68060 processor on 68040 board ???

[Effy]

Then the only option I have for my A4000 is to find a fast 68040/40 processor to plug into the X-calibur and to add loads of Fast Ram  :-)

[Framiga]

@Orjan

those Blizzard, has never seen a 060.

Take a look to the front picture and you will see, that the place were should be placed the 3,3 voltage regulator, is clean and never soldered or removed.

http://www.juergen-buedenbender.de/ebay/amiga/index2.html

The 040 has no need of a voltage regulator, it take the +5v from the PSU.

Ciao

BTW- sorry but those card has the 040 SOLDERED without a socket

http://www.juergen-buedenbender.de/ebay/amiga/index3.html

http://www.juergen-buedenbender.de/ebay/amiga/index4.html

so . . . it is more difficult to upgrade it to a 060.

[Orjan]

@Framiga

Thats what I meant... All the cards are marked 1260, regardless of whether there is a 040 or 060 on it, and the discussion from the top seemed to be "This is a Blizzard 1260, but with a 040 on it, so I should easily be able to switch it back" and I tried to highlight this by asking why anyone in their right mind would exchange an 060 with an 040...

[Framiga]

Effy,

haven't you already bought the Blizzard on EBay?!?

[Karlos]

@Orjan

68060 sucks. 68040 rocks.



PS: I am mad.

[Orjan]

@Karlos

Because the 040´s used in Amigas were actually military grade chips supposed to be used in a secret space station orbiting the earth?

[Karlos]

Er... yeah. What you said :-D

I wouldn't mind replacing the 68040 on my BPPC with a 68060. But then I might get lazy when optimising 680x0 code ;-)

[Effy]

FrAmiga : yes, I have bought the 1260 with 68040 on Ebay but haven´t received it yet. But I also have got an A4000 with 3640 and a X-calibur that I haven´t used yet. So I was wondering if I could place a 68060 instead of the 68040 on the X-calibur, but it turns out not to be possible ...

[Framiga]

OK . . closed case ;-)