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Amiga computer related discussion => Amiga Hardware Issues and discussion => Topic started by: MarkAshley on October 09, 2005, 07:37:29 AM

Title: Upgrage 040 to 060?!
Post by: MarkAshley on October 09, 2005, 07:37:29 AM

Amigakit are selling an Apollo 1240. They claim it can be upgraded to an 060 at a later date. What would be involved in doing this?

Here's a link to the item:
http://amigakit.leamancomputing.com/catalog/product_info.php?products_id=288&osCsid=3f66fa2271b5dea4a27ca44198fa242b

Title: Re: Upgrage 040 to 060?!
Post by: Brian on October 09, 2005, 07:49:45 AM

1. Buy a socket that fits the 060 which is hard, a 060 CPU which is pritty expencive and a 50Mhz crystal (unless you want to run your 060 overclocked to 66Mhz).
2. Desoldering 040 and solder on 060 socket and insert 060 into it.
3. Somehow install a voltage regulator that supply the 060 with 3.3V instread of 5V. Think there where a extra hardware module you installed on the card to do that (but I would think such a thing is impossible to get at so a custom one will be needed).

Title: Re: Upgrage 040 to 060?!
Post by: MarkAshley on October 09, 2005, 07:52:24 AM

Thanks Brian. I don't think I'd be able to do all that! I was watching an auction on eBay for a 1260, but sadly it went out of my budget :( Looks like I'll have to go for a 1240.