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IBM ValuePoint - ECA001 - Pentium processor replacement in 6384 P60/D
Applicable to: World-Wide
PURPOSE:
THE PURPOSE OF THIS ECA IS TO PROVIDE A REPLACEMENT INTEL 60MHZ PENTIUM PROCESSOR FOR AN IBM PS/VALUEPOINT P60/D SYSTEM. THE REPLACEMENT IS TO RESOLVE THE "REDUCED PRECISION" FLOATING POINT CALCULATION PROBLEM.
INTEL HAS ACKNOWLEDGED A DEFECT IN ITS PENTIUM MICROPROCESSOR THAT CAN CAUSE INACCURATE RESULTS IN SOME MATHEMATICAL APPLICATIONS. IN SOME CASES THE PRECISION OF THE PENTIUM DIVIDE OPERATION MAY BE REDUCED.
FEATURES:
Type, Machines Affected
Model, With and/or Feature/Device B/M to be Service System
Stage B/M Description Installed Hours Hours
6384 B/M0000000 6384 P60/D, ALL MODS. B/M0000000 00.3 00.2
SERIAL NUMBER RANGE
23AAAA1 - 23ABBB1
6384-PU0 (DRM MODELS)
230000A - 231315V
PHYSICAL CHECK:
ALL SYSTEMS WITHIN THE ABOVE SERIAL NUMBER RANGES WERE MANUFACTURED WITH THE AFFECTED PENTIUM PROCESSOR. TO VERIFY THE PROCESSOR IS AFFECTED, A PROCESSOR TEST PROGRAM HAS BEEN MADE AVAILABLE BY IBM. THIS BOOTABLE PROGRAM WILL DISPLAY PROCESSOR ID INFORMATION AND TEST THE PROCESSOR'S FLOATING POINT DIVISION FUNCTION. THE TEST RESULTS WILL BE DISPLAYED TO THE USER, AND CLEARLY IDENTIFY IF THE PROCESSOR HAS THE FLOATING POINT DIVIDE (FDIV) DEFECT.
THE CPUIDIBM PROGRAM MAY BE OBTAINED FROM THE IBM PC COMPANY BBS SYSTEM BY CALLING 1-919-517-0001. LOCATE THE
"MISCELLANEOUS FILES" SECTION (SECTION #7) FOR THE FILE TITLED "CPUIDIBM.DSK."
THE CPUIDIBM PROGRAM MAY ALSO BE DOWNLOADED VIA THE INTERNET FROM THE IBM PERSONAL COMPUTER FILE LIBRARY BY SEARCHING THE FOLLOWING INTERNET URL:
http://www.us.pc.ibm.com/files.html
THE PROGRAM IS LOCATED IN THE "MISCELLANEOUS FILES" SECTION OR BY USING THE SEARCH FACILITY TO LOCATE THE FILE BY THE NAME "CPUIDIBM.DSK."
INTEL 386 AND 486 PROCESSORS ARE NOT AFFECTED.
THERE ARE NO OTHER PS/VALUEPOINT SYSTEMS THAT UTILIZE THE INTEL PENTIUM PROCESSOR.
SYSTEM DIAGNOSTICS RUN WITHOUT ERRORS.
PREREQUISITES:
NONE
COMPANION:
NONE
CONCURRENT:
NONE
DETAIL:
SERVICERS WITH AFFECTED SYSTEMS SHOULD ORDER FRU P/N06H6099 USING NORMAL PARTS ORDERING PROCEDURES FOR A REPLACEMENT INTEL 60MHZ PENTIUM PROCESSOR. THE FRU KIT CONTAINS THE PROCESSOR AND HEATSINK.
THE DEFECTIVE PROCESSOR SHOULD BE RETURNED USING NORMAL PARTS RETURN PROCEDURES.
THIS ECA DOES NOT COVER ANY SYSTEM BOARD REPLACEMENTS IN THE 6384 P60/D. THE 6384 P60/D SYSTEM BOARD FRU DOES NOT CONTAIN A PROCESSOR.
NOTES:
ALL PARTS ARE TO BE RETURNED TO IBM IMMEDIATELY FOLLOWING THE INSTALLATION.
IBM AND TSS SERVICERS SHOULD RECORD PARTS, ACTUAL TIME AND TRAVEL TO:
SERVICE CODE - 33
D/T6384, ECA 001
OTHER OFFICE - 990
THIS ECA WILL EXPIRE JANUARY 04, 1998
PENTIUM IS A TRADEMARK OF INTEL CORPORATION
SAS KEYWORDS:
VALUE POINT PS/VP PSVP P60D
PSVPOPER PSY2OPER PSVPPROG PSY2PROG
193 PSY2 189 199
PSVPECA PSY2ECA PENTIUM PSVPPART
PSY2PART PSY2 PENT ECAVALID
06H6099
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ECA, Retain, Processors | |
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Date Created |
30-12-97 | |
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Last Updated |
22-01-99 | |
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Revision Date |
29-04-99 | |
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Brand |
IBM PC | |
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Product Family |
ValuePoint | |
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Machine Type |
6384 | |
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Model |
189; 199 | |
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Retain Tip (if applicable) |
H062600, ECA001 | |
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