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Name | Date | Lines |
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| 7345.1 | MMX upgradeable | PCBUOA::GKELLEY | | Mon Feb 10 1997 11:06 | 4 |
| The only PC's that have the new voltage regulator required is the
Venturis FX and Celebris FX.
glen kelley
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| 7345.2 | | QUARK::LIONEL | Free advice is worth every cent | Mon Feb 10 1997 11:14 | 4 |
| Has Intel announced an "MMX Overdrive" chip? I haven't heard of such a
thing.
Steve
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| 7345.3 | MMX-OEM is DIFFERENT than MMX-Overdrive. No Voltage issues! | JULIET::HARRIS_MA | Networks Sales Exec | Mon Feb 10 1997 15:28 | 15 |
| RE: -last few.
I think we are mixing mistakes...
The MMX OEM chips announced now, require BIOS updates and Voltage
regulators. I think the PCBU has not produced any previous machines
that will support the native MMX-OEM chip. They have a current set of
offerings that COME with the MMX chip, but no retrofit for the OEM
chip in older DEC machines due to Voltage regulator missing.
The MMX-OVERDRIVE chips due to be announced in April97 will work in 90%
of all current P-100 compatible motherboards, WITHOUT the need for BIOS
or Voltage Regulator changes. (This according to Intel)
Mark
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| 7345.4 | MMX and Venturis FX | PCBUOA::GKELLEY | | Tue Feb 11 1997 13:13 | 6 |
| The Venturis FX and Celebris FX are both tested to use the MMX. To use
the MMX you need the latest BIOS (1.09) and a new regulator card. We
started shipping a Celebris FX that includes the MMX about 1 week ago.
We have no plans to offer upgrades to the MMX.
glen kelley
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| 7345.5 | Regulator card? | SNLV01::LEE | | Wed Feb 12 1997 15:36 | 7 |
| Re: .4
When the MMX overdrive chips become available from Intel, where can the
customers get the regulator boards for the Venturis FX and Celebris FX?
Thanks,
Bernard
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| 7345.6 | Different regulator not required for MMX Overdrive | RINGSS::WALES | David from Down-Under | Wed Feb 12 1997 15:44 | 11 |
| G'Day,
My understanding is that the Overdrive version of the MMX CPUs wont
require a different regulator. You simply swap the existing CPU for the new
one. Considering the likely cost of the MMX CPU I doubt that this kind of
upgrade would be worth it.
There are no plans (at least in Australia) for us to sell regulators so
customers can use the real MMX CPUs for upgrades.
David.
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| 7345.7 | Right you are, Johnny... Tell them what they've won... | JULIET::HARRIS_MA | Networks Sales Exec | Wed Feb 12 1997 18:07 | 15 |
| re: .last few
Right you are. The Overdrive chips will be drop-in replacements for the
current Pentium-classic based machines. In all but a few cases, anything
running standard Pentium 90,100 or 133's will be drop-in compatible
with the MMX overdrive.
(The only reason I could see is if you have a 90 or 100mhz P-classic
today and are actually looking for more juice. The $275 for the
overdrive 166MMX chip might actually be a good avenue in May/June. I
can't imagine going from a P-133, P-166 or P-200 to a new
P-166MMX or P-200MMX UNLESS you are a Adobe Photoshop professional.
Save your money otherwise.)
Mark
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| 7345.8 | | 2954::FOLEY | http://axel.zko.dec.com | Wed Feb 12 1997 18:19 | 7 |
|
Now if we could just find a part number internally for
the Overdrive chips.... (Don't have to be MMX. We have
some Pentium 100's we'd love to upgrade)
mike
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| 7345.9 | Look in VTX PRICE for these part #'s | WHYNOW::NEWMAN | Installed Base Marketing - DTN 223-5795 | Wed Feb 12 1997 19:04 | 3 |
| Don't know much about overdrive chips but take a look at the
DT-A0001-xx part numbers (-RQ,-SZ,-SY,-VT,-UV). This might be what you
are looking for
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| 7345.10 | | STAR::KMCDONOUGH | SET KIDS/NOSICK | Thu Feb 13 1997 10:19 | 4 |
| The 166mhz upgrade is DT-A0001-UV.
Kevin
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| 7345.11 | | 2954::FOLEY | http://axel.zko.dec.com | Thu Feb 13 1997 14:31 | 5 |
|
Thanks!
mike
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