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- From: J056600@LMSC5.IS.LMSC.LOCKHEED.COM
- Subject: Re: What's the deal? My chip says "SX-25"; Norton says "SX-33"
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- Organization: Lockheed Missiles & Space Company, Inc.
- Date: Fri, 18 Dec 92 18:03:57 GMT
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- In <1grur8INNkg2@savoy.cc.williams.edu>:
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- >I ordered a 486SX-33 motherboard, and when it came I couldn't help but
- >notice the chip has printed on it "486SX-25". I was quite pissed until
- >I double checked with Norton's SI (and others), and it said "486SX,
- >33Mhz". Whats going on? I assume it is a 33, but then why the mis-
- >labeling? Are all SX-33's mismarked in this way?
-
- Methinks the motherboard manufacturer pulled a fast one on you. Some of the
- vendors offering the 486SX/33 are just souping up the 486SX/25 chips even if
- the chip isn't rated for 33 MHz. That's somewhat akin to running a car at
- high speeds in a lower gear. The engine might be able to take the over-
- working, but there are no guarantees.
-
- This probably isn't a problem, but I'd call the company which sold you the
- thing and tell them what happened--even if you do decide to keep the board,
- tell them you'll be warning others that their 33 MHz motherboards are really
- just 25 MHz chips which have been tweaked to overwork them.
-
-
- Tim Irvin
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- Microsoft Windows--from the folks who brought you EDLIN.
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