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2.1.1.1 Is it upgradeable?


From: Gordy Gale
Date: Mon, 07 Dec 1998 15:00:21 -0800

>>We can't even buy the parts necessary to perform this upgrade and even
>>if we could it has been deemed IMPOSSIBLE.
>>
>>Sincerely,
>>Ryan Mitchell
>>Purchasing Manager
>>Corporate Upgrades, Inc.

[message edited slightly for brevity]


[C] Date: Mon, 5 Oct 1998 09:44:21 -0700 (PDT)
To: Quinton Jones Jr 
From: "Douglas J. Hirsch, Maximum Upgrades" 

RE: AMD DX5-133 (a.k.a. AMD5x86P75) running at 133MHz

This upgrade chip works with most Intel 486/33 chips, but there are a few
exceptions.  Some SX/33 chips were made in a 196 pin package that is not
compatable with the 208 pin AMD upgrade (Gateway Handbook and Compaq Aero
use these chips).  

Douglas Hirsch
Internet Support
Maximum Upgrades

web: http://www.maxup.com



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