User`s guide

Frequently Asked Questions
B-12
OS : Windows 95 4.00.950
CPU MB Chipset Winstone97
Business
Winstone97
High-End
PP/MT 200 AP5T/AX5T Intel 430TX 48.3 21.9
PP/MT 233 AP5T/AX5T Intel 430TX 50.5 23.6
K6 PR200 AP5T/AX5T Intel 430TX 50.3 22
* K6 PR210
(83.3MHz x 2.5)
AP5T Intel 430TX 51.2 23
K6 PR233 AP5T/AX5T Intel 430TX 51.7 23.6
* K6 PR250
(83.3MHz x 3)
AP5T Intel 430TX 54 24.8
You can see that K6-233 is better than PP/MT-233 on Business Winstone97,
but the High-End graphic Winstone97 is almost the same.
Note that, if you over-clock K6 to 250M (83.3MHz*3), it could be the fastest
socket -7 system among all. But please be reminded, it is your own risk to
over-clock
Q: When can we have real jumperless mainboard?
A: PnP had achieved the goal of jumperless add-on card, but true jumperless
mainboard still has some technical concerns. For example, CPU clock and
voltage do not have standard interface. Currently, the so called jumperless
mainboard is actually depends on the BIOS to detect or manually set the
CPU clock and voltage. If the setting is wrong, it will cause system unstable
or damage after long time use. The other disadvantage is, because some of
the jumper setting information is stored in CMOS, if the battery is lost or
BIOS setup is accidentally changed, end user (or distributor) may need to
open the housing and check the CPU again.
Most of all, you need a start voltage to boot CPU and go into BIOS for
jumperless setting. 2.85V may be OK for P55C and K6-166, but minimum
voltage of K6-233MHz is 3.1V, it can not boot if user plugs K6-233 onto
current jumperless mainboard.
We probably need to wait after the mature of SMbus, if CPU and clock
generator and other ICs are all SMbus compliance. Chipset can then detect
and report the system configuration right after power on. Then we can have
true jumperless mainboard.
Q: What is LDCM (LAN Desktop Client Manager)?