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BCM 540/541 Motherboard CPU Upgrade

Caution

ESD precautions and proper handling procedures must be observed in order to prevent damage to system components.

Note
This motherboard can accommodate any of the following CPUs.

Intel Pentium 75 MHz
Intel Pentium 90 MHz
Intel Pentium 100 MHz
*Intel Pentium 120 MHz
*Intel Pentium 133 MHz
*320-Pin Intel Pentium 150 MHz
*320-Pin Intel Pentium 166 MHz

Uses 320-pin Type 5 Zero Insertion Force (ZIF) socket. Not keyboard switchable. Disable cache to slow down the system.

*Only the the Ready 9600 Series with a processor speed of 120 MHZ or higher shipped with a motherboard capable of this upgrade. These systems will have a BF1 jumper which will allow adjusting the voltage and clock speed to accomodate the faster processors.

Processor Speed	BF0	BF1	75 MHz	100 MHz	90 MHz	JP2 (ATCLK)
166	On	On	Off	On	Off	2-3
150	On	On	Off	Off	On	2-3
133	On	Off	Off	On	Off	2-3
120	On	Off	Off	Off	ON	2-3
100	Off	Off	Off	On	Off	2-3
90	Off	Off	Off	Off	On	1-2
75	Off	Off	On	Off	Off	1-2

Document Information
KBID# 058619, Last Reviewed: November 11, 1999
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