Re: ZipGS upgrading

[jmk3@crux3.cit.cornell.edu (Jay Krell)]

>Once that is done, you will need to desolder the old Oscillator.
>there are two types of Oscillators now on Zips.  4-pin, which
>is the somewhat older one, and the new 2-pin oscillators.  It
>doesn't matter which one, but desolder that oscillator and
>pull it out.  Now take your new oscillator and put it in the
>spot where the old 4-pin oscillator used to be.  If you look
>at the diagram printed on the board, you should be able to
>easily tell.  Make CERTAIN that the notch is pointing towards
>the top of the board.
 
I'm hardware ignorant, but I think my 7/8 had a soldered oscillator and my 8/16
has a socketed crystal. I positive it is socketed; I pulled it out a bit to
check.
 

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  --Jay, jay.krell@cornell.edu