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 While BeamRacer installation is a relatively easy task, requiring neither specialised skills nor equipment, a few preparation steps need to be taken in order to properly conduct the process. The assumption is that the person performing the installation does not have access to a specialised electronic workplace but is still comfortable with using common household tools. While BeamRacer installation is a relatively easy task, requiring neither specialised skills nor equipment, a few preparation steps need to be taken in order to properly conduct the process. The assumption is that the person performing the installation does not have access to a specialised electronic workplace but is still comfortable with using common household tools.
  
-Please read this document in full before proceeding with the installation - it's always better to know what lies ahead.+Please read this document in its entirety before proceeding with the installation - it's always better to know what lies ahead.
  
 <fc #cd5c5c>NOTE: When installing, we strongly suggest following the order presented in this document</fc>: <fc #cd5c5c>NOTE: When installing, we strongly suggest following the order presented in this document</fc>:
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   - Final, pre-installation check that the machine still powers up without problems   - Final, pre-installation check that the machine still powers up without problems
  
-If you are not familiar with the innards of your Commodore 64, we shall try to provide you more thorough instructions on the [[computer_opening|Computer Preparation]] page+If you are not familiar with the innards of your Commodore 64, we shall try to provide you more thorough instructions on the [[computer_preparation|Computer Preparation]] page
  
 ===== Removing VIC-II from the mainboard ===== ===== Removing VIC-II from the mainboard =====
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 ==== Obtaining access ==== ==== Obtaining access ====
  
-On all older, "wide" boards VIC-II is not readily available after opening the computer case. It can be either closed inside a metal "can" with a specialised lid or covered with metal shielding plate. These have to be removed before the chip can be accessed for removal. Check the [[wide_boards|"wide" boards]] page for pictures of this family of boards with VIC-II exposed+On all older, "wide" boards VIC-II is not readily available after opening the computer case. It can be either closed inside a metal "can" with a specialised lid or covered with metal shielding plate. These have to be removed before the chip can be accessed. Check the [[wide_boards|"wide" boards]] page for pictures of this family of boards with VIC-II exposed
  
 On the newer, [[narrow_boards|"narrow" boards]] the access is not restricted in any way. On the newer, [[narrow_boards|"narrow" boards]] the access is not restricted in any way.
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   - Make all of the chip's pins find their clean way into the socket's openings. Do not push them fully in yet!   - Make all of the chip's pins find their clean way into the socket's openings. Do not push them fully in yet!
   - Once all pins sit clearly inside their respective holes press gently both sides together with //two// thumbs and fingers placed symmetrically around the centre   - Once all pins sit clearly inside their respective holes press gently both sides together with //two// thumbs and fingers placed symmetrically around the centre
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 ===== Installing riser socket ===== ===== Installing riser socket =====
  
 All "wide" Commodore 64 boards require that you place the rising and protective socket on the pins sticking out from the bottom of the BeamRacer board. This additional socket not only keeps the BeamRacer unit safely above the computer's mainboard but is also especially chosen to have //flat// pins, rather than round ones. Thanks to this no additional wear is imposed onto your original VIC-II socket when the expansion is installed. All "wide" Commodore 64 boards require that you place the rising and protective socket on the pins sticking out from the bottom of the BeamRacer board. This additional socket not only keeps the BeamRacer unit safely above the computer's mainboard but is also especially chosen to have //flat// pins, rather than round ones. Thanks to this no additional wear is imposed onto your original VIC-II socket when the expansion is installed.
  
-<fc #cd5c5c>NOTE: If your compouter's mainboard is one of the [[narrow_boards|"narrow" ones]] AND your computer case is of the newer, "flat" type – the Commodore 64C units fall into this category – you may elect not to install the riser socket and follow the [[c64c_installation|C64C specific installation procedure]] instead+<fc #cd5c5c>NOTE: If your computer's mainboard is one of the [[narrow_boards|"narrow" ones]] AND your computer case is of the newer, "flat" type – the Commodore 64C units fall into this category – you may elect not to install the riser socket and follow the [[c64c_installation|C64C specific installation procedure]] instead
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   - Check and align orientation notches on both the BeamRacer top socket and the riser socket   - Check and align orientation notches on both the BeamRacer top socket and the riser socket
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