*** Kingston TurboChip 400Mhz for your I-Opener or Old P166 boxes $30 at Comp4Sure ***

[Chulalongkorn]

Perfect for those old P166's or I-openers. At $30, its a steal. Other places sell for around $70.

Here ya go guys. I got 3. Enjoy!

www.Computers4SURE.com/Product.ASP?ProductID=92151&Affid=3441000

Linkified!

 

[Praxis]

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[chrisdanford]

Is this known to work with i-openers? I've got a few i-os that I don't use because they're so dang slow.

 

[ScrapSilicon]

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now they show 3 whatsupwitdat?

 

[webley]

I have an old Dell laptop with a 166 MHz processor and I am wondering if this would work in it. I also have an old Pentium 120 MHz desktop. Any ideas if this would upgrade them?

 

[ScrapSilicon]

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now they show 3 whatsupwitdat? >>

Now zero again ???

 

[SuperCyrix]

I'm guessing this is pretty much a K6-2 with a CXT core.
the capacitors are probably there to provide 2.2V.

A good upgrade, but people with a system that already support 2.2V might go with a K6-2 400 or 450.

does anyone know if the Iopener supports K6-2 cpus?

 

[Waco10]

Yes the TurboChip will work in an IOpener. The problem is that the TurboChip requires an external power source. Those of us using the Turbochip use an external power supply. Here is a link to BBS devoted to hacking the IOpener and specifically to the turbochip hack for the IOpener:

http://www.linux-hacker.net/cgi-bin...t=0&amp;Order=Descend&amp;Page=0&amp;Session=

Yes, the Turbochip seems to work well in all the old PCs. I popped one in an old ASUS TX97 motherboard, adjusted the FSB, and bingo booted up at 400mhz.

I wish all upgrades were that simple. I bought 3 at the $30 price.

 

[Sesopedalian]

Is anyone sure this will work with the I-Opener? Will it even fit in the thing? It looks like it may be too high with those capacitors. I remember after modding mine that I had zero clearance on height.

 

[Loqutious]

Just a few words of caution (because everyone else seems to love these things): I used to work in a little PC shop (OEM/repair/upgrades) and these things were a crapshoot - about half the time, nothing you tried would get them to work. Good luck trying to find an updated BIOS or even a manual for an old motherboard online, and sometimes you have to randomly go through dozens of possible DIP switch configurations (pulling the processor each time) until you stumble on 1 that allows the computer to POST.

If you're feeling lucky, just make sure it's something you can return if it's not compatible with your system...