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Amiga computer related discussion => Amiga Hardware Issues and discussion => Topic started by: shIva on April 17, 2003, 07:15:11 PM

Title: cs060mk1 to 66mhz
Post by: shIva on April 17, 2003, 07:15:11 PM: hey ho !
how can i upgrade the cyberstorm060/50 to 060/66 ?
which type of oscillator do i need, and is it possible to get the old one out without soldering ?
thx
Title: Re: cs060mk1 to 66mhz
Post by: Kronos on April 17, 2003, 07:20:21 PM: /me thinks that would render the SCSI of the MK1 useless ......

or am I wrong ?
Title: Re: cs060mk1 to 66mhz
Post by: PaSha on April 17, 2003, 07:32:32 PM: Quote

shIva wrote:
hey ho !
how can i upgrade the cyberstorm060/50 to 060/66 ?
which type of oscillator do i need, and is it possible to get the old one out without soldering ?
thx

Depends. Is the old oscillator soldered in or not? If it is soldered (most likely is) you would have to unsolder the old one and stick a 66 MHz one in there. Or better yet, install a socket. This will enable you to easily try different oscillators, e.g. if it is unstable at 66 MHz then try 60 MHz.
Title: Re: cs060mk1 to 66mhz
Post by: AmigaSource on April 17, 2003, 08:19:33 PM: Hello Shlva,
I don't know if this will help or not but you may want to look at the CyberStorm MKII Upgrade Page (http://web.archive.org/web/20011214010012/http://www.rit.edu/~wwt5491/csmk2.html). The original is no longer around but I was able to find it at www.archive.com (http://www.archive.com).

You may also find something on my Tech info - Misc page at AmigaSource.com (http://net.cciinter.net/users/amigasource/ml/24.htm)

Hope this helps

Take Care
Scott
Title: Re: cs060mk1 to 66mhz
Post by: shIva on April 17, 2003, 10:46:59 PM: thanks to all of you :-D
@kronos :

you might be right, the timings ... koennten durcheinanderkommen ;-)
Title: Re: cs060mk1 to 66mhz
Post by: elendil on April 18, 2003, 12:11:15 AM: I think you should listen to Kronos for once :-)

At least that's what a friend of mine complained about when he attempted to do 66 mhz.

(that the scsi part gets screwed)

Sincerely,

-Kenneth Straarup.
Title: Re: cs060mk1 to 66mhz
Post by: shIva on April 18, 2003, 12:38:59 AM: that doesn´t harm me, because i´ve got a fastlane z3 runnin´ here, and no scsi addon on the cyberstorm ;-)
thx
Title: Re: cs060mk1 to 66mhz
Post by: on April 23, 2003, 05:13:56 AM: [/quote]
Depends. Is the old oscillator soldered in or not? If it is soldered (most likely is) you would have to unsolder the old one and stick a 66 MHz one in there. Or better yet, install a socket. This will enable you to easily try different oscillators, e.g. if it is unstable at 66 MHz then try 60 MHz.[/quote]

Hi PaSha

Can you install sockets on other accelerator boards that use the M68060 cpu? And what does the oscillator do?,something to do with the cpu clock is it?
Is the oscillator integrated within sockets?
Can you help me out? or anyone else

thanks
Title: Re: cs060mk1 to 66mhz
Post by: ikir on April 23, 2003, 10:13:00 AM: Great! a Super 060.

Is it also easy to upgrade (overclock 66Mhz) a Blizzard 1260?
Title: Re: cs060mk1 to 66mhz
Post by: Desmon on April 23, 2003, 10:19:01 AM: There isn't anything specific to the CS Mk1 on Dave's Overclocking Page (http://www.starnet.com.au/davem/amiga.html) but there's quite a deal of other relevant information there.
Title: Re: cs060mk1 to 66mhz
Post by: PaSha on April 23, 2003, 10:25:01 AM: Quote
Can you install sockets on other accelerator boards that use the M68060 cpu?

Yes, of course. Just unsolder the oscillator and solder in a socket instead.

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what does the oscillator do?,something to do with the cpu clock is it?

Yes, the oscillator generates the cpu clock frequency (e.g. 50 MHz)

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Is the oscillator integrated within sockets?

No. The socket is the 'holes' in which you plug an oscillator. The socket allows for easy removal and installation of oscillators, so that it is easy to try several speeds.
Title: Re: cs060mk1 to 66mhz
Post by: Desmon on April 23, 2003, 10:30:55 AM: @ikir
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Great! a Super 060.

Is it also easy to upgrade (overclock 66Mhz) a Blizzard 1260?

Yes. Simply removing the oscillator and replacing it with a faster unit will work. Beware though. The B1260 can be finnicky WRT speed. I've known some people running 'em at 66Mhz reliably and others who can't take their's past 60Mhz.
The model revision of the SCSI addon module seems to be the limiting factor.
Title: Re: cs060mk1 to 66mhz
Post by: on April 23, 2003, 12:26:41 PM: Ok is it at all possible to buy a 1260 accelerator board without a cpu already installed. In other words a board where you can install your own cpu?