[rescue] Weitek PowerUP CPU

Brian Hechinger rescue at sunhelp.org
Mon Jun 25 15:56:20 CDT 2001


On Sun, Jun 24, 2001 at 11:45:29PM -0400, Zach Malone wrote:
> Hello,
>     Does anyone know how to install the Weitek PowerUP chip?  I have been trying to pry the existing Sun processor out of an SS-2 for about 20 minutes now with no headway (other then bending one of my knives).  Is there a tool I need to pry the existing chip out?

there is a special tool that you need to extract the old CPU and insert the
new one.  you are going to seriously mung stuff up without it, just a fair
warning. :)

-brian



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