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On Thu, 17 Sep 1998 18:12:52 +0100, "Martyn Calladine"
<m.c@virgin.net> wrote:

>Hi
>A friend would like to upgrade the CPU of his Escom p75 pc.
>
>Does anyone know the fastest processor this machine will support?
>
>He does not have a motherboard manual. The board contains a zif socket 5 and
>has the following printed on it  'AA.640616-306' Made in Ireland.
>Any help with this and of the make of the motherboard,  jumper settings etc
>would be appreciated.
>

  This is one of the Intel boards that they used.  The answer is that
there is no upgrade available (probably) without trying to find an
overpriced overdrive unit.  Best to swap the motherboard.

   If you want more details get him to write down the full string that
appears on bootup, and starts '1.00.00.' followed by numbers and
letters.  This will tell me which unit it actualy is.  The string
appears about 1/3 down the screen.

   Regards,
         Harry.

In article <6trg2t$6gu$1@nclient5-gui.server.virgin.net>, Martyn
Calladine <m.c@virgin.net> writes

>Does anyone know the fastest processor this machine will support?

Intel overdrive P200 MMX (it's probably cheaper to upgrade the whole
motherboard and get a cheap AMD or Cyrix (or even... IDT) processor.

TB                        Team TSF(UK)

In article <o0CnOgAOJVA2EwWM@dbqa.demon.co.uk> Tom Bird
<hamster@nospam.demon.co.uk> shared the following with us in
demon.tech.pc:
[snip]
>Intel overdrive P200 MMX (it's probably cheaper to upgrade the whole
>motherboard and get a cheap AMD or Cyrix (or even... IDT) processor.

Agreed. AMD K6-300 probably being the best bet. The prices have dropped
again (about 60quid + Tony's cut). Runs very cool and easily clockable
to 333Mhz (with a clock multiplier of 5). I'm toying with upping the bus
speed from 66Mh to 75Mhz, but I'm not sure of the extra strains this
would put on the system stability and processor temperature. I think
that running a 333Mhz instead of 300Mhz is already pushing it.

Only problem is that I had to wait a flipping month to get one! Bit of a
supply and demand problem.

Combined with the Abit TX-5 motherboard the system is very fast and
stable. 

-- 
Marcus Durham

AFAIK this board will take an Intel P100 and no more..
the jumper settings are marked on the board just by the two jumpers..
settings state 75, 90, 100

John

Martyn Calladine wrote in message
<6trg2t$6gu$1@nclient5-gui.server.virgin.net>...
>Hi
>A friend would like to upgrade the CPU of his Escom p75 pc.
>
>Does anyone know the fastest processor this machine will support?
>
>He does not have a motherboard manual. The board contains a zif socket 5
and
>has the following printed on it  'AA.640616-306' Made in Ireland.
>Any help with this and of the make of the motherboard,  jumper settings etc
>would be appreciated.
>
>TIA
>
>Martyn  m.c@virgin.net
>
>
>

In article <o0CnOgAOJVA2EwWM@dbqa.demon.co.uk>
           hamster@nospam.demon.co.uk "Tom Bird" writes:

> In article <6trg2t$6gu$1@nclient5-gui.server.virgin.net>, Martyn
> Calladine <m.c@virgin.net> writes
> 
> >Does anyone know the fastest processor this machine will support?
> 
> Intel overdrive P200 MMX (it's probably cheaper to upgrade the whole
> motherboard and get a cheap AMD or Cyrix (or even... IDT) processor.
> 
Definately!

-- 
Evans Technology,51 Sadler Road,Coventry.CV6 2JY.Tel01203 601200Fax01203 597467
Computers+Components. PA Audio Amps Speakers and Accessories.OPEN TIL 7PM

In article <906984898.23980.0.nnrp-05.c1ed6fa0@news.demon.co.uk>,
Charles Thody <charles@cthody.demon.co.uk> writes
>I had the same problem and was told that the board would take no more than a
>P120.  Cheapest solution was to change the motherboard.
>
>Martyn Calladine wrote in message
><6trg2t$6gu$1@nclient5-gui.server.virgin.net>...
>>Hi
>>A friend would like to upgrade the CPU of his Escom p75 pc.
>>
>>Does anyone know the fastest processor this machine will support?
>>
>>He does not have a motherboard manual. The board contains a zif socket 5
>and
>>has the following printed on it  'AA.640616-306' Made in Ireland.
>>Any help with this and of the make of the motherboard,  jumper settings etc
>>would be appreciated.
>>
>>TIA
>>
>>Martyn  m.c@virgin.net
>>
>>
>>
>
>
I got loads of upgrade info on escoms from their webpage - but I
couldn't connect to it - so I dunno if its still there.  Try Byte
computers for info - they bought most of escom when they went under
-- 
it - reply to ian@iancrt.demon.co.uk

I had the same problem and was told that the board would take no more than a
P120.  Cheapest solution was to change the motherboard.

Martyn Calladine wrote in message
<6trg2t$6gu$1@nclient5-gui.server.virgin.net>...
>Hi
>A friend would like to upgrade the CPU of his Escom p75 pc.
>
>Does anyone know the fastest processor this machine will support?
>
>He does not have a motherboard manual. The board contains a zif socket 5
and
>has the following printed on it  'AA.640616-306' Made in Ireland.
>Any help with this and of the make of the motherboard,  jumper settings etc
>would be appreciated.
>
>TIA
>
>Martyn  m.c@virgin.net
>
>
>

In article <6trg2t$6gu$1@nclient5-gui.server.virgin.net>, Martyn Calladine
<m.c@virgin.net> wrote
>Hi
>A friend would like to upgrade the CPU of his Escom p75 pc.
>
>Does anyone know the fastest processor this machine will support?
>
>He does not have a motherboard manual. The board contains a zif socket 5 and
>has the following printed on it  'AA.640616-306' Made in Ireland.
>Any help with this and of the make of the motherboard,  jumper settings etc
>would be appreciated.
probably best to change the mother board as you can get a tx pro socket 7
with built in video and sound for under 40 quid that will support up to
300mhz

-- 
spaceman        to reply remove nocornedbeef
p200+tx that still runs like a slug next to the amiga
Now AMD K6 and things are much better