> Hello, > Found this list most interesting and It has inspired me to root > through my collection of old 386 & 486 motherboards etc.
> I dug out an old baby-AT 386sx25 and fitted a 387sx25 co-pro > recovered from another junked system. I could configure it in > the bios but POST and any software say it isnt present. > I then put the 387 onto another board with 33Mhz clock > speed...The handbook tels me I need to clock it from an external > clock and set the jumper to "asyncronous", however it all seems > to work OK setting it to syncronous, clocking it from the CPU. > Will the co-pro work reliably in this configuration? Is there > any software available to test it thogroughly? > Why didnt it work on the SX25 board? I suspect Ive probably got > a faulty board but it works OK in all other respects... > TIA > Nick 1. I suspect you are overclocking the 387 at 33 MHz if it is truly only rated at 25 MHz. 2. Have you checked the motherboard manual (or Manufacturer's website) for a jumper setting? Boyd Ramsay [EMAIL PROTECTED] To unsubscribe from SURVPC send a message to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with unsubscribe SURVPC in the body of the message. Also, trim this footer from any quoted replies. More info can be found at; http://www.softcon.com/archives/SURVPC.html
