Well the K2 has no L2 cache anyway.
I never said it did.
I said "test the L2 cache".
The board has it, and THAT was what you were "supposed" to
be checking the whole time. Most socket 7 CPUs don't have
L2 on the CPU itself, that is why the motherboard does.
I know its only a 100watt supply.
Well, it was 100W, but now it may be several years old?
Considering the Sis chipset, the 100W CPU, Cyrix CPU, this
was a relatively low-end system even new and it wouldn't be
surprising if the power supply isn't adquate at this point.
Further, if the PSU is struggling it may not be enough for
even the Cyrix CPU, eventually. Getting a decade out of a
PSU in a budget-grade box is exceptional and anything more
at this point is just good luck (or lesser use of the
system).
Mobo PSU CPU And memory. The case and drives are fine.
It isn't an ATX case is it? Can't be reuse then unless
you're a sheet-metal guru and feel like spending a few hours
to convert it.
The hard drive is one of the most significant bottlenecks to
basic uses, if you put it in a new system as the main HDD it
would cripple the system. Additionally it's age makes it a
liability, they do wear out eventually.