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From: sparks@corpane.UUCP (John Sparks)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.amiga
Subject: Re: A3000 Upgrading 16 to 25MHz
Message-ID: <1758@corpane.UUCP>
Date: 2 May 90 15:20:58 GMT
References: <1453@lpami.wimsey.bc.ca>
Organization: Corpane Industries, Inc., Louisville Ky
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lphillips@lpami.wimsey.bc.ca (Larry Phillips) writes:
>68030 and 68882 are surface mount chips. Not exactly an easy hobbyist
>replacement.

erk! not exactly an easy professional replacement job either! So what happens
if your CPU or FPU bites the dust? I don't think my local dealer is ready
to perform such a difficult task as replacing surface mount chips. 

I wonder what happens? do they swap the mother board or ship it off to
commodore for fixing?

Sheesh, I would have at least thought all the major chips would be in sockets.

I guess CBM figures it's worth gambling the more expensive repair costs on
the units that do break down against the definite increased costs of adding
sockets for all chips in all units.


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