Overclocking a PowerBook Duo

Apple’s PowerBook Duo notebooks were very lightweight and very portable, but they are very limited in connectivity unless you can acquire a Duo Dock. The Duo 201, 230, and 280c can all be overclocked. If other Duos can be overclocked, we have not found reports.

Many Macs can be “chipped” to run at a higher speed. These pages provide information on the maximum reliable speed. This may vary from one machine to the next. Chipping is not authorized by Apple. Any modifications you perform on your Mac may damage it. Modifications are done at your own risk.

Be sure to visit The Clock Chipping Home Page, the definitive resource on chipping the Mac.

PowerBook Duo with DuoDock

PowerBook Duo in DuoDock.

PowerBook Duo 210

The PowerBook Duo 210 has a 50 MHz oscillator that runs the CPU at 25 MHz. The fastest oscillator you can replace it with is 66 MHz to run the processor at 33 MHz.

PowerBook Duo 230

The PowerBook Duo 230 has a 66.667 MHz oscillator that runs the processor at 33 MHz. The maximum oscillator you can replace it with is 80 MHz to run the CPU at 40 MHz.

PowerBook Duo 280cPowerBook Duo 280c

The PowerBook Duo 280c has a 66.667 MHz oscillator that runs the 68030 at 33 MHz. The top speed oscillator you can replace it with is 86 MHz to run the processor at 43 MHz.

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