At 10:36 AM 11/17/1999 , Mandi Wilson wrote:
>Is there some place on the web that lists each CPU and which particular slot
>or socket it needs?
>
>Is socket 370 the same as zif?
>
>Is there any place on the web I can look at pictures of motherboards with
>descriptions of what each item on the mobo is for? Perferably with lines or
>arrows to the items. In particular, I would like to see what the different
>slots look like for different memory types.


I discuss the difference in CPU slots and sockets, with pictures in the
Troubleshooting Basics, edition #16:

http://nospin.com/pc/ts016.html

It should explain the differences...  including ZIF, zero insertion force
which means the CPU is secured into the socket with a small lever
on the side...  socket 370 is a standard introduced by Intel for the
new special Celeron CPUs with 370 pins.

       Bob Wright
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