Cheap 486 Upgrade
22-May-95 00:56:18
Sb: #197725-Cheap 486 Upgrade
Fm: Gary S. Cooper 72557,1655
To: Michael V. Bremner 73412,2362
Michael,
If you specify that you are ordering an upgrade for a 386SX
you will get the proper item ( as far as I know all SX's were surface
mounted chips ). The config.sys file I uploaded will work with
anything ( plain Bridgeboard, Cyrix upgraded, TI upgraded or
Evergreen upgraded ). It is only a necessity with the Evergreen
products ( and possible the TI CPU upgrades from what I have been
hearing recently ). I got my Evergreen model 300 from Computability
for $369 – It is an IBM Blue Lightning based unit. So far I am aware
of 5 such upgrades, all are working fine. The Evergren installation
manual is brief and to the point, it really is a rather easy upgrade
to do mechanically. Only thing to watch for on the Bridgeboard
installation is clearance around the chip mounting socket and DO use
the supplied chip mounting bracket. Work slowly and carefully and
it's a snap to do.