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From: ARRITT@kuhub.cc.ukans.edu (What a waste it is to lose one's mind.)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.ibm.pc
Subject: yo mother
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Date: 4 Jan 90 04:14:24 GMT
Organization: University of Kansas Academic Computing Services
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I've seen some discussions in this group about replacing motherboards.
A recent issue of "PC" magazine has ads for 286 motherboards for about
$250 or so.  This seems like a very attractive alternative to buying
a whole new system.

My question is: what is involved in replacing the motherboard?  That is,
can it be done by someone who is mechanically adept, has some knowledge of
electronics, and has done a little bit of fooling around with computer
hardware (like installing memory chips or disk drives)?  Or, is it a job
best left to a real computer hardware whiz (like most readers of this
newsgroup :-)  .... ?  (Maybe the answer is "if you have to ask, then
you can't do it"!)

Also, how well do these things match up, physically?  Will a "typical" 
286 motherboard fit into a "typical" XT-clone case, without a lot of 
drilling into metal and so forth?

Thanks for any advice, warnings, etc. that you can give.
I'd be particularly interested in the experiences of anyone who has actually
*done* this, as opposed to speculations that "yes, it ought to work".
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Ray Arritt                     | 
Dept. of Physics and Astronomy |   THIS SPACE FOR RENT
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