
Originally Posted by
glitch
I replied via PM, but I'll post here as well: a likely cause is that the original chip was one of the Dallas modules that didn't have the "clear CMOS" pin. Some motherboards will tie this position to ground or use it to route another signal if they used a full 24-pin DIP footprint. The solution is to cut off the pins that are not required for your situation: easiest thing to do is match the missing pins on the original module. Just snip them off the GW-12887-1 or bend them up if you don't want to cut.
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