Slotket
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In computer hardware terminology, slotkets, also known as slockets, (both short for slot to socket adapter) are adapters that allow socket-based microprocessors to be used on slot-based motherboards.
Slotkets were first created to allow the use of Socket 8 Pentium Pro processors on Slot 1 motherboards. However, only a few number of chipsets supported these slotkets, and so did not see widespread use. Later, they became more popular for inserting Socket 370 Intel Celerons into Slot 1 based motherboards.[1][2] This lowered costs for computer builders, especially with dual processor machines. High-end motherboards accepting two Slot 1 processors (usually Pentium II) were widely available, but double-socketed motherboards for the less expensive Socket 370 Celerons were not (with a few exceptions). The slotkets remained popular in the transition period from Slot to Socket-based Pentium III processors by allowing CPU upgrades in existing Slot 1 motherboards.[3]
Slotkets were never introduced to take advantage of the AMD Athlon processors' transition from the Slot A form factor to the Socket A form factor. Additionally, adapters that go the other way around (from socket-based motherboards to slot-based CPUs) were also never introduced, especially since Socket 8 based motherboards do not support the higher clock frequencies of Slot 1 based processors.
Today, slotkets have largely disappeared, as Intel and AMD have not manufactured CPUs in slot form factors since 1999.
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[edit]- ↑ Williams, Mark (June 2020). "System News". Australian Personal Computer. No. 481. p. 78.
- ↑ Case, Loyd (September 1999). "Welcome to the Minefield". Under the Hood. Computer Gaming World. No. 182. p. 99.
- ↑ Simms, Craig (June 2007). "A History of Overclocking: Part Two". Atomic. No. 77. p. 22.
Also introduced was the slotket — a circuit board that could be plugged into a Slot 1 board so it could support Socket 370 chips. This came about due to lengthy delays in getting the Socket 370 standard to market.
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