Socket 2
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Socket 2 was one of the series of CPU socket
CPU socket
A CPU socket or CPU slot is a mechanical component that provides mechanical and electrical connections between a microprocessor and a printed circuit board . This allows the CPU to be replaced without soldering....

s into which various x86 microprocessor
Microprocessor
A microprocessor incorporates the functions of a computer's central processing unit on a single integrated circuit, or at most a few integrated circuits. It is a multipurpose, programmable device that accepts digital data as input, processes it according to instructions stored in its memory, and...

s were inserted. It was an updated Socket 1
Socket 1
Socket 1 was the second of a series of standard CPU sockets created by Intel into which various x86 microprocessors were inserted. It was an upgrade to Intel's first standard pin grid array socket and the first with an official designation...

 with added support for Pentium OverDrive
Pentium OverDrive
The Pentium OverDrive was a microprocessor marketing brand name used by Intel, to cover a variety of consumer upgrade products sold in the mid 1990s. It was originally released for 486 motherboards, and later some Pentium sockets...

 processors.

Socket 2 was a 238-pin low insertion force
Low insertion force
thumb|300px|right|LIF-connector of a 1.8" [[hard disk drive]]Low-insertion-force sockets are integrated circuit sockets that are designed so the force required to insert or remove a package is low....

 (LIF) or zero insertion force (ZIF) 19×19 pin grid array
Pin grid array
A pin grid array, often abbreviated PGA, is a type of integrated circuit packaging. In a PGA, the package is square or roughly square, and the pins are arranged in a regular array on the underside of the package...

 (PGA) socket suitable for the 5-volt
Volt
The volt is the SI derived unit for electric potential, electric potential difference, and electromotive force. The volt is named in honor of the Italian physicist Alessandro Volta , who invented the voltaic pile, possibly the first chemical battery.- Definition :A single volt is defined as the...

, 25 to 50 MHz 486 SX, 486 DX, 486 DX2, 486 DX4, 486 OverDrive and 63 or 83 MHz Pentium OverDrive
Pentium OverDrive
The Pentium OverDrive was a microprocessor marketing brand name used by Intel, to cover a variety of consumer upgrade products sold in the mid 1990s. It was originally released for 486 motherboards, and later some Pentium sockets...

processors.
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