Apollo 1240@25mhz

Rogueraven · 11 February 2010, 16:17

havent posted for while but i was wondering

i got an Apollo 1240@25mhz without the additional simm

i know can pick up the angled simm sockets at Amigakit and these cards can be converted to 060 i was wondering if there was someone about that still does the convertions and if adding the additional simm socket was possible. oh its got the Mach131 install

my concern is that somewhere down the line this card has had a modification made to its cooling which will need undoing but doesnt look too bad.

pics not great i know

its not to bad a card how it is for those who have interested in sysinfo

DDNI · 11 February 2010, 16:22

Ooooh big Home made heatsink... Naaasty

FOL will like all that hot glue

Battery has been replaced too.

jbenam · 11 February 2010, 21:36

What did they do to that poor 040

Gonna do a 060 upgrade to mine, as soon as I'll source a damned 74F74

(Currently it's dead in the water, I bought it with a real bad corrosion case, which ate most of the F74's pins)

If I recall correctly, adding another SIMM slot is possible, and I wanna do exactly that on my Apollo

That battery replacement is nice. That's another thing on the to-do list, seeing that the old battery leaked completely

Rogueraven · 12 February 2010, 15:30

i found some cpu's but i dunno which one is required for conversion or which is best

here are model numbers of 68060 if someone can yes/no them for me or just tell me which one is best would be great.

MC68LC060RC50

MC68EC060RC66

MC68EC060RC75

XC68LC060RC66E

XC68EC060RC60

XC68060RC50

XC68060RC60A

from reading i guessing the last number is mhz 50/60/66/75
LC (Low Cost) EC (Embedded Controller)

last 2 model numbers down have no LC or EC so confusing

any help thanks

zipper · 12 February 2010, 16:16

The two last ones are "full" processors, others are missing FPU and/or MMU. The last one is the best IMO.

Chain · 12 February 2010, 17:49

adding second simm socket has nothing to do with upgrading to 060 cpu. You can do it any time even with 040.
as zipper already said, forget LC and EC CPU, you will need uncrippled variant, from which is XC68060RC60A best and with some luck it will run at 80mhz (probably not).

edit: also replace that nasty capacitor at the center of cpu socket for better one (panasonic elyt or tantalum one)

rkauer · 12 February 2010, 20:08

Best 060 CPU is MC68060RC50 with mask E41J.

Old XC types are wall heaters (but not so hot than XC040s, of course).

Rogueraven · 12 February 2010, 23:31

thought everything was hot in Brazil...

11 February 2010, 16:17	#1
Rogueraven Registered User Join Date: Mar 2006 Location: Birmingham/England Age: 40 Posts: 79	Apollo 1240@25mhz havent posted for while but i was wondering i got an Apollo 1240@25mhz without the additional simm i know can pick up the angled simm sockets at Amigakit and these cards can be converted to 060 i was wondering if there was someone about that still does the convertions and if adding the additional simm socket was possible. oh its got the Mach131 install my concern is that somewhere down the line this card has had a modification made to its cooling which will need undoing but doesnt look too bad. pics not great i know its not to bad a card how it is for those who have interested in sysinfo

12 February 2010, 17:49	#6
Chain A-Collector, repairments Join Date: Jul 2001 Location: Czech Rep. Age: 50 Posts: 1,536	adding second simm socket has nothing to do with upgrading to 060 cpu. You can do it any time even with 040. as zipper already said, forget LC and EC CPU, you will need uncrippled variant, from which is XC68060RC60A best and with some luck it will run at 80mhz (probably not). edit: also replace that nasty capacitor at the center of cpu socket for better one (panasonic elyt or tantalum one) Last edited by Chain; 12 February 2010 at 23:09.

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11 February 2010, 16:22	#2
DDNI Targ Explorer Join Date: Mar 2006 Location: Northern Ireland Posts: 5,431	Ooooh big Home made heatsink... Naaasty FOL will like all that hot glue Battery has been replaced too.

11 February 2010, 21:36	#3
jbenam Italian Amiga Zealot Join Date: Jan 2009 Location: Italy Age: 36 Posts: 1,910	What did they do to that poor 040 Gonna do a 060 upgrade to mine, as soon as I'll source a damned 74F74 (Currently it's dead in the water, I bought it with a real bad corrosion case, which ate most of the F74's pins) If I recall correctly, adding another SIMM slot is possible, and I wanna do exactly that on my Apollo That battery replacement is nice. That's another thing on the to-do list, seeing that the old battery leaked completely

12 February 2010, 15:30	#4
Rogueraven Registered User Join Date: Mar 2006 Location: Birmingham/England Age: 40 Posts: 79	i found some cpu's but i dunno which one is required for conversion or which is best here are model numbers of 68060 if someone can yes/no them for me or just tell me which one is best would be great. MC68LC060RC50 MC68EC060RC66 MC68EC060RC75 XC68LC060RC66E XC68EC060RC60 XC68060RC50 XC68060RC60A from reading i guessing the last number is mhz 50/60/66/75 LC (Low Cost) EC (Embedded Controller) last 2 model numbers down have no LC or EC so confusing any help thanks

12 February 2010, 16:16	#5
zipper Registered User Join Date: Mar 2004 Location: finland Posts: 1,838	The two last ones are "full" processors, others are missing FPU and/or MMU. The last one is the best IMO.

12 February 2010, 20:08	#7
rkauer I hate potatos and shirts Join Date: Oct 2007 Location: Sao Leopoldo / Brazil Age: 58 Posts: 3,482	Best 060 CPU is MC68060RC50 with mask E41J. Old XC types are wall heaters (but not so hot than XC040s, of course).

12 February 2010, 23:31	#8
Rogueraven Registered User Join Date: Mar 2006 Location: Birmingham/England Age: 40 Posts: 79	thought everything was hot in Brazil...

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