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casey@larouss.demon.co.uk (Casey Charlton) wrote:
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> No, it's not tough.  Watch out for wierd board layouts, odd BIOS
> chips, odd chipsets.
> Do you really want to upgrade to a 486/33 ?  In the UK you can get
> 486DX100 boards for under �100, $99 seems expensive.
> 
> us010497@pop3.interramp.com wrote:
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> >
> >Hey all, this is J.R.K.
> >	I was wondering if anyone had some info on motherboard installation. Is 
> >it tough? Can a decently experienced computer user handle the task adequately? 
> >Well, I just wondered because I found this motherboard, ok, it's a 486/33sx for 
> >$99. I think I need to find out the demensions as to if it will fit in my case, 
> >but it sounded pretty good. If you could reply, great
> >		thanks for your time!
> >
> >
> >
> 
> 
Installing a motherboard is simple, but the thing I'm looking at is I think
you are getting screwed.  You should be able to purchase a motherboard a lot
cheaper then that.  To install the board all you need is a phillips screwdriver,
remove the screws, remove all cards, remove cables going to board, then swap boards.
Unless you are using a EISA motherboard, the cards don't need to be put back in the
same order as they came out.  The wires may be a bit tricky, they are usually your
led lights for power, turbo, and other things.  My experience with putting motherboards
in strange cases are the lights normally don't work or plug in properly.  If you can
live without the "bells & whistles" you should be able to conquer the task easily.