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VR/VRE. That is the question?

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For the Pentium 166 MMX, should the mboard be jumpered STD/VR or VRE?

(I can't figure it out--and I used to be a computer engineer!)

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The non MMX is a VR, The VRE requires less voltage.
your mobo must support VRE to use a MMX CPU
Set the mobo to VRE for MMX CPU.
I hope that answered your question.

Reply to FUGGER

Gee, a straight answer! I could not get one from Micron, who made the mb (though they did answer all my e-mail very politely). It is indeed an MMX-supporting board, in the Millenia MXE, and has the jumpers I mentioned. Even after digging thru detailed specs I could not figure it out! Muchos gracias!

Reply to Anonymous

That's cause all the ppl that work at Micron are snotty nose kids who were riding bikes and playing doctor when the P55C came out. I know because I used to be one. We're all old sk00l here =)

-MP Jesse

Reply to mpjesse

Makes a man wonder. You weren't seriously thinking about getting a STD, were you?

Tom Mc

Even a fool, when he remains silent, appears wise.

Reply to Anonymous

Sorry, btw. But once your problem was resolved, I just couldn't resist the temptation anymore.

Tom Mc

Even a fool, when he remains silent, appears wise.

Reply to Anonymous

An STD? Ouch! Better were a raincoat when you go out.

Suicide is painless...........

Reply to Crashman

Ah, you laugh! But for a long time, I wouldn't turn the pc on w/o knowing which setting was right...then I gave in and fired it up the way it *was* jumpered! And it worked! It had a 166MMX in it jumpered *STD*. But it still bothered me. Soon after, I was running a program in Windows and it dead froze, so I started wondering again, immediately popped a vanilla 133 in, and here I am asking the knowledgeable!

Reply to Anonymous

Thanx, Crash. You might be amused by my 2:14 response to Tominator.

Reply to Anonymous

Pentium-MMX uses dual voltage, VR/VRE is a voltage for Pentium classic, It is the way intel call different currents, before they invented numbers, so instead of saying 3.5v they write VRE , e.t.c. (i am not shure i remember numbers correctly). P-MMX uses split(or dual) 2.8v and 3.3V. so, if your m/b don't have that settings, put STD (standard) , and hope the board have autodetect feature (socket 7) .
It works for me.

All i can offer you is the truth. Nothing more.

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