amd k6 processor

[Guest]

I have an old gateway 400 computer. It is beginning to run slow, often
freezes, and I get booted alot. A friend told me that there are some patches
to my amd k6(tm) 3D processor that have been added since I got this computer
and I need to go online to update my processor. However, I have searched and
searched and I cannot find the updates. Can anyone help me with this?

 

[Guest]

There is no such thing as patches for your processor, it either works or it
doesn't.

I think you may be referring to your BIOS there could be patches available
for that, however this is a XP general questions group and your question
would be better answered in the hardware group.

 

[Airman Thunderbird]

He may be referring to patch needed to run K6IIIs with 95, (reaching way
back, now).

 

[Guest]

I am running xp home edition. Does that help?

He may be referring to patch needed to run K6IIIs with 95, (reaching way
back, now).

 

[Guest]

Thank you. Is there an upgrade or update that you know of?

 

[Pete Stavrakoglou]

Some of the symptoms you mentioned point to some type of hardware problem -
overheating perhaps. There is no patch that I'm aware of for a K6 to run on
XP properly. The first XP system I set up was using a 400 mhz K6 with an
Epox motherboard, but that was years and years ago. It worked fine with no
need for a patch of any type. It might be time for some new hardware.