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Article #141Re: 486sx questions
From: Todd Henderson
Date: Thu, 30 Jul 1992 20:03
Date: Thu, 30 Jul 1992 20:03
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ifaq570@ccwf.cc.utexas.edu (Allen Kitchen) writes:
> Sorry bud, but to upgrade from the 486SX to the 486DX, you will
>need to buy an entire new motherboard. Reason for this is that the SX is
>a 16 bit memory bus, just like the 386. The DX is a 32 bit part, meaning
Buzzz. Wrong, try again. The SX is a 32 bit part also. It does not
have the math coprocessor(sp?) However, I'm not sure about the upgrade.
Did they use a different pin configuration for the SX's?
>the memory is set up to be 32 bits wide. Since the memory width is not
>changable, you will need a new motherboard. Save your memory though. You
>can never have too much memory, or disk space.
> A good analogy would be 'how do I upgrade my 4 cylinder engine to 8
>cylinders ?'.
>allen
>ifaq570@ccwf.cc.utexas.edu
^^^^^^ this explains it! :):)
Todd
tamu@uxh.cso.uiuc.edu
TAMU 87
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