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In article <NEWTNews.17791.817106930.us010497@interramp.com>, us010497@pop3.interramp.com says:
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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!
>
>
>

First of all, your in the wrong group.

There are lots of factors involved.  
   - First, is the motherboard a standard MB?
   - Does your PC support a standard MB (ie: if its a Packard Bell or something you
     get from a catalog, then it probably is not)
   - If you don't know, your best bet is to take it to a local PC store (NOT CompUSA, etc)
   - Your RAM - what kind of RAM do you have and will need (30pin or 72pin)
   - Ask about a real MB - you can get a 486DX2/66 for about $125-150

Hope this helps.

Ron Klimaszewski
Micro Sys Associates, Inc.
(813) 546-6059

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:

>
>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!
>
>
>

Jim Caddell writes:

>In article <NEWTNews.17791.817106930.us010497@interramp.com>, 
>us010497@pop3.interramp.com says...
->
->
->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

> I did exactly that. Went from 486 to Pentium. You probably have an 
>integrated mouse port (PS2) ? you will need to get a serial mouse as I 
>know of no manufacturers that make a board for general sale with this 
>mouse port built in. I changed my mouse, added a fan, switched video
>cards (Vesa to PCI), and alls well. Good luck.

Please consider the groups this is posted into. The following groups were
used:

 comp.os.ms-windows.programmer.tools.misc	Inappropriate
 comp.lang.pascal.delphi.misc			Inappropriate
 comp.lang.asm.x86				Inappropriate
 ba.market.computers				On topic
 alt.sys.pc-clone.gateway2000			On topic
 alt.internet.guru				Inappropriate

There are better groups for talking about motherboards. Try
comp.sys.ibm.pc.hardware.misc or comp.sys.ibm.pc.hardware.systems.
Try to avoid the language groups, they are not interested.

Rob
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   Rob J. Nauta					rob@redwood.nl
NOTE: my opinions are strictly my own and not those of my employer

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:
> 
> >
> >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.

In article <49g7sa$nmf@lassen.cnw.com>, JimCaddell says...
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>In article <NEWTNews.17791.817106930.us010497@interramp.com>, 
>us010497@pop3.interramp.com says...
>>
>>
>>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!
>>
>>
>>
> I did exactly that. Went from 486 to Pentium. You probably have an 
>integrated mouse port (PS2) ? you will need to get a serial mouse as I 
>know of no manufacturers that make a board for general sale with this 
>mouse port built in. I changed my mouse, added a fan, switched video
>cards (Vesa to PCI), and alls well. Good luck.
>
Bad price, have a bill where i payed 103.00 for 486\120 board.
floyd

In article <NEWTNews.17791.817106930.us010497@interramp.com>, 
us010497@pop3.interramp.com says...
>
>
>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!
>
>
>
 I did exactly that. Went from 486 to Pentium. You probably have an 
integrated mouse port (PS2) ? you will need to get a serial mouse as I 
know of no manufacturers that make a board for general sale with this 
mouse port built in. I changed my mouse, added a fan, switched video
cards (Vesa to PCI), and alls well. Good luck.