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Blizzard PPC 603e upgrade
« on: May 05, 2008, 09:23:53 AM »
iv found a photo of someone replacing a 603e with a 275Mhz PPC processor on the Blizzard PPC card.

is it possible to replace it with say 604e or a 640?
will a flash upgrade be needed if possible the above processors can be fitted.
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Re: Blizzard PPC 603e upgrade
« Reply #1 on: May 05, 2008, 09:28:36 AM »
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is it possible to replace it with say 604e or a 640?


No.
 

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Re: Blizzard PPC 603e upgrade
« Reply #2 on: May 05, 2008, 09:41:20 AM »
You can only upgrade to a 603e CPU with 270MHZ.
But the reballing is very expensive, and you have a great risk.  
 

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Re: Blizzard PPC 603e upgrade
« Reply #3 on: May 05, 2008, 09:49:09 AM »
err never seen a 270Mhz 603e,only 240 or lower,250,275 & 300Mhz
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Re: Blizzard PPC 603e upgrade
« Reply #4 on: May 05, 2008, 11:38:19 AM »
Sorry, it´s 275MHZ CPU.
 

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Re: Blizzard PPC 603e upgrade
« Reply #5 on: May 05, 2008, 01:05:13 PM »
You can only upgrade to a 603e CPU with 270MHZ. *275Mhz*

cant a 300Mhz ppc be fitted?
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Re: Blizzard PPC 603e upgrade
« Reply #6 on: May 05, 2008, 08:26:08 PM »
Hi,
someone got a modified BPPC with a true 300MHz on the GREX Yahoo!Group. And he succesfully clocked it a bit highier.
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Re: Blizzard PPC 603e upgrade
« Reply #7 on: May 05, 2008, 08:28:25 PM »
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cant a 300Mhz ppc be fitted?


Its just a matter of where to get such a cpu. I have a bunch of 275 MHz cpus but they are all soldered on a cpu board.
 

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Re: Blizzard PPC 603e upgrade
« Reply #8 on: May 05, 2008, 09:28:08 PM »
iv been looking at the 603e manual,if its possible to fit, it may be possible to have 75Mhz bus speed or better still 83.3 Mhz bus speed with the CPU running at 300Mhz plus.
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Re: Blizzard PPC 603e upgrade
« Reply #9 on: May 05, 2008, 09:47:38 PM »
How much performance do you expect to gain from 240 - 300MHz?
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Re: Blizzard PPC 603e upgrade
« Reply #10 on: May 05, 2008, 09:50:24 PM »
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How much performance do you expect to gain from 240 - 300MHz?


Perhaps he just needs a warmer Amiga :-D

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Re: Blizzard PPC 603e upgrade
« Reply #11 on: May 05, 2008, 10:10:32 PM »
its not all about how fast the processor can be clocked,its about *bus* speed which may be possible on Blizzard PPC @83.3Mhz ( with precharge all set to off in the Blizzard PPC menu ).

275Mhz & 300Mhz 603e processors has 75Mhz bus speed.
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Re: Blizzard PPC 603e upgrade
« Reply #12 on: May 07, 2008, 11:06:23 AM »
**Blizzard PPC 040 to 060 upgrade important notes**.

this is the wrong forum but it applies to the Blizzard PPC.

iv bought three broken Blizzard ppc ( now all working ) and it seem some of you are trying to upgrading the card incorrectly.

TIPS:

when soldering/de-soldering do not push to hard on the board contacts.

iv also found very small bits of solder on the controller microchips ( be careful ).

when all solder is removed do not force remove processor/socket.

its also not a very good idea to insert a desoldered CPU back into a CPU socket.

iv also found blown components.

** VERY IMPORTANT **

IF YOU DO NOT KNOW WHAT YOU ARE DOING DONT RISK IT.

when soldering in new processor/socket ** DO NOT ** let to much solder roll back to the component,there are other tracks on the other side.

there is a possibility of contact with other track,and u may have to remove the whole component to remove solder on the other side of the component.

        **ALL MODIFCATION AT YOUR OWN RISK**
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Re: Blizzard PPC 603e upgrade
« Reply #13 on: May 17, 2008, 09:03:26 PM »
here comes ACube Systems excellent.

http://www.acube-systems.biz/eng/news.php?id=28
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Re: Blizzard PPC 603e upgrade
« Reply #14 on: December 05, 2008, 01:45:43 AM »
what is Ralph Schmidt doing now and how do i contact him?
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