You're absolutely right. It's not worth the trouble. I got caught up in the challenge and the determination to remove the CPU at all costs. 🙃
I actually use a paint knife most of the time; it’s always worked well on standard sockets.
I thought I could easily remove the CPU from this board...
Maybe I'm exaggerating my hatred for the Rocket Stage II, but I've never had the slightest trouble removing a 68040 from a motherboard with a little care and standard tools. I don't know what kind of damn socket Radius used here, but it really bugs me.
Indeed. But what if you don't have that elusive tool?
I'm trying like crazy with thin pieces of galvanized steel wire slipped between the chip and the socket, and it feels like it hasn't moved a single micron.
I sincerely hate this Rocket Stage II, but not enough to want to break it in half. 😅
@Oliver_A
I am following your project with interest, but I am remaining silent as I have no relevant technical knowledge in this area.
That said, you did not specify where in the world you live. Depending on that, the community could potentially organize to lend you one or another Mac Quadra...
I hate flea markets, unlike my children and their mother. But this morning I was well advised to go with them.
I found this nice PowerBook 180c for 30€. Even if it's dead, it would still be a bargain.
Comes from a battery-bombed Quadra 610.
I was thinking that by cutting off all the pins and hoping that the rust could be removed, the chip could be modded into some kind of BGA-ish that could be placed on a custom adapter PCB which would fit into a 68040 socket.
A lot of effort for a less than...
Well, it was that simple. With the aforementioned modification to the System file, the Gestalt ID returned by the machine is ‘99’, which corresponds to the LC 580. And the Soft475 extension doesn't accept this, quite logically.
However, it is possible to work around the issue via Wish-I-Were by...
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