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Qwerty
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 Posted: Tue Apr 08, 2008 12:04 pm Post subject: SUN UltraSparc |
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I got these two beautiful UltraSPARC CPU-boards.
The CPU on the second board (167 MHz one) looks like remarked.
During the cleaning process I spotted almost erased markings on the chip (see picture 3). They are - STP1030BGA-100
Both markings - new and old ones look like factory made. I wasn't able to remove them.
According to Wikipedia there was no UltraSparc I CPU with 100MHz !
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/SPARC#SPARC_microprocessor_specifications
What do you think about it - is it a fake or did SUN remarked its chips at the factory?
I doubt it's a fake to fool the collectors, because I purchased it as a spare part pulled from a working system and not as a collector's item.
If it's an early fake to fool the users on selling them an overclocked CPU - where did the fakers got a 100 MHz version to remark?  |
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debs3759
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I didn't know these went as slow as 100, with that picture I would have said it was a 200
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Qwerty
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| debs3759 wrote: | | I didn't know these went as slow as 100, with that picture I would have said it was a 200 |
I looked with the magnifying glass at the markings. The first number is really narrow, it looks more like a "1" and than like "2", but I am not completely sure.
The markings on the picture I made look really like a "2", but it's only because of a scratch near the bottom of the first character.
I'll try to take a picture at the different angle tomorrow.
If it's really a remarked 200MHz version, why was it marked with 200 first and then downgraded?
Does somebody have a similar remarked UltraSparc in his / her collection?
P.S. @Debs: I miss your old signature  |
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