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> I have a feeling I know (and won't like) the answer to this, but can anyone > tell me for sure whether I can upgrade the processor in my 360C? It currently > has a 486/33, and I would *love* it if I could get an overdrive of some kind > in there. My guess, though, is that this isn't a regular, socketed processor, > and that there is no way to upgrade. > > I tried disassembling the 360 to find out, but I got to a point deep enough > that I chickened out. Never made it deep enough to see the processor. These > are suprisingly complex little things to take apart! Maybe I just don't know > the secret. > > Any answer would be appreciated. As others have noted, the 360 series processors are surface-mounted on the system board, making user upgrades infeasible. However, there are a couple of third-party firms that will do the job for you. I exchanged e-mail with a person at one of these firms, Leonard at PEPsales@aol.com. You ship you machine to them, they take it apart and replace the processor using their surface-mount rework requipment, and then ship it back to you. Handy for 300 series owners, since the standard warranty on these machines is only a year anyway. I haven't taken this step with my 360Cs yet, although I've toyed with the idea. My concerns are the extra heat and higher power requirements of the DX4/100. I'd be interested in hearing if anybody else has any experience with third party upgrades. Of course, I'd prefer a nice 760, but it just won't fit in my budget right now... -- Tim Tyhurst tim@excelsior.com