cs060mk1 to 66mhz

[shIva]

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

[Kronos]

/me thinks that would render the SCSI of the MK1 useless ......

or am I wrong ?

[PaSha]

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.

[AmigaSource]

Hello Shlva,
  I don't know if this will help or not but you may want to look at the CyberStorm MKII Upgrade Page .   The original is no longer around but I was able to find it at www.archive.com.  
 
You may also find something on my Tech info - Misc page at AmigaSource.com

Hope this helps

Take Care
Scott

[shIva]

thanks to all of you :-D
@kronos :

you might be right, the timings ... koennten durcheinanderkommen ;-)

[elendil]

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.

[shIva]

that doesn´t harm me, because i´ve got a fastlane z3 runnin´ here, and no scsi addon on the cyberstorm ;-)
thx

[/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

[ikir]

Great!  a Super 060.

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

[Desmon]

There isn't anything specific to the CS Mk1 on Dave's Overclocking Page but there's quite a deal of other relevant information there.

[PaSha]

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.

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)

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.

[Desmon]

@ikir

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.

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?