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Subject: Re: CPU heatsinks
In-Reply-To: <199611151956.LAA27483@MindBender.serv.net> from "Michael L. VanLoon -- HeadCandy.com" at "Nov 15, 96 11:56:16 am"
To: michaelv@MindBender.serv.net (Michael L. VanLoon -- HeadCandy.com)
Date: Fri, 15 Nov 1996 13:43:43 -0800 (PST)
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> 
> >> > >Oh, one other thing, b4 you do appply it record ALL the numbers & wordage
> >> > >you see on the top of the chip (& bottom while your at it).  As you will
> >> > >be helping with the SMP kernel we may want to know these for checking
> >> > >against errata sometime in the future (you did volunteer to walk on the
> >> > >bloody edge, didn't you?)
> 
> >> On Thu, 14 Nov 1996, Michael L. VanLoon -- HeadCandy.com wrote:
> >> > >From what I've seen, the top only says "Intel Pentium Pro".  All the
> >> > important information is on the bottom (stepping, speed, cache size,
> >> > etc.).
> 
> >On the Pentium and Pentium PRO all the good stuff is on the top, on
> >later Pentiums they have duplicated it on the bottom as well, just for
> >your and my convienence :-)
> 
> "On the ... Pentium PRO all the good stuff is on the top"
> 
> This is an incorrect generalization.  On MY Pentium Pro, all the "good
> stuff" is on the bottom.  The top only says "Intel Pentium Pro".

Okay, what does it say on the bottom then?  I suspect you have a very
early chip, probably not even laser etched, which means you could also
have false markings.


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