💻 Software
How did the Cyrix 586 chip work in an Intel 486 computer?
Fresh7 days ago
Mar 15, 20262020 viewsConfidence Score0%
0%
Problem
When I was a kid we had a 486 DX, 33mhz machine. Pretty sweet eh? Well as it got older we tricked it out, added 8 megs of ram so we could place Space Quest 6 and an 2x External CD-Rom drive etc... I understand how most of those things worked now that I've got my CS degree although it's still a litt…
Unverified for your environment
Select your OS to check compatibility.
1 Fix
Canonical Fix
Unverified Fix
New Fix – Awaiting Verification
Fix for: How did the Cyrix 586 chip work in an Intel 486 computer?
Low Risk
These chips were "586" replacements that were socket/chip-set compatible with the 486. They were reworked electrically, and reduced in functionality (mostly just clock speed though) to give a "586" instruction set to a "486 platform". The Intel ones…
Awaiting Verification
Be the first to verify this fix
Sign in to verify this fix