A3000 <-> A4000

[sTix]

There's quite some space (?) in the A3kD if you
bring out the big toolbox  :-)

[sTix]

sdesros wrote:
You can't switch the "daughterboards".  The A3000 has the CPU and FPU soldered onto the motherboard directly.  AFAIK, only some of the A3000T's and the prototype (A3000's that had the DSP and AGA on them) didn't have the CPU on the motherboard.  Although you might have to check it out for yourself.

The A3000 and the A4000 has the exact same cpu-lot (well most A3ks don't have the INT-2 but thats easy to fix). Yes the 68030 is soldered onto the mobo but is automatically disabled when you use the cpu-slot.

One really nice thing about the A3000 is that almost everything on the mobo is socketed, thus no need for soldering when upgrading/repairing.

[sTix]

sdesros wrote:
Sorry, need to reword this. I know that the A3000 and A4000 share the same CPU slot (save for one missing connection required for the CSMKIII/PPC SCSI controller).  I've used both, and have swapped several accelerators between both.  It's just that an A3000 running with the default 030 configuration usually has it's CPU on the motherboard so there is no daughterboard that can be swapped out.

Mendark will need to get another daughterboard for his A4000.  After hearing horror stories with trying to fit A3640's in A3000D's, I would recommend that Mendark try and get his hand on another accelerator board for his A3000.  Possibly with the money he gets from selling his A4000.

ah!  :-)

I should have read that more carefully!