Using a Apollo 68040 for RAM only?

[lordofchaos]

Ok this may be a really dumb question but is there any way to use the Apollo 68040 just as a RAM board, disabling or removing the 68040 itself?

[source]

I doubt it. Give it a shot. I can't see any harm in trying other than you can bend the pins on the CPU.

[Jope]

Won't work, please don't remove the CPU to attempt this.

[lordofchaos]

Well I kind of started to do that, trying to prise the chip out. I stopped after a short while when I realized how hard it was...some may see this as insane and they're probably right but the card it's self never really worked quite right so I figured what the hay.

Won't work, please don't remove the CPU to attempt this.

Duly noted. I should probably plug her back in to see if still works. I think I may have commited first degree Amigocide

[altcomputing]

Originally Posted by lordofchaos

Well I kind of started to do that, trying to prise the chip out. I stopped after a short while when I realized how hard it was...some may see this as insane and they're probably right but the card it's self never really worked quite right so I figured what the hay.



Duly noted. I should probably plug her back in to see if still works. I think I may have commited first degree Amigocide

Better solder the MACH chips directly on board, and perform the famous Timing Fix to the A1200 motherboard.

I've had plenty of A1200's and Apollos. They were reliable but usually required both modifications.