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Amiga computer related discussion => Amiga Hardware Issues and discussion => Topic started by: Painkiller on June 05, 2007, 08:33:56 AM

Title: Looking for a tutorial to upgrade Blizzard PPC 603e 210Mhz/040 with 68060
Post by: Painkiller on June 05, 2007, 08:33:56 AM

Hi,
I'm new here (getting back to the roots). Anyways I just got hold of Blizzard PPC/040 and I'd like to upgrade it with 68060, but I haven't found any good tutorials. The one that I found is in French and babelfish didn't do a good job with that article (http://obligement.free.fr/articles/blizzard040060.php).

SO if anyone here has a better article for the modifications needed I'd be very delighted if one would share the information :)

Title: Re: Looking for a tutorial to upgrade Blizzard PPC 603e 210Mhz/040 with 68060
Post by: motorollin on June 05, 2007, 09:09:06 AM

You might want to contact PG (on this forum) as he can do this for you.

--
moto

Title: Re: Looking for a tutorial to upgrade Blizzard PPC 603e 210Mhz/040 with 68060
Post by: jlariv8957 on June 05, 2007, 09:19:13 AM

Hi,

I've read the article : he is difficult to translate to english for any software translator, in fact he is full of jokes , puns and things like that but if you want i may translate it for you.

Title: Re: Looking for a tutorial to upgrade Blizzard PPC 603e 210Mhz/040 with 68060
Post by: Painkiller on June 05, 2007, 09:33:42 AM

Thank you for you offer I just contacted PG, so if he doesn't like to share the information with me then I'll ask for your translation.

Title: Re: Looking for a tutorial to upgrade Blizzard PPC 603e 210Mhz/040 with 68060
Post by: PG on June 05, 2007, 11:00:00 AM

Hi!

If im guessing right, you are from Finland?
Maybe you understand Swedish?
If you do, there is an excellent guide in the Swedish magazine: Azine #4
It can be downloaded here:

Azine (http://safir.amigaos.se/main.php?d=faqshowtos&id=16)

If you need, i have 68060 cpu sockets for sale here:

ebay (http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/Socket-for-68060-cpu_W0QQitemZ110135410417QQihZ001QQcategoryZ98928QQssPageNameZWDVWQQrdZ1QQcmdZViewItem)

Title: Re: Looking for a tutorial to upgrade Blizzard PPC 603e 210Mhz/040 with 68060
Post by: Painkiller on June 05, 2007, 04:05:35 PM

Thanks for the link. My friend will translate it for me and once I'm done with my modifications I will post my own English and Finnish version.

This might take awhile so don't expect to see the tutorials tomorrow maybe in a month or two :)

Title: Re: Looking for a tutorial to upgrade Blizzard PPC 603e 210Mhz/040 with 68060
Post by: Brian on June 05, 2007, 04:29:09 PM

http://www.amiga.org/gallery/index.php?n=1918 , an image I've uploaded here on A.org to explain just this (and overclocking). :)

Title: Re: Looking for a tutorial to upgrade Blizzard PPC 603e 210Mhz/040 with 68060
Post by: Painkiller on June 05, 2007, 04:59:38 PM

WoW thnx a lot for the pic. So basicly all I need to do is to solder the voltage selector to 3.3V and solder the 68k resistor to 060 position. Oh and ofcourse change the 25Mhz crystal to 50Mhz :)

How about firmware updating?

Title: Re: Looking for a tutorial to upgrade Blizzard PPC 603e 210Mhz/040 with 68060
Post by: keropi on June 05, 2007, 05:17:01 PM

http://obligement.free.fr/articles/blizzard040060.php

Title: Re: Looking for a tutorial to upgrade Blizzard PPC 603e 210Mhz/040 with 68060
Post by: Brian on June 05, 2007, 05:36:44 PM

Since the 040 only use half the clockspeed of the crystal the crystal on a 040/25 is actually a 50Mhz and would work perfectly with a 060/50. :)

Title: Re: Looking for a tutorial to upgrade Blizzard PPC 603e 210Mhz/040 with 68060
Post by: Painkiller on June 05, 2007, 07:38:31 PM

Great news, I don't have my card yet (it is in the mail). So I assumed it is 25Mhz :) But great news indeed.

Oh yea this article http://obligement.free.fr/articles/blizzard040060.php

Sais in the end that you have to use a standard 68060 not the LC or EC models? Is that true, because I could easily optain an LC.

Edit: Does anyone know the difference between XC68060RC50 and XC68060RC50A?