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Re: Intel266MMX chip

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From: Tom Bird
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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