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First post, by bristlehog

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Here's the photo of a Samsung Deskmaster 486S/25Q mobo with some socket. Does anyone know what should I push inside? A 486 CPU? An Overdrive? or a NPU?

If only I had a manual to this thing, but all attempts to find it were futile as to this moment.

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Reply 1 of 4, by nforce4max

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All that it is just a simple socket 1 for what Intel used for their renamed 486 DX (487), it was a big swindle when people had only the SX model and people would buy the higher priced DX model as an upgrade thinking it would make a noticeable improvement. The only time that the extra socket is a good thing in examples like your system when the stock cpu is integrated. When you plug a normal DX or a faster clocked SX model 486 in that socket and set the jumper if there is one the original cpu gets disabled.

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Reply 2 of 4, by bristlehog

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Yes, there's a jumper next to the socket, that disables the built-in CPU. I've heard that it's dangerous for 3 volt CPUs to insert into that socket because it would serve 5 volt only. What do you think?

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Reply 3 of 4, by nforce4max

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Get a adapter that allows for 3.3v and all is set.

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Reply 4 of 4, by luckybob

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there are markings on the motherboard. Look for the corner with an A and 1. That is pin 1. Make sure any cpu you put in the socket, look for a dot and match the dot to the A-1 corner. Anything else will kill the board & cpu.

Once men turned their thinking over to machines in the hope that this would set them free. But that only permitted other men with machines to enslave them. - Reverend Mother Gaius Helen Mohiam