1. Does FIC officially support the PA-2007 when used with AMD K6 266/300 & K6-2 cpus?
2. Can the PA-2007 support the 0.25 micron AMD K6 266/300 & K6-2 cpus?
3. Does the old release PA-2007 BIOS, 109cd12, support the AMD K6 266/300 & K6-2 cpus?
4. Does FIC have a PA-2007 BIOS to support the AMD K6 266/300 & K6-2 cpus?
5. How do I get a BIOS to fix the K6-2 looping reboot problem?
6. I was going to flash my PA-2007 BIOS to the new release 113CD13.AWD BIOS, but it gave me an error message that "Program File's Part Number Does Not Match Your System". What should I do?
7. Why do I get a "Memory Insufficient" error message when I run the flash program?

 

1. Does the PA-2007 have a 75MHz or 83MHz bus speed setting?
2. Which clock generator chip has 75MHz support?

 

1.  What are the clock multiplier settings for the PA-2007? 

 

1. Can the PA-2007 cache more than 64MB of memory?
2. Can the PA-2007 use 64MB SDRAM memory modules?
3. Can the PA-2007 use 128MB SDRAM memory modules?

2. Can the PA-2007 support the 0.25 micron AMD K6 266/300 & K6-2 cpus? 
Later revisions of the PA-2007 motherboard can support the 2.2V required for the stable operation of 0.25 micron AMD K6 266/300 & K6-2 cpus.  To achieve the core voltage of 2.2V your PA-2007 motherboard must have the VR jumper position 11-12 (2.1V).  The How-to-guide for core voltages document explains how to set core voltages from 2.1V to 3.3V in 0.1V increments,  without tampering with your motherboard.  

3. Does the old release PA-2007 BIOS, 109cd12, support the AMD K6 266/300 & K6-2 cpus? 
No,  unfortunately the old release PA-2007 BIOS, 109cd12,  doesn't recognise the 0.25 micron AMD K6 266/300 & K6-2 cpus.  If the BIOS cannot correctly identify the processor then maximum performance may not be achieved.  
  
4. Does FIC have a PA-2007 BIOS to support the AMD K6 266/300 & K6-2 cpus? 
Yes,  FIC have released the 113cd13,  which provides support for the AMD K6 266/300 & K6-2 cpus.  Download the official release PA-2007 BIOS, 113cd13. 

5. How do I get a BIOS to fix the K6-2 looping reboot problem? 
Contact FIC Technical Support.  They have stated that there will be "no more bios release for PA-2007 any more, however we will prevent this bug on our current mass production board."  There have been many reports of a new beta BIOS, 113cd135,  that fixes the K6-2 looping reboot problem.  Lobby FIC to release a BIOS fix for the K6-2. 
 

6. I was going to flash my PA-2007 BIOS to the new release 113CD13.AWD BIOS, but it gave me an error message that "The Program File's Part Number Does Not Match Your System".  What should I do? 
The error message is normal since the flash program detects a new BIOS kernel.  When this warning appears, 

"The program file's part number does not match with your system! - Error Message: Are you sure to program (y/n)" 

select Y to continue.  The flash program will then download the BIOS file to the BIOS EPROM chip.  
   
7. Why do I get a "Memory Insufficient" error message when I run the flash program? 
Make sure the system is running in real mode.  This utility will not operate if the system is in protected mode or virtual mode.  This means that you cannot program the motherboard BIOS when your system is running Windows or running with a memory manager such as HIMEM.SYS. 
  
BUS SPEED  
  
1. Does the PA-2007 support 75MHz or 83MHz bus speed? 
75MHz is the highest bus speed setting for the PA-2007.  There is no 83MHz bus speed setting.  FIC do not officially support the 75MHz bus speed and therefore will not provide technical support if problems arise.  

2. Which clock generator chip has 75MHz bus speed support? 
Only the ICW clock generator chip, marked W48C67-01H,  allows the system to run at a bus speed of 75Mhz.  Note:  The PA-2007 has one of three different types of clock generator chips, either IMI, ICW, or Phaselink.  Check the markings on the clock generator chip before setting the clock frequency jumpers. 
 
 

MEMORY 

1. Can the PA-2007 cache more than 64MB of memory? 
Yes, the PA-2007 can cache more than 64MB of memory.  A 10-bit tag ram comparitor enables caching of memory over 64MB.  See the table for additional information: 
 

2. Can the PA-2007 use 64MB SDRAM memory modules? 
Yes, the new release BIOS, 113cd13 provides improved support for 64MB SDRAM memory.  Refer to FIC's Official PA-2007 Large Size DIMM Report. 

3. Can the PA-2007 use 128MB SDRAM memory modules? 
Yes, the new 113cd13 BIOS now supports 128MB SDRAM memory.  Refer to FIC's Official PA-2007 Large Size DIMM Report.