Product:

MicroMac 68040 LC475 Logic Board Upgrade

Available for:

LC, LCII, LCIII, LCIII+,
Performa 400, Performa 405, Performa 410, Performa 430, Performa 450, Performa 460, Performa 466, Performa 467, Performa 475, Performa 476,
Quadra 605

Upgrade to 68040 Performance
Run the Latest Applications and Games
Install the powerful Mac OS 8 and 8.1!

 

The MicroMac 68040 LC475 Logic Board Upgrade upgrades your 68020 or 68030 LC series or Performa computer with the capabilities and enhancements of a 68040-based Macintosh. Now you have the ability to run the latest multimedia games and Mac OS software without sacrificing the current investment you've made in your computer system.

 



MicroMac 68040 LC475 Logic Board Upgrade Benefits:
CheckmarkAllows installation of 68040 software that does not load on 68020 or 68030-based Macs
Checkmark50/25MHz 68040 LC475 Logic Board Upgrade increases performance up to 350%
Checkmark66/33MHz 68040 LC475 Logic Board Upgrade increases performance up to 450%
CheckmarkRAM capacity up to 36MB
CheckmarkVRAM expandable to 1MB to run thousands of colors on monitors up to 17"
CheckmarkPDS expansion slot for Ethernet or third party PDS cards
CheckmarkStereo sound output
CheckmarkEnergy-efficient operation (meets EPA's Energy Star Compliance)


The 68040 Productivity Solution: The MicroMac 68040 LC475 Logic Board Upgrade is MicroMac's solution to upgrading 68020 and 68030-based LC and Performa Macs with the ability to run the latest application, multimedia and Mac OS software. Featuring either a fast 50/25MHz or 66/33MHz 68040 processor, the MicroMac 68040 LC475 Logic Board Upgrade delivers dynamic speed and microprocessor technology. The upgrade provides such features as:

Optimize Your Performance: You receive all the benefits, features and advanced power of 68040 software with the MicroMac 68040 LC475 Logic Board Upgrade. With the 66/33MHz upgrade model you'll get a performance gain of up to 450%. Imagine faster access to the Internet, Web sites and your applications. Enjoy quick screen redraws in Photoshop and other graphic-intensive applications. Scroll through your word processing documents in mere seconds instead of minutes. The 68040 processor delivers the power needed to run today's demanding software that will not work with 68020 or 68030-based Macs - even those equipped with an accelerator card.

RAM! RAM!! RAM!!! And More RAM: No longer are you limited to the 10MB limitation set by the LC and LCII. Give your applications room to breath by adding up to 36MB of RAM onto the logic board*. You even have the advantage of using Virtual Memory or RAM Doubler and TRIPLING your RAM capacity up to 108MB! (Ram Doubler 2 required.) That's more than enough memory to run all your favorite applications, Internet software and utilities as well as the latest Mac OS 8 in a comfortable computing environment.

*Note: 72-pin SIMM required. LC and Performa models, excluding the LCIII and Performa 450 and 460, utilize 30-pin SIMMs. If you wish to use your 30-pin SIMMs you will need to purchase the $19.00 MicroMac SIMMchanger Memory Upgrade product.


No More Grainy Dithered Color Images: The MicroMac 68040 LC475 Logic Board Trade-up provides you with the ability to run 16-bit color (thousands of colors) on monitors up to 17" or 8-bit (256 colors) on monitors up to 21". Now you can view rich, pure photographic color images on a large 17" monitor in such applications as Photoshop and Web browsers displaying JPEG images. With 16-bit color you can do accurate color correction on photographs, scans and images that is impossible to do with limited 8-bit color or on small cramped monitor displays.

The video output of the LC475 requires that you populate the LC475 logic board with two VRAM SIMMs. You can accomplish this by removing the one VRAM SIMM installed on your LC or Performa computer and installing it into one of the two VRAM sockets of the LC475. You will then need to add an additional VRAM SIMM of the same size to the second VRAM socket. For example, if you have a 512KB VRAM SIMM installed on your LC or Performa computer, you must get a second 512KB VRAM SIMM in order to get correct video output from the LC475.

You can identify the VRAM output of your current LC or Performa computer by the following procedure:

The chart below identifies the video output support of the LC475 and the required VRAM SIMMs needed to drive the number of colors on various monitor displays:

LC/475 VIDEO OPTIONS
Color or Shades of Gray with VRAM
Monitor Display
Resolution
Two 256K VRAM SIMMs
Two 512K VRAM SIMMs

12" mono display

640 x 480 dpi
256
256

15" portrait display

870 x 640 dpi
16
256

21" mono display

1152 x 870 dpi
16
256

12" color display

512 x 384 dpi
Thousands
Thousands

14" color display

640 x 480 dpi
256
Thousands

17" color display

832 x 624 dpi
256
Thousands

19" color display

1024 x 768 dpi
16
256

21" color display

1152 x 870 dpi
16
256

 

High Fidelity Stereo Output: Enjoy stereo FM-quality output from your Mac instead of muffled mono AM-quality sound. The MicroMac 68040 LC475 Logic Board Trade-up incorporates an audio-out port that drives stereo sound on external speakers, amplifiers and headphones. It's perfect for delivering exceptional music and sound effects from the latest multimedia games that require 68040 or better Macs. Your current LC or Performa computer provides only mono sound output, which is far from delivering the rich and dynamic range of music and sound that stereo delivers.

Room for Expansion: The MicroMac 68040 LC475 Logic Board Upgrade provides a 114-pin LC style PDS slot that supports the addition of an Ethernet, video capture, Apple IIe emulation or other third party PDS card as well as any 96-pin LC-style PDS card. The PDS slot provides you with the option to build a Mac system that is best suited for your computing requirements.

You even have the ability to enhance your MicroMac 68040 LC475 upgraded LC or Performa computer with the MicroMac LC/LCII Power WorkStation. The workstation is a chassis extension that upgrades the case of your computer with the ability to incorporate an internal 5.25" drive (such as a CD-ROM, Jaz or SyQuest drive), an internal 3.5" drive (such as a Zip or Optical drive) and two additional hard drives.

System and Tool Requirements: LC, LCII, LCIII, LCIII+, Performa 400, 405, 410, 430, 450 or 460 with appropriately installed System 7.1 or later software and optional anti-static grounding strap (available at most computer hardware stores).

Upgrade Installation: Prior to installing the MicroMac 68040 LC475 Logic Board Upgrade you will need to update or reinstall the System 7.1 or Mac OS 7.5 - 8.0 software so that it is compatible with the LC475. This is a simple procedure that is outlined in the documentation that comes with the LC475 upgrade. Once you have the correct System software installed, the installation involves removing the current 68020 or 68030 logic board from your computer (which easily unsnaps from the inner case) and installing the LC475 logic board. If you own the original Mac LC computer, you will need to also purchase and install the MicroMac Fan &Speaker Upgrade Kit. (The original Mac LC fan and speaker do not fit with the upgraded LC475 logic board.)

MicroMac Delivers: MicroMac 68040 LC475 Logic Board Upgrade with documentation and Utility disks.

Additional Available Information: For additional information please read the MicroMac 68040 LC475 Logic Board Upgrade Q&A Data Sheet.



Product

MicroMac #

Performs at

Price

MicroMac 68040 LC475 Logic Board Trade-up Models available:

50/25MHz 68040 Upgrade without FPU

LB-LC475-50/25

up to 350%

$299*

50/25MHz 68040 Upgrade with FPU

LB-LC475-50/25-FPU

up to 350%

$349*

66/33MHz 68040 Upgrade without FPU

LB-LC475-66/33

up to 450%

$349*

66/33MHz 68040 Upgrade with FPU

LB-LC475-66/33-FPU

up to 450%

$399*

* Price includes trade-in of your current LC or Performa logic board.

MicroMac Fan & Speaker Upgrade Kit for original Mac LC

Fan & Speaker Kit

MM-F&S KIT

$15

VRAM & SIMMs

256K VRAM SIMM

VRAM256K-80

$22

512K VRAM SIMM

VRAM512K-80

$33

16MB 72-PIN SIMM

MEM16M-72pin-70

$59

32MB 72-PIN SIMM

MEM32M-72pin-70

$99





- Available Files to Download for MicroMac 68040 LC475 Logic Board Upgrade -

MicroMac 68040 LC475 Logic Board Trade-up Software:
MacID Wannabe - MacID_Wannabe

Note: For System Software suggestions on running System 7.1 or Mac OS 7.5 - 8.0, please read the
MicroMac 68040 LC475 Logic Board Upgrade Q&A Data Sheet.

Utilities Software:
Speedometer 4.0


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