ST536NG build

Post by **exxos** » Fri Nov 28, 2025 10:08 pm

Good progress.

spen · Post by **spen** » Sat Nov 29, 2025 10:03 pm

Dried, plugged in. Current consumption was ok.

Ok, fired up. It responded and erased just fine.

@exxos - What's the most appropriate fw to flash on it?

edit - I just put https://www.exxosforum.co.uk/atari/last ... NT30SS.zip on there. I'll solder the header pins and cpu socket tomorrow.

Post by **exxos** » Sat Nov 29, 2025 11:56 pm

You need the BETA1SS firmware else you probably kill the osc or PLD.

spen · Post by **spen** » Sun Nov 30, 2025 1:20 pm

Reflashed with BETA1SS fw. Headers and socket added.

Then I hit the first snag. I discovered I have no free 030s

Removing them is a perilous task.

I'm not doing that again.

This will take a couple of days to fix.

Post by **exxos** » Sun Nov 30, 2025 1:22 pm

Never seen that happen before..

spen · Post by **spen** » Sun Nov 30, 2025 2:48 pm

exxos wrote: Sun Nov 30, 2025 1:22 pm Never seen that happen before..

I don't want to see that happen again. Far too much haste.

Post by **exxos** » Sun Nov 30, 2025 2:56 pm

spen wrote: Sun Nov 30, 2025 2:48 pm I don't want to see that happen again. Far too much haste.

I use a wallpaper scraper to start it off

Hopefully you will have better luck getting running than others are having.. I'm fast running out of things to fix

HigashiJun · Post by **HigashiJun** » Mon Dec 01, 2025 1:23 am

Ouch !

I have also my tool to remove that kind of CPUs:

spen · Post by **spen** » Mon Dec 01, 2025 9:54 am

exxos wrote: Sun Nov 30, 2025 2:56 pm
I'm fast running out of things to fix

I'm sure everyone could generate lots of ideas !!

spen · Post by **spen** » Mon Dec 01, 2025 9:57 am

HigashiJun wrote: Mon Dec 01, 2025 1:23 am Ouch !

I have also my tool to remove that kind of CPUs:

I like it.

I'm thinking of two ways forward, but it'll be a few days. No more broken 030s, or anything PGA.

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