First post, by TheMobRules
Hi guys
recently I got a ZEOS Python/Pantera 486 PCI motherboard with Intel chipset. I ran some basic tests and it appears to be working fine, I just need to hack the Dallas RTC in order to get the BIOS to store settings and keep time.
However, the board came without cache so I was thinking about upgrading that. According to the manual, it supports 3 different cache configurations: 0KB, 128KB and 512KB (there's a jumper for that). Since it has four 32-pin sockets, I assume I'd have to source four 128K x 8 SRAM chips right?
What has me a bit puzzled is that there are two 28-pin sockets for the tag, as opposed to just one as I usually see in 486 motherboards of this era (which in most cases is populated with a 32K x 8 SRAM chip). I read the entire manual, but unfortunately it's not very helpful as to how to fill them, it only mentions stuff like "Your system mainboard will hold either 128K or 512K of Level 2 cache in a set of six small chips."
So, what do you guys think I should use to fill those tag sockets?