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| Help ID this 603e module - 180MHz for 1400? | |
| Posted by: Bunsen on 2009-09-22 20:20:32 Motorola 603 processor XPC603PRX180RE on IC-China's ebay store. Has three. US $5.95 BIN and flat $6 shipping. Possibilities: 166MHz module from a 1400 (which were downclocked 180s), or 180MHz module from a 2400 or 3400? Or the rare 180MHz 1400 upgrade? This image of a NuPower 183 MHz CPU from the link above certainly suggests it's for a 1400.  | |
| Posted by: Byrd on 2009-09-22 20:52:44 Hey Bunsen, I think you're on the money with it being the stock Apple 166Mhz 603e CPU (180Mhz part downclocked) from a 1400/166 - as evidenced by the link below (bottom of page): http://www.kevinomura.com/powerbooks/powerbook1400/index.html The four yellow tantalum capacitors have the same silk-screened names. Still, a good price for lethargic 117Mhz machines if you downlock the multiplier to 4X (the ROM on 117 and 133Mhz machines don't detect the 166Mhz CPU unless this is done) JB | |
| Posted by: Bunsen on 2009-09-22 21:25:27 Lethargic and cacheless! Instructions for the downclock are at the link in the first post. Upgrading a 133 to 166 is a straight swap. So have at them comrades! I don't need one. When searching for images of the module I came across this epic overclocking kludge   | |
| Posted by: LCGuy on 2009-09-22 22:20:58 I second Byrd - it looks identical to both of my 166 Mhz modules. Also, if you take a closer look, it has "APPLE COMPUTER INC" silkscreened next to the 603e, so its an Apple part...Apple never made any CPUs for the 1400 faster than 166 Mhz. | |
| Posted by: Bunsen on 2009-09-26 15:11:18 Down to the last one as of this posting | |
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