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Re: What's the deal? My chip says "SX-25"; Norton says "SX-33"

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From: fonseca
Date: Mon, 04 Jan 1993 18:57
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I've had the same thing happen to me.  I ordered a 486SX/33 from
Expo Tech, they shipped me a system with a little label stuck on top
of the 486 chip which prevented you from being able to read the part number.
The label indicates you will invalidate your warranty if the label is
broken or removed.  (The motherboard appears to be clocked at 33 Mhz)

A bunch of calls to their 800 number finally got someone to admit that
they were shipping 486sx25's on their 33 Mhz systems and 486sx20's on their
25Mhz systems.  I'm still waiting for a return number, and even if I don't get
one, my credit card company has told me just to return it 'return receipt
requested', and give them a copy, and they'll cancel the charge.

-Dave
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Date: Mon, 4 Jan 1993 18:57:08 GMT