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From: phd_jacquier@gsbacd.uchicago.edu
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Subject: REPLACING A MOTHERBOARD (was: 386 ACCELERATOR BOARDS)
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Date: 12 Oct 89 19:10:15 GMT
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Thanks for the replies on accelerator boards. 
To summarize the answers, it does not appear economical to buy an accelerator 
board for an AT 12Mhz 0 wait states (to 386) given the prices of 386 
motherboards.

This leads me to the following super-neophyte question:

How hard is it to change a motherboard? (upgrade from a 286 full print AT 
clone)
A brochure from STAR microsystems claims without details that it takes less
than 30 minutes.

More importantly, even if it's easy, are there things that could go wrong
in the process?

Or is it totally trivial like: remove add-ins, unplug drives and power 
supply, unscrew old board, screw on new board (Are they all of the exact same
size?), plug back add-ins, switch on and enjoy ?

Thanks