>Success!!!!! > >Well, partial success at least. I got a little bored this afternoon >and decided to play around w/ my CS motherboard... I pulled out my >trusty 15W soldering iron, some tweezers, and a toothpick and >succeeded in upclocking my 100MHz 603e based 5300cs to 116.7MHz !!! > >It's not much of a speed boost, but for everyone who wishes they had >the extra 17MHz, I finally figured out how to do it! > >For the record, this is what I did: > >-I moved resistor R48 to position R46. > I tried booting at this point and succeeded in getting some garbled >chimes, but no boot. >-I moved resistor R43 to R127 > I tried booting at this point (w/ extensions disabled*) and got to >the desktop. > >I'm running Newer Tech's Gauge Pro's memory tests right now with no >crashing... > >If you want some details on how to change your CPU multiplier from 3x >to 3.5x, go to my website >: <http://homepage.mac.com/alk/projects/5300/5300oc.html> >The site hasn't been updated w/ my success yet, but the info is >correct.
Nice job ! Outstanding ! >However, if you are looking for the best speed boost, I'd still go for >changing your bus speed to 36 or 38MHz - a faster bus means a faster >CPU _AND_ faster memory throughput - a big bottleneck on this machine. You might be able to get away with a 40 MHz bus and a 2.5 multiplier. >Next project: install 512K of extra VRAM on the standard 100MHz mobo >to "create" a CE motherboard! (Yeah, I probably won't do this, but >it's nice to think about...) Why not ? It cant fail ! The open spot on the motherboard just BEGS for soldering ! >I'll write back later when i've run a few tests to see if it's stable. > Anyone have a copy of MacBench? I can't find it anywhere on the >web... :-( > >Peace out! >(an excited) Drew Mad Dog -- PowerBooks is sponsored by <http://lowendmac.com/> and... Small Dog Electronics http://www.smalldog.com | Enter To Win A | -- Canon PowerShot Digital Cameras start at $299 | Free iBook! | Support Low End Mac <http://lowendmac.com/lists/support.html> PowerBooks list info: <http://lowendmac.com/lists/powerbooks.shtml> --> AOL users, remove "mailto:"; Send list messages to: <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To unsubscribe, email: <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> For digest mode, email: <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Subscription questions: <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Archive: <http://www.mail-archive.com/powerbooks%40mail.maclaunch.com/> Using a Mac? Free email & more at Applelinks! http://www.applelinks.com
