Computer problem on car

Tiny
MATTD88
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I have a 1990 buick century v6 3.3l a while back the service engine light kept coming on so I ran a diagnostic on it and it came up fault 26 in the computer. I recently switched computers on the car with one I got from a scrap yard. My question is do I switch the computer chip from my old car to the new computer or leave it alone? Any help is appreciated thanks.
Tuesday, May 7th, 2013 AT 1:25 PM

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Tiny
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Why do you think it is the computer?

The prom must be from your car. I would never use a junk yard unit.

Roy
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Tuesday, May 7th, 2013 AT 5:22 PM
Tiny
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It was the computer because like I said in the summary of the problem the old computer was reading a code 26 which is a quad module circuit inside the computer. That's why I switched the computers out but I asked on here what do I do with the computer chip from my old computer? Does it get put in the new computer I got or not?
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Tuesday, May 21st, 2013 AT 8:59 AM

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