Author: Matt Taylor
Date: 22:53:08 12/22/02
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On December 22, 2002 at 09:48:49, Bob Durrett wrote: >On December 22, 2002 at 02:39:20, Thom Perry wrote: > >>Bob, >> >>I also use Windows 98 SE, and it will tell you both the processor type and speed >>via the DirectX Diagnostic tool. You can access it by the following sequence: >>START...PROGRAMS...ACCESSORIES...SYSTEM TOOLS...SYSTEM INFORMATION. From this >>screen, select TOOLS...DirectX DIAGNOSTIC. The first screen that pops up >>(SYSTEM) will give you the processor information. >> >>Regards, >>Thom > >Thanks. I followed your instructions and here's what I got: > >AMD Athlon(tm) Processor, MMX, 3DNow, 1000MHz > >It still didn't give the info desired. It's not the end of the world, however, >since I DO know how to remove the cover on the computer. I had to do that to >install the RAM. > >Incidentally, following your instructions had a strange effect: My desktop >changed to add a one-inch-wide purple boarder around the periphery of the >screen. I hope that does not mean the Direct-X has a virus in it! > >Bob D. If you're up to a little hacking, look at the AMD/Intel manuals on the cpuid instruction. If not, the wcpuid utility is supposedly pretty good at giving you all that information. (I've never used any utilities as I typically punch it in and examine the register results in my debugger.) However, given your processor speed and vendor, it becomes plain that you have a Thunderbird generation of the K7, possibly SDRAM, possibly DDR. I honestly do not recall whether they sold DDR Thunderbirds at 1 GHz. I'm pretty sure they did because I've got a 1.2 GHz Thunderbird on DDR at home. Thunderbird is model 6, and you can download all the spec sheets from AMD. If you have specific questions, ask them directly and someone will probably have an answer. -Matt
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