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- From: bobl@bobsbox.rent.com (Bob Lindabury - SysAdmin)
- Newsgroups: comp.sys.amiga.hardware
- Subject: Re: SUMMARY: 16MHz A3000 to 25MHz (!) Hardware "Hack"
- Message-ID: <bobl.77bh@bobsbox.rent.com>
- Date: 19 Aug 92 12:24:15 GMT
- References: <1992Aug12.151140.58087@cc.usu.edu> <1992Aug17.132428.4865@tom.rz.uni-passau.de> <1992Aug17.191059.18794@mpifr-bonn.mpg.de>
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- In article <1992Aug17.191059.18794@mpifr-bonn.mpg.de> mlelstv@specklec.mpifr-bonn.mpg.de (Michael van Elst) writes:
- > In <1992Aug17.132428.4865@tom.rz.uni-passau.de> hessmann@unipas.fmi.uni-passau.de (Georg Hessmann) writes:
- > >This isn't really necessary.
- > >I have a 16MHz A3000 witch is 'upgraded' to 25MHz *without* changing
- > >the 68030 CPU. A 16MHz CPU is reliable also with 25MHz.
- >
- > Georg, you seem to have another definition of 'reliable', especially
- > in generalizations. :-) It is definitely not reliable to run 16MHz
- > parts at 25MHz.
- >
- > >*My* Amiga works since about nearly two years without any problems.
- >
- > This can however be true.
- >
- > >I think it's saver to use a 16MHz CPU with 25MHz (a 16MHz 68030 *is* a
- > >25MHz 68030, but only testet up to 16MHz), than to remove a SMD CPU.
- >
- > A 16MHz 68030 is one that failed the 25MHz test (or it can be something
- > completely different). Wether it works depends on your personal luck,
- > global weather situation and the phase of the moon. :-)
- >
- > >PS: No warranty however... :)
- >
- > So to say :-)
- >
- > Regards,
- > --
- > Michael van Elst
- > UUCP: universe!local-cluster!milky-way!sol!earth!uunet!unido!mpirbn!p554mve
- > Internet: p554mve@mpirbn.mpifr-bonn.mpg.de
- > "A potential Snark may lurk in every tree."
-
- The question here is what's wrong with slapping in a faster crystal and
- seeing if your 16mhz machine will be able to do 25mhz? If it doesn't,
- then you have to do the hack in which case you will need the crystal
- (which is cheap) anyway.
-
- --
- Bob Lindabury
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