First post, by kikipcs
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Been thinking of something.
Powerleaps and Kingston adapters are well loved by many, especially those with proprietary systems in where you can't just swap out a motherboard (think Packard Bells, IBMs, et cetera). I sure would love to have one.
Thing is, these aren't easy to find - as a matter of fact for the past 2 years or so I've been looking for a S7 Powerleap on European eBay and couldn't find any. I did find one but at an unjustifiably high price. (btw Pentium Overdrives seem to be unobtainium as well)
Which is odd, considering that it's not really a complicated device, and parts shouldn't be that hard to find, right? (maybe except the actual processor socket)
Has anyone thought of or tried their hand at making their own voltage interposer like that? I tried looking and in that area of interests I have found little to no info. No schematics for any adapter, and couldn't find any info as to whether anyone tried hacking at the thing. There was one guy who used an Evergreen X5 for their ThinkPad 701c, and I can't find the exact post, but I do remember that someone on this forum was also messing around with these adapters. There is, of course, Necroware's voltage adapter board, but that'd fit only for motherboards which do possess the slot for it.
What are your thoughts on this? Perhaps there is a viable alternative for the interposer altogether? Sure, you could theoretically put a, say, MMX 233 in a standard Socket 7 - I did that to my Packard Bell and it works, but it has problems with stability, correct CPU frequency reporting, and it's janky overall.