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Article #34422Re: Intel266MMX chip
From: Tom Bird
Date: Tue, 13 Apr 1999 00:00
Date: Tue, 13 Apr 1999 00:00
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In article <7evbhg$240p$1@quince.news.easynet.net>, Harry Broomhall <haeb@haeb.noc.easynet.net> writes >In article <rG49eAA8$lE3EwwJ@carewg.demon.co.uk>, > Roger Hunt <roger@carewg.demon.co.uk> writes: >> Intel did/does make the Mobile Pentium MMX Processors at 266 and 300MHz >> but they appear to use 0.25 Micron construction and lower core voltage - >> 1.85-2.15v for instance, for reduced heat buildup in laptops perhaps? > > > Interesting - I don't keep up with the mobile world, as the scope >for changing things about is much less! Looking at that doc I note >two other gotchas other than the different voltages (which I doubt >any TX board could produce): My Gigabyte TX2 can go right down to 2.0v. >1) The chips require the BF2 line - which was never used on most TX > boards. It is normal on super-socket 7 boards though. What's BF2? >2) The chips are TCP style - not PGA, so won't fit a socket 7. What's TCP? Is that where the pins are all round the edge? TB
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