re dx vs dx in article qd bcinnmep golem wcc govt nz hamilton golem wcc govt nz michael hamilton writes i have definitly seen a mother board with local bus slots which claimed to be able to support any cpu including the dx and dx can someone throw some more informed light on this issue michael hamilton some motherboards support vl bus and dx cpu there is an option bios i think where additional wait s can be added with regard to cpu vl bus transactions this slows the cpu down to a rate that gives the vl bus device s time to do their thing these particular wait s are applied when the cpu transacts with vl bus device s you want to enable these wait s only if you are using a dx with vl bus devices this is from reading my motherboard manual and these are my interpre tations your mileage may vary strictly speaking vl and mhz are not compatable and there is at least one fudge mechanism to physically allow it to work gary korenek korenek ferranti com network management technology incorporated formerly ferranti international controls corp sugar land texas
