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designations for the various standard processor sockets/slots and lists the chips designed to plug into
them.
Table 3.10. CPU Socket Specifications
Sockets 1, 2, 3, and 6 are 486 processor sockets and are shown together in Figure 3.9 so you can see
the overall size comparisons and pin arrangements between these sockets. Sockets 4, 5, 7, and 8 are
Pentium and Pentium Pro processor sockets and are shown together in Figure 3.10 so you can see the
overall size comparisons and pin arrangements between these sockets.
Figure 3.9. 486 processor sockets.
Figure 3.10. Pentium and Pentium Pro processor sockets.
When the Socket 1 specification was created, manufacturers realized that if users were going to
upgrade processors, they had to make the process easier. The socket manufacturers found that 100 lbs.
of insertion force is required to install a chip in a standard 169-pin Socket 1 motherboard. With this
 
 
 
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