Here is the link for this program. It's called 686cfg.exe. It's located in the cyrix section of
this page.  http://www.sysopt.com/fastutil.html  The purpose of this is to activate writeback
cache for the cyrix chips, but it also resolves the software problems in the process. If you do
find the program elsewhere, make sure it is the most current version. I don't think this has
been a feature in all versions, but I'm not positive about that.

Steven

Dennis Stephens wrote:

> To Steve and All:
> The information about the patch that allows Windows to recognize the cyrix/ibm chip as
> pentium is very interesting.  Where might I find the patch?  I will check the IBM, Cyrix and
> Microsoft sites.
>
> Thanks to all,
> Dennis Stephens
>
> Steven G. Ables wrote:
>
> > There is a patch available that causes Windows to recognize the cyrix as a pentium. This
> > resolves the problem.
> >
> > Steven
> >
> > Dennis Stephens wrote:
> >
> > > Frank and All:
> > > Your comments that suggest that some peripherals may be Intel specific was extremely
> > > helpful. If anyone knows of any other peripherals that could possibly have
> > > compatibility issues with the IBM chip, please contact me here or by e-mail.
> > >
> > > Thanks for all the input,
> > > Dennis Stephens
> > >
> > > Frank B Smith wrote:
> > >
> > > > You don't want to drop alot of money, I am sure.  I would recommend a TXPro
> > > > mobo.  This runs about 69 bucks.  A good video card (Matrox is my own choice,
> > > > but many like the Voodoo 3d .. or is the 3dx...) a mid size case, a sound card
> > > > (I would avoid Creative Labs here, as some of their stuff is Intel specific).
> > > > Frank
> > > > >To All:
> > > > >
> > > > >I have a IBM 686L 200+ chip at my disposal and I want to build a system
> > > > >using this chip.  I don't have any experience building systems with this
> > > > >chip.