Intels FDIV replacement program

[Maximilian]

Think they would send out a ~19 year old replacement processor if they were sent one with FDIV bug today? They still have this page on their website:

http://www.intel.com/support/processors/pentium/fdiv/

 

[dave_the_nerd]

Probably not. Got one you could try? Or do you figure it'll be a collectors' item?

 

[Phynaz]

My employer at the time was replacing the CPU's of file servers that ran Netware. They didn't care that there was no way the bug would affect a file server. :\

 

[Maximilian]

Probably not. Got one you could try? Or do you figure it'll be a collectors' item?

Yeah, kinda tempted to see what happens lol, ill maybe try and snag a second one and send whichever one is in the worst condition in.

 

[TuxDave]

I wonder what part you would get back.

 

[Pheran]

When I saw this thread title I thought I was time-traveling back to the 90s or something!

 

[pm]

I would bet you a cup of coffee, that, yes, they would swap it out.

 

[lamedude]

The 186/386/486 didn't reach EOL until 07 so I wouldn't be surprised if they had some Pentiums lying around.

 

[guskline]

Maximilian, your post sure brought back memories! My wife and I worked together in business from 81 to late 95. We had 3 computers networked together with the newest being a Gateway P60 which had the "bug". Intel sent me a replacement P60 and all went well until yours truly rebooted and got a BSOD. Being new to the process, I thought I had the reboot disk in the 3.5 drive but instead had the 1st disk of 6-8 of windows3.1. Being too fast, I hit yes too many time and instead of rebooting I was reformatting the HD
Well,after an allnighter I proudly told my wife " it was fixed"
All because of that flaw HaHaHa