#ATOP 386 BridgeBoard?
27-Mar-92 09:13:50
Sb: #53594-#ATOP 386 BridgeBoard?
Fm: John Bastow 70730,1372
To: John Bastow 70730,1372
It seems that maybe I should read the other replys before I write my
own. My confirmation of the existence of a 386SX bridgeboard and
upgrade seem a little late. However to answer some of the other
questions, I work on PC's every day and I have seen no such thing as
a simple chip replacement to upgrade a 286 to a 386SX. It usually
involves either putting a upgrade card in a card slot or plugging a
small upgrade circuit board directly into the chip slot. Both
contain more than just a 386SX chip. Although I've never had to do
this myself, my impression is that it is often worth the extra money
just to get a new motherboard. I don't know how much of this relates
to the bridgeboard, but I would suspect that they are not all that
different.
Limey