bqsy1@vax5.cit.cornell.edu (06/28/90)
Can anyone recommend a good replacement motherboard for an XT compatible? I won't be able to invest in a new computer for a while and this is a simple work-around for me. It would be nice if the motherboard could have BIOS support for an extended keyboard, 3.5" drives (preferrably 1.44M but 720k will do), and NO speed switching. For my own reasons, I'm tired of having a machine that I know has a 10MHz CPU, but which always start up with a default speed of 4.77MHz, and I haven't been able to change it. Anyways, all suggestions are welcome. And I would appreciate any references people can give as to reliable suppliers. Thanks. Andrew Orndorff Internet: bqsy1@vax5.cit.cornell.edu Bitnet: bqsy1@crnlvax5
poffen@sj.ate.slb.com (Russ Poffenberger) (06/29/90)
In article <4373.2689be21@vax5.cit.cornell.edu> bqsy1@vax5.cit.cornell.edu writes: > > Can anyone recommend a good replacement motherboard for an XT >compatible? I won't be able to invest in a new computer for a while and >this is a simple work-around for me. It would be nice if the motherboard >could have BIOS support for an extended keyboard, 3.5" drives (preferrably >1.44M but 720k will do), and NO speed switching. For my own reasons, I'm >tired of having a machine that I know has a 10MHz CPU, but which always >start up with a default speed of 4.77MHz, and I haven't been able to change >it. > Anyways, all suggestions are welcome. And I would appreciate any >references people can give as to reliable suppliers. > Thanks. > Do you want another (Blechhh) 8088 based system? You might look into a 286 or 386 motherboard (386 preferred of course). I just bought an ECS 386 motherboard and was quite pleased with it. It is a baby size so it fits in an XT case. (Some cards might be a problem though, too high) Most motherboards these days come up by default in turbo mode, or have a jumper you can change. Russ Poffenberger DOMAIN: poffen@sj.ate.slb.com Schlumberger Technologies UUCP: {uunet,decwrl,amdahl}!sjsca4!poffen 1601 Technology Drive CIS: 72401,276 San Jose, Ca. 95110 (408)437-5254