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Article #3001Re: CYRIX 386-486 Upgrade CPU and COMPAQ 386/20 HELP
From: Marcel Stegehuis
Date: Fri, 26 Sep 1997 00:00
Date: Fri, 26 Sep 1997 00:00
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David Longley wrote: > > I have a Cyrix Upgrade Chip with heat sink attached to it. I'm > considering replacing the Intell 386-20 in a COMPAQ DESKPRO 386-20 > (circa 1988). > > Unfortnately, I can't see any orientation edge on the CYRIX Chip. > There's the CYRIX labelling on the underside of the CPU, but.... > Is there sdome convention re the orientation of the labelling > on the underside of CPUs regardless of manufacturer? How can > one tell which way to insert the chip? > > Will it work with teh above machine? > -- > David Longley > > Longley Consulting London, UK > Behaviour Assessment & Profiling Technology, > Research, Data Analysis and Training Services, > Small IT Systems http://www.longley.demon.co.uk If you look at the pins yourself you will notice that all pins are connected to the case of the processor with a small dot exept for pin one. It has a square dot. Marcel
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X-Google-Language: ENGLISH,ASCII-7-bit X-Google-Thread: 10c6a1,ca2c692ab1735e8d X-Google-Attributes: gid10c6a1,public X-Google-Thread: 1036bc,ca2c692ab1735e8d X-Google-Attributes: gid1036bc,public X-Google-Thread: 1131b0,ca2c692ab1735e8d X-Google-Attributes: gid1131b0,public X-Google-Thread: 125750,ca2c692ab1735e8d X-Google-Attributes: gid125750,public From: Marcel Stegehuis <ftp://sunsite.mmstegehuis@lucent.com> Subject: Re: CYRIX 386-486 Upgrade CPU and COMPAQ 386/20 HELP Date: 1997/09/26 Message-ID: <342B7EF4.67D8@lucent.com> X-Deja-AN: 275678462 References: <874778295snz@longley.demon.co.uk> Organization: Lucent Technologies, Network Systems Newsgroups: comp.periphs,com.sys.intel,demon.tech.pc,sci.electronics.repair