Sorry John, but I think you have oversimplified the alternatives.

Most 486 vintage systems are running with 30 pin SIMMs so
more likely than not, he will need new RAM. (I don't like those
30 to 72 pin adapters -- you've get a new fast CPU and then
you throttle it down with old slow ram)

I could be wrong, but I've never seen a 486 era MoBo with a
PCI bus which means he has all ISA cards.  If he has more
than 3 peripheral cards to transfer, then he will also need to buy a
"PCI-something" to make up for the lose of slots.

And how about the LBA/DDO issue?  Many times those drive
overlay programs wreak havoc with upgrades.  So he could also
be looking at a complete reformat and install.

Jim Meagher
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-----Original Message-----
From: John Chin <[log in to unmask]>


>>> Larry  Fisk  wrote:
>>>
>>>  A client reinserted a AMD Dx4-120 cpu possibly the wrong
>>>  direction in the motherboard slot. Now the machine won't
>>>  even boot.
>
>
>Larry:
>
>An AMD K5-133 costs the SAME as a AMD 486DX4-100,
>$35.
>
>A cheap, decent Pentium motherboard costs $50. A cheap
>or remaindered 486 Motherboard costs $35.
>
>What is your time worth? The upgrade takes less time
>than a diagnostic and a swap