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From: phil@brahms.amd.com (Phil Ngai)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.ibm.pc.misc
Subject: Re:  Speeding up an Old '286
Message-ID: <1990Nov13.220821.28348@amd.com>
Date: 13 Nov 90 22:08:21 GMT
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In article <1990Nov12.221845.21901@icad.com> crm@icad.com (Christopher McConnell) writes:
|I asked this question before, and I received only one reply, which was

Fine, here's a reply from a person who designs hardware for a living.
(but doesn't make any money based on whether or not you push your
mother)

|to go all the way and install a new 386 motherboard.  What I really want
|to know is, how does one 'push' their CPU to a faster speed?  Is it just

The answer is: YOU DON'T. If the vendor could have made the system
run reliably at a faster speed, don't you think he would have?
If you don't care whether your system runs reliably, then I think
you're misguided.

|changing the crystal, or is there anything more to it?

Yes, there is more, a lot more. What would you have to do to make
your car fly? Would you put a propeller on it? Oh, don't forget
the wings. New landing gear?

Your microprocessor is probably not rated to run faster than it's
going now. Your memory is also not rated to run faster. Your memory
control logic is not rated to run faster. Your interrupt controller,
DMA controller, timer chips etc...

So the guy who told you to replace your motherboard is right.

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