King V
PCChips
M577
Yes (BIOS patched)
King V
PCChips
M585LMR 3.1
Yes (BIOS 3/10/2000 S)
King V
PCChips
M598
Yes
King V
PCChips
M598LMR
Yes (BIOS 2k0519)
King V
PCChips
M599LMR
Yes (BIOS 2k0913s)
King V
Rise M-Tech
M-549
Yes (see Soyo 5EAS)
King V
Shuttle
HOT-569
Yes (BIOS patched)
King V
Shuttle
HOT-591P
Yes (BIOS patched)
King V
Soltek
SL54U5
Yes (BIOS A10)
AMDzone
Soltek
SL-56Gx
Yes (BIOS Z3)
King V
Soyo
5EAS
Yes (BIOS 1b1)
King V
Soyo
5EHM
Yes
AcesHardware
Soyo
5EMA+ v1.0
Yes
AMDzone
Soyo
5SSM 5SSM/5
Yes
King V
Soyo
5XBM
Yes (Disable BIOS caching)
King V
Supermicro
P5MMA
No (2.0V only)
Anandtech
Tekram
P5M3-A+
Yes (BIOS v1.04)
King V
Tekram
P5M4
Yes (BIOS v1.04)
King V
Tekram
P5MVP-x
Yes (BIOS patched)
King V
TMC
TI5VGF
No
Anandtech
TMC
TI5-VGA
Yes (BIOS E3)
King V
Trigem
Delhi III
Yes (BIOS 1.01)
King V
Tyan
S1563S
Yes (2.1V only !)
King V
Tyan
S1571
Yes (BIOS patched)
King V
Tyan
S1573
Yes (BIOS patched)
King V
Tyan
S1590S
No
Anandtech
Tyan
S1598
Yes
AcesHardware