Re: Dead Transwarp GS?

[Kevin Dady <kevin@hackaday.com>]

On Oct 25, 2:03 am, Rockin' Kat <rockin...@thecowsaysmoo.org> wrote:
> On 10/24/11 11:50 PM, oz390gta wrote:
>
> > I purchased this card some time ago and was assured that it was is
> > good condition and fully functional. I finally got around to looking
> > at it. On close inspection I am not even game to put it into my GS.
> > First of all PIN 21 on the CPU cable is missing and I am sure there is
> > some sort of chip missing from the top right hand corner of the card.
> > I have put hi-res photos of the card on my flickr account linked below
> > and would really like someone with experience with these things to
> > comment. I was told it has a 12 mhz upgrade and was a standard cache.
>
> >http://www.flickr.com/photos/ozspacejunkie/sets/
>
> > Options?
>
> > Craig
>
> Well I think it's missing an oscillator in that socket. Those aren't
> very hard to get. You should also have all the pins on the cable though,
> so you'll need to either fix the one you got by replacing the crimp on
> connector or get another cable. You could probably find someone here to
> make you a new cable for $20.
>
> For the TWGS to run at 12MHz, it'd need a 48MHz oscillatorhttp://www.reactivemicro.com/product_info.php?cPath=1_26&products_id=76
>
> It should be noted that Reactive Micro is on hiatus until next year(you
> can find more on that on their main page) but it's a good place to get
> an idea what you might need.
>
> -RK

you can also find them at any (real, not radio shack) electronics shop
for a couple bucks cheaper

http://search.digikey.com/us/en/products/ECS-2100AX-480/XC1169-ND/827276