Motherboard gone wrong

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From: Sonia Richards
Date: Sun, 04 Jun 1995 00:00

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Hi,

I have a PC with a 386DX40 Motherboard, 8Mb RAM and the 3C87-40 co-pro. 
Recently I noticed the computer's performance had dropped considerably
when any OS/2, DOS or Windows software.  I originally thought it might be
a virus, however a check with 3 recent anti-virus packages didn't reveal
anything.  I ran the SYSINFO utility in Norton Utilities (v6.01) to test
CPU and drive performance, only to find that the measured CPU performance
index (10.2) was a quarter of its original value (40-50).  The indices 
are relative to the IBM XT performance of 1.0.  My two HDDs behaved
normally. 

The RAM check at start up seems ok, although slower than it used to be. 
In fact all my software, including DOS games, works fine, just
frustratingly slow.  I have also looked under the hood for loose
connections and charred chips, but to no avail.  Is there anyone out
there who may be able to help me?  Has a motherboard component snuffed
it?

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From: dana@sydney.DIALix.oz.au (Sonia Richards)
Subject: Motherboard gone wrong
Date: 1995/06/04
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