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- From: gt1448b@prism.gatech.EDU (David P. Forrai)
- Newsgroups: comp.sys.atari.st
- Subject: Re: accelerators
- Message-ID: <78417@hydra.gatech.EDU>
- Date: 16 Dec 92 01:13:46 GMT
- References: <qNJLVB1w165w@cyberden.uucp> <61649@aurs01.UUCP>
- Organization: Georgia Institute of Technology
- Lines: 27
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- In article <61649@aurs01.UUCP> whitcomb@aurxc3.aur.alcatel.com.UUCP
- (Jonathan Whitcomb) writes regarding ICD AdSpeed ST:
-
- >Installation involves de-soldering your existing CPU and soldering in a
- >socket for the daughterboard. You also have to solder in a jumper wire
- >if you have a Mega ST. The daughterboard even has circuitry that
- >duplicates the functionality of the existing Mega daughterboard. Then
- >it's just plug 'n' play. It took me about an hour.
-
- Istallation on certain 1040 ST motherboards is not as simple as
- following the instructions with AdSpeed. I found this out the hard
- way. If your 1040 motherboard has the 68000 underneath the keyboard
- AdSpeed will fit ONLY if you do not use the socket and solder AdSpeed
- directly to the motherboard. You will also need to cut a hole in your
- RF shield above the AdSpeed (or remove the RF shield altogether). By
- doing this I have about 1 mm clearance between the keyboard and the
- AdSpeed.
-
- It took me several phone calls to ICD before the ST "support" person
- (Howard) finally connected me to the customer service rep. (Wendy).
- He informed me what needed to be done on the first call, but I wanted
- ICD to do the fix since it was an error in their installation guide.
- Wendy was agreeable to my request however all Howard seemed to want to
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- David P. Forrai
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