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- From: dcoleman@ccwf.cc.utexas.edu (Daniel M. Coleman)
- Newsgroups: comp.sys.ibm.pc.hardware
- Subject: Re: Gateway 4DX2-66V & -66E Queries
- Date: 28 Jan 1993 04:49:47 GMT
- Organization: The University of Texas at Austin, Austin TX
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- In article <1993Jan19.155636.4442@cs.sandia.gov> rbsmith@sandia.gov (Randall B Smith) writes:
- >Hello:
- >It sounds like there is a lot of Gateway 486/66 experience
- >out there. I have a few questions regarding both the
- >4DX2-66V AND 4DX2-66E models:
- >
- >Is the serial-i/o implemented with a 16550 style UART (one
- >that contains 16-word fifos)?
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- No. The UARTs use your basic, no-frills 16450.
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- >Can one disable the serial-i/o and parallel-i/o to support
- >the use of the address space + irq for an i/o adpater card?
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- Yes. This is done through the Phoenix bios cmos setup.
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- >How many pins are in the CPU expansion socket (169, 238 or xxx)?
- >I am curious about support for the Pentium Overdrive chip.
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- Mine has 169, so it from what I hear, nix on the Pentium.
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- >Do both machines have a total of 4 simm sockets?
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- The 66V does have 4. Don't know about the E.
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- >What is the cost of a single 16MB simm upgrade?
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- I think about $500.
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- >What is the ramdac & 2MB upgrade cost for the ATI Ultra Pro?
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- $125 + shipping.
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