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|    Tomas Slavotinek to Tomas Slavotinek    |
|    Re: Auction: FALSCH! Vintage IBM Motherb    |
|    15 Jan 23 18:11:25    |
      From: slavotinek@gmail.com              On 15.01.2023 17:58, Tomas Slavotinek wrote:       > On 15.01.2023 17:23, IBMMuseum wrote:       >> I just looked harder at my 'Type 2' Model 80 planar pictured at the       >> 'Ardent-Tool'; It has a bunch of bodge-wires - and a 386DX-16MHz CPU       >> with a 32MHz crystal on the planar! Now I need to look over my other       >> T2s - That one has been 16MHz the whole time!       >>       >> Maybe that explains an FRU difference...       >       > The CPU clock (among other signals) is derived from the 40 MHz       > oscillator U110. The 32 MHz oscillator U159 is used for the FPU (and       > other things).       >       > So, unless the board can be "jumpered" differently to change the clock       > source, I'd say somebody installed an incorrect CPU. Can you measure the       > clock frequency at the CPU CLK pin (or buzz the path out with the help       > of the schematic)?              E1 and E2 above the 32 MHz oscillator are dealing with the clock, but       only allow two configurations - synchronous where the FPU uses the 40       MHz CPU*2 clock, or asynchronous where it has its own 32 MHz source (if       the schematic is correct). I don't see a "jumper" in the CPU*2 path for       the 386.              --- SoupGate-Win32 v1.05        * Origin: you cannot sedate... all the things you hate (1:229/2)    |
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