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From: paul@jarthur.Claremont.EDU (Paul Thiessen)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.ibm.pc
Subject: 80387 problems: HELP!
Message-ID: <3737@jarthur.Claremont.EDU>
Date: 14 Jan 90 03:32:57 GMT
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Organization: Harvey Mudd College, Claremont, CA
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Hello all.
  I just bought and installed a new 80387 chip. However, it didn't work.
The computer booted okay, but when I attempted to run programs that use the
'387, it hung while loading from the disk. I tried the chip in another 
computer and it worked. So my guess is that the chip is okay, but is 
incompatible with something. (And yes, I read the Micronics manual and had 
all the jumpers and DIP switches set right, and the '387 installed 
properly...)
  I was wondering if anyone knows of any compatibility problems with the
following system:

  Micronics 25-MHz motherboard, 32K Cache, Intel cache controller
  80386 DX, 80387 DX, both rated 25 MHz
  Phoenix BIOS
  Adaptec 2372B RLL hard drive controller
  Seagate 277R drive, Teac floppies
  Paradise Plus VGA

  Does anyone have this same motherboard with a '387 working properly? How 
about with the same drive controller? Has anyone experienced similar
problems?
  Thank you for any help you can provide.

       Paul Thiessen
       Harvey Mudd College
       paul@jarthur.claremont.edu
       (714) 626-7499