> Did you upgrade just the CPU or did you upgrade the mobo as well?
Yes, had to upgrade both.  Went from a K6-3 on a Tyan board (VIA chipset) to 
the Athlon on a SiS chipset board (dont remember the manufactur off hand)

> If you didn't upgrade the mobo, I presume it ran fine with whatever K7 CPU
> you had on there before.
>
> If you did upgrade the mobo....
>
> What chipset is the CPU running on?  Are you overclocking?  If your
> motherboard is an Abit, there's a good chance that may be at the root of
> the problems....Abits aren't known for their stability especially with the
> Via chipsets for K7 CPUs.  Abits usually lead the pack with RMAs.

SiS chipset, no overclocking...  

> I only ask these questions b/c I've found most Athlon stability problems
> have more to do with the chipset/particular mobo the CPU is resting on than
> Intel CPUs.  Of course, that's just my gut feeling.
>
> > -----Original Message-----
> > From: tclug-list-admin at mn-linux.org
> > [mailto:tclug-list-admin at mn-linux.org]On Behalf Of Jay Kline
> >
> > Anyone have any hints on this?
>
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