In a message dated 9/23/99 9:04:24 PM Eastern Daylight Time,
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<< A friend of mine wants to update her processor to an AMD K6 450.  She
 currently has a P233 MMX in a "generic" motherboard. >>

First of all, before you go trying to update the bios, have you checked to
see if your board even supports a 100 MHz bus and a 4.5 multiplier? (100* 4.5
= 450 MHz), or if it supports the 2.4 volts that the AMD K6-2 450 requires.

Reinaldo Rodriguez

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