The performance of the Spectra depends on your bus speed, with 66MHz being the ideal, though it also supports 100MHz. The Kit comes with 2 Floppies containing the Install Program and a CD packed with BIOS updates. This product is not aimed at hardcore hardware geeks, but more at people who need a simple drop-in speed boost. Installation Installation sometimes requires a BIOS upgrade, which is handled by the install program and is painless, all you have to do is click yes a few times and you're away. This BIOS upgrade allows older motherboards to initialise and issue instructions to the Spectra, and is provided by Evergreen.
Socket is simple, as is plugging in the fan.
The unit itself needs it's own power supply, so the unit is equipped with 2 power plugs, so if you do not have any sockets free, you can split one for use with the Spectra. So with great gleeI opened up the case of my tired old P100 and replaced the processor with the Spectra Unit, then attached the Heatsink and Fan, which are held by a retaining clip. I turned on my PC, and nothing happened. Now I had been through the install procedure, twice. I sat there staring at my now black screen, at the flashing monitor light signalling no video signal.