> Is there anything with Xenix that would cause it to choke on
> a 486 upgrade in the P70? Even if it didn't, you likely wouldn't
> see much of a speed increase since some/all of the upgrades, such as
> the Evergreen Rev-to-486 like I used, require a driver to enable the
> cache. The only problem I've run into so far is that the driver
> seems to be conflicting with the use of an XGA-2 at the same time.
> Otherwise the upgrade, which uses a TI 486SXL2 running at 40mhz,
> works fine under OS/2 with an IBM SCSI card and 3com NIC card. There
> are better accelerator options but they require the use of one of the
> MCA slots, of which there aren't enough of as it is!
I'm thinking of the MCMASTER upgrade, if I can find one. I know it uses
one of the MCA slots, but I only need one extra one for an Ethernet card.
> As for opening the machine, it's pretty simple. Undo the
> three large slotted screw fasteners (two on the bottom of the case,
> one in the upper-right corner of the back, beneathe the cover door)
> and then gently press in on the bottom of the machine, working your
> way from one side to the other. This will gently unlatch the fingers
> holding the back panel to the main part of the case.
Thanks! I thought those three screws were the ones to start with, but
I don't want to break this unit right off the bat.
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Received on Mon Dec 17 2001 - 21:28:16 GMT