Re: > Re: ZipGS Upgrades

[fmlin@netcom.com (Frank M. Lin)]

>> [..]
>> This is what they were talking about, getting faster speed for $5.  You
>> only need to replace the crystal.
>
>You're saying that if I replace the crystal in my 8 mhz Zip with a
>faster one, (say a 36 instead of a 32), I could get 9mhz?  If it
>should fail, there's no damage, right?

Didn't you say it was rated at 6?  And you're alreadying running it with
8 mHz?  

Anyway, yes you can try to get it to run at 9 mHz.  It shouldn't cause
any damages.  It'll just crash frequently if it can't handle it (it
probably won't boot at all.  When I tried mine 7 mHz at 9 mHz, it just
wouldn't boot.

I've feeded the whole //gs ~5.8v before, the whole thing just kinda flickered
and rebooted.  I turn it down to about 5.6 immediately.  :-)  Don't try this
yourself, cause you might blow yours.  I've done that about twice.  What
I'm tring to say is, chips are fairly tolerant.  They should do ok between
4-6v...  But you probably don't want to risk it.


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frank m. lin
fmlin@netcom.com