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- From: wai@mackinac.ecn.purdue.edu (Benjamin Wai)
- Subject: Re: How to INCREASE PROCESSOR SPEED (recommended?)...
- Message-ID: <1992Nov22.193539.28782@noose.ecn.purdue.edu>
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- Organization: School of Civil Engineering, Purdue University
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- References: <7347@kielo.uta.fi> <1992Nov16.170339.9832@jupiter.sun.csd.unb.ca> <wiegand.722013797@lido16>
- Date: Sun, 22 Nov 1992 19:35:39 GMT
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- In article <wiegand.722013797@lido16> motcid!wiegand@uunet.uu.net writes:
- >y70q@jupiter.sun.csd.unb.ca (LAM) writes:
- >>In article <7347@kielo.uta.fi> f1sami@uta.fi (Samu Mielonen) writes:
- >>>A subject of increasing processor speed by changing the crystal on
- >>>motherboard has popped up in this newsgroup a couple of times. This.....
- >
- >>I heard from my friend that there are guys in Hong Kong change the
- >>crystal of a 486DX2/66 to a 40MHz crystal. The machine instantly
- >>changed to a 80MHz machine. I know nothing further about this.
- >
-
- Just a querry...
- Is the process of changing the crystal as descibed above, and
- reselling it (which it seems likely to be occurring), somewhat
- an illegal practise??
-
- I understand that this method affect the reliability of the machine.
- However, are there any distinct features or symptoms between, for
- example, an original 486DX2/66 and a tempered one like above which
- a person can distinguish? especially while purchasing (if possible)?
-
- P/S: I don't believe Intel have come out with a 486DX2/80 or 100 yet?
- or have they? ... to be sure.
-
- I seem to recall seeing some shops selling what they claimed
- 386DX at 144Mhz while I was back in HK a year or two. Might
- that also be obtained by using this crystal-changing method?
-
- Thanks.
-
-
- - Benjamin Wai < wai@cn.ecn.purdue.edu > < wai@sage.cc.purdue.edu >
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