anyone using BT broadband with an AMD processor?

Hi,

I have a poot with a 533 megahertz AMD K6-2 w/3DNow! processor.
When I check the compatibility for use with BT broadband it tells me that...

"Your processor speed is less than the required minimum for BT Broadband.
You need a minimum of 233 MHz "

Anyone able to help a confused soul?
When I was at school 533MHz was faster than 233MHz ¿

thanks for any info

mori

moriman wrote:
> Hi,
>
> I have a poot with a 533 megahertz AMD K6-2 w/3DNow! processor.
> When I check the compatibility for use with BT broadband it tells me
> that...
>
> "Your processor speed is less than the required minimum for BT
> Broadband. You need a minimum of 233 MHz "
>
> Anyone able to help a confused soul?
> When I was at school 533MHz was faster than 233MHz ¿
>
> thanks for any info
>
> mori

no prob with my daughter's PC. AMD 1.8GHz

"moriman" <killspam-(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message
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> Hi,
>
> I have a poot with a 533 megahertz AMD K6-2 w/3DNow! processor.
> When I check the compatibility for use with BT broadband it tells me
> that...
>
> "Your processor speed is less than the required minimum for BT Broadband.
> You need a minimum of 233 MHz "
>
> Anyone able to help a confused soul?
> When I was at school 533MHz was faster than 233MHz ¿

It is largely irrelevant. It might take a minimum spec to run the usb dsl
modem, but to be honest, if your PC can manage a network card, get a dsl
router (£30 from ebuyer) then you can connect to anything which can accept
network connections, which is virtually anything!!!!!

Gaz

> thanks for any info
>
> mori
>
>

On 5-Oct-2004, "moriman" <killspam-(E-Mail Removed)> wrote:

> Hi,
>
> I have a poot with a 533 megahertz AMD K6-2 w/3DNow! processor.
> When I check the compatibility for use with BT broadband it tells me
> that...
>
> "Your processor speed is less than the required minimum for BT Broadband.
> You need a minimum of 233 MHz "
>
> Anyone able to help a confused soul?
> When I was at school 533MHz was faster than 233MHz ¿
>
> thanks for any info
>
> mori

Until last December I was running a P3 500MHz PC on ADSL through an Ethernet
card & ST530 router without any probs. -- USB connection to the router
wasn't stable though, that's why I switched to Ethernet.



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OK, thx for the info ;-)


"john" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message
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>
> On 5-Oct-2004, "moriman" <killspam-(E-Mail Removed)> wrote:
>
> > Hi,
> >
> > I have a poot with a 533 megahertz AMD K6-2 w/3DNow! processor.
> > When I check the compatibility for use with BT broadband it tells me
> > that...
> >
> > "Your processor speed is less than the required minimum for BT
Broadband.
> > You need a minimum of 233 MHz "
> >
> > Anyone able to help a confused soul?
> > When I was at school 533MHz was faster than 233MHz ¿
> >
> > thanks for any info
> >
> > mori
>
> Until last December I was running a P3 500MHz PC on ADSL through an
Ethernet
> card & ST530 router without any probs. -- USB connection to the router
> wasn't stable though, that's why I switched to Ethernet.
>
>
>
> .................................................. ..............
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"moriman" <killspam-(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message
news:Cdt8d.23$(E-Mail Removed)...
> Hi,
>
> I have a poot with a 533 megahertz AMD K6-2 w/3DNow! processor.
> When I check the compatibility for use with BT broadband it tells me
that...
>
> "Your processor speed is less than the required minimum for BT Broadband.
> You need a minimum of 233 MHz "
>
> Anyone able to help a confused soul?
> When I was at school 533MHz was faster than 233MHz ¿
>
> thanks for any info
>
> mori
>
>

Before I swapped my mobo out for an Intel one, I was running on a similar
spec AMD to yourself with no problems.

Nicola

"Gaz" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message
news:(E-Mail Removed)...
>
> "moriman" <killspam-(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message
> news:Cdt8d.23$(E-Mail Removed)...
> > Hi,
> >
> > I have a poot with a 533 megahertz AMD K6-2 w/3DNow! processor.
> > When I check the compatibility for use with BT broadband it tells me
> > that...
> >
> > "Your processor speed is less than the required minimum for BT
Broadband.
> > You need a minimum of 233 MHz "
> >
> > Anyone able to help a confused soul?
> > When I was at school 533MHz was faster than 233MHz ¿
>
> It is largely irrelevant. It might take a minimum spec to run the usb dsl
> modem, but to be honest, if your PC can manage a network card, get a dsl
> router (£30 from ebuyer) then you can connect to anything which can accept
> network connections, which is virtually anything!!!!!
>

I agree that it *should* be irrelevant, but I'm worried that any software
provided by BT might refuse to install

thanks

mori




> Gaz
>
> > thanks for any info
> >
> > mori
> >
> >
>
>

ok, thx for the info ;-)

"Edward" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message
news:cjtthq$i3p$(E-Mail Removed)...
> moriman wrote:
> > Hi,
> >
> > I have a poot with a 533 megahertz AMD K6-2 w/3DNow! processor.
> > When I check the compatibility for use with BT broadband it tells me
> > that...
> >
> > "Your processor speed is less than the required minimum for BT
> > Broadband. You need a minimum of 233 MHz "
> >
> > Anyone able to help a confused soul?
> > When I was at school 533MHz was faster than 233MHz ¿
> >
> > thanks for any info
> >
> > mori
>
> no prob with my daughter's PC. AMD 1.8GHz
>

OK, thx for the info Nicola ;-)


"Nicola Redwood" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message
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>
> "moriman" <killspam-(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message
> news:Cdt8d.23$(E-Mail Removed)...
> > Hi,
> >
> > I have a poot with a 533 megahertz AMD K6-2 w/3DNow! processor.
> > When I check the compatibility for use with BT broadband it tells me
> that...
> >
> > "Your processor speed is less than the required minimum for BT
Broadband.
> > You need a minimum of 233 MHz "
> >
> > Anyone able to help a confused soul?
> > When I was at school 533MHz was faster than 233MHz ¿
> >
> > thanks for any info
> >
> > mori
> >
> >
>
> Before I swapped my mobo out for an Intel one, I was running on a similar
> spec AMD to yourself with no problems.
>
> Nicola
>
>

On 05/10/2004 09:48 moriman got up from the bar and shouted..:
> Hi,
>
> I have a poot with a 533 megahertz AMD K6-2 w/3DNow! processor.
> When I check the compatibility for use with BT broadband it tells me that...
>
> "Your processor speed is less than the required minimum for BT Broadband.
> You need a minimum of 233 MHz "
>
> Anyone able to help a confused soul?
> When I was at school 533MHz was faster than 233MHz ¿
>
> thanks for any info
>
> mori
>
>

USB modems require CPU processor time to function correctly, known as
"software modems", whilst 533Mhz is indeed faster than 233Mhz, it sounds
like either you system may be setup wrong, or the install program is
incorrectly indetifing your CPU. AMD use their PR (performance rating),
where the actual clock speed is somewhat lower than what they claim
(it's a marketing gimmick that still works on many people today).


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