Re: LC 630 seg probs and SoftwareFPU
Andrew McPherson wrote:
> I thought that SoftwareFPU wouldn't load at all on buggy 68LC040's (it
> would be X-ed out when the icon shows up on startup). I've never tried it,
> though.
Well it loads on mine so either I don't have a buggy cpu or it does load on
buggy cpus.
> A more reliable method would be to pull out the motherboard and look at
> the mask number printed on top of the chip (six-digit code, second line
> IIRC). Motorola says that 02E71M or higher is OK, less than that has the
> bug. I know 02E23G in my LC 475 is buggy.
>
> The speed boost alone might make it worth upgrading the chip, though.
>
> -Andrew
>
Thanks Andrew, I'll check the serial number when I get home. Just incase it is
buggy, I bought a centris with a full fledged 68040 in it off yahoo auctions
last week. If it not my cpu that is buggy though, I wonder what could be causing
my instalation to be all screwed up...
Thanks,
James
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