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Re: ???:68030/40 On MotherBoard

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From: Jerry Thorsen
Date: Fri, 16 Jan 1998 00:00
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>I was thinking of buying this. :<<Motorola 68030 RC 40 Megahertz Upgrade /
>Replacement Chip $25.00 Pin Grid Array style chip installs into many
>boards.>> 
>
>Question: can I just replace the chip on my motherboard (A3000 stock, for
>now) or do I need an accelerator card.


Another solution, if you know how to handle a soldering iron, is to do some soldering on the motherboard. I'm pretty sure there is a way to double the cpu speed on an A3k. I'm not very sure how to do this, but certainly someone else is.

-Kermit
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From: d97jerry@dtek.chalmers.se (Jerry Thorsen)
Subject: Re: ???:68030/40 On MotherBoard
Date: 1998/01/16
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