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From: iso@swbatl.UUCP (SWBT Info Systems Guest Acct)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.ibm.pc
Subject: Souped up chips?!
Keywords: 386 20MHZ
Message-ID: <310@swbatl.UUCP>
Date: 25 Oct 88 13:05:13 GMT
Organization: Southwestern Bell Tele. Co. - Information Systems
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I just read an article in PC Week that warns about souped up 80386 chips.  I
would like to get a little more info on this topic since I have recently 
purchased one.  I have a 80386 from Gateway 2000 that is running at 20 MHZ
and is the 80386-16 chip.  The first weekend (last weekend) I left it up
and went out for a while.  When I came back the computer was off and every 
thing else was still on.  When I read the article this morning I realized 
that the system shut itself down  because it was running faster than the chip
was intended to run.  I will be using this computer for tracking the stock
market and can't have my system doing quirky things.  I am thinking of trying
to get my money back but would like to get some ideas from the net.  If I slow
my speed down to 16 MHZ will that be ok?  I really like to system otherwise.
BTW I have left it up since it went down with a fan on it and it hasn't gone
since (don't know if the fan really works or if it is fooling me). 
Please send e-mail to:
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Gregg Jensen