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LC 475 Project - Upgrades - Mods

L2 cache seems to have a big impact on the MacBench 3.0 CPU benchmark, at least for PPC Macs. The results of the FPU benchmark are not as dependent on a big L2 cache, it seems. The Speedometer CPU benchmark seems to either not favor cache at all or it runs completely in L1 cache.

A 475 cache-card would be nice...
I want to second that. I would definitely pay for a 475/605 L2 cache card/thingie.
 
So, the floppy drive in this machine works, but the action of the disks going in and out is rough (The drive mechanism is a dirty/gummy). Basically it needs a good cleaning. Are there any good disassembly videos or web pages that you guys could recommend? My initial google search came up with a couple but I imagine Apple put all sorts of brands of floppy drives in their LC 475 machines.
 
The project thus far is nearly done.

All I have left is to clean and lube the floppy drive, and replace the caps in the power supply unit.

CPU Note: The heatsink on the 33mhz CPU gets pretty warm, but not crazy hot of anything. It's a full 68040 and it's native 33mhz. Not overclocked.
 
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