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- From: Adolescent@p0.f0.n0.z0.ill.com (Adolescent)
- Newsgroups: comp.sys.amiga.hardware
- Subject: Re: A3000 CPU upgrade Question
- Date: 18 Feb 96 22:41:49 CET
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- On Wed 14-Feb-1996 9:18p, A/b Roll wrote:
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- AR> ZRocker (ZRocker@airmail.net) wrote:
- AR> : Is it possible to upgrade the A3000's 16Mhz CPU/FPU and clock crystal
- AR> : to 25Mhz CPU/FPU and clock crystal without any problems?
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- AR> I replaced my 32 MHz crystal with a 50 MHz one and changed a bunch of
- AR> jumpers, and everything worked for the short time I had it set up that
- AR> way. If you go so far as to replace the processors as well, then
- AR> everything should be A-OK.
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- Not an easy swap seeing how the CPU and FPU are not socketed. You would have
- to be VERY good with the ol' soldering iron to accomplish such a feat.
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