Installing a new processor chip – Epson Endeavor WG User Manual

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Installing a New Processor Chip

If you have the 486SX/33 system, you can enhance your

system’s performance by installing an Intel OverDrive

processor (ODP486DX-33) or a 487SX/33 microprocessor with

built-in math coprocessor.

Complete instructions for installing the processor are provided

in the manual that comes with it. Please follow those

instructions carefully, along with the following guidelines:

Although the OverDrive processor User’s Guide instructs

you to remove the main system board from the computer,

this is not necessary. You can install the OverDrive

processor while the board remains inside the computer

case; just remove the computer’s cover.

Refer to the illustration on page 2-3 to locate the

microprocessor socket on the main system board. If this

socket is empty, you can install the new processor directly

in the socket. If this socket contains the CPU chip, however,

you need to remove it before you install the new processor.

If you need to remove the existing microprocessor, lift the

lever at the base of the socket to release the chip and then

remove it. (This eliminates the need to use the chip puller

tool to remove the chip.) When you install the new

processor, push the lever down to secure the new chip in

the socket.

If you remove the CPU chip to install an OverDrive

processor or 487SX/33 chip, you need to change the

settings of jumpers J5 through J8. See page 2-6.

After you install the processor and replace the computer’s

cover, run the SETUP program so your computer can

update its configuration. See Chapter 2 of the Setup Guide

for instructions. (You need only run the program and save

the configuration; you do not need to change any settings.)

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