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Started 1 year ago by Pierre

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Pierre

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A friend of mine just damaged the processor in his Acer computer (he didn't know to use the lever on the ZIF socket! ). The processor had come out with the heatsink, which he took out to clear the vanes because they were so clogged with dust, he just couldn't blow it out.

Apart from a dust-induced slight overheating, the computer worked perfectly so far.

The processor is an AMD Athlon 64 X2 4200+ (@ 2.2 GHz), which of course isn't available any more. The motherboard in the machine is an MCP61SM-AM, made by Foxconn and based on the nVidia MCP61S chipset. Unfortunately, the Foxconn documentation for the equivalent retail mobo doesn't specify what processor frequency it supports.

Can he put an Athlon 64 X2 4800+ (@ 2.5 GHz) in that machine, because that's the lowest frequency available for this type of processor today? Or should he consider purchasing a new computer?

Thanks for any hints

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Posted 1 year ago #
David

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I would say it's 99% certain to be OK. The specs I've found for the Foxconn boards in that MCP61SM series indicate that it'll run Athlon 64x2 processors up to 3Ghz. (6000+)

Example:
http://www.foxconnsupport.com/cpusupportlist.aspx?type=mb&model=MCP61SM2MA-ERS2H&cputype=

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Posted 1 year ago #
Billy

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In my experience "Foxconn" and "support" are mutually exclusive terms.

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PJ

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Apparently a lot of the Foxconn workers feel the same.

http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20100527/ap_on_hi_te/as_china_foxconn_deaths

Posted 1 year ago #
Pierre

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David said:
I would say it's 99% certain to be OK. The specs I've found for the Foxconn boards in that MCP61SM series indicate that it'll run Athlon 64x2 processors up to 3Ghz. (6000+)

Example:
http://www.foxconnsupport.com/cpusupportlist.aspx?type=mb&model=MCP61SM2MA-ERS2H&cputype=

Many thanks

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Pierre

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PJ said:
Apparently a lot of the Foxconn workers feel the same.

http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20100527/ap_on_hi_te/as_china_foxconn_deaths

And the next one to commit suicide will be fired on the spot

Posted 1 year ago #
Garry

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PJ said:
Apparently a lot of the Foxconn workers feel the same.

http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20100527/ap_on_hi_te/as_china_foxconn_deaths

Taken from a news group I frequent (yes they still exist [:-)] )

"Among other things, Foxconn produces the Mac mini, the iPod, the iPad,
and the iPhone for Apple Inc.; Intel-branded motherboards for Intel
Corp.; various orders for American computer manufacturers Dell and
Hewlett-Packard; motherboards for UK computer manufacturer Zoostorm; the
PlayStation 2 and PlayStation 3 for Sony; the Wii for Nintendo; the Xbox
360 for Microsoft, cell phones for Motorola, the Amazon Kindle, and
Cisco equipment."

Also worth noting that with >400,000 employees, and the background level
for suicide in China of 12-15 per 100,000 per annum, 10 suicides over a
5 month period is not indicative of anything statistically significant
at all.

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