New blog post! Are x86, ARM, and even PowerPC too mainstream for you? Let's all say hello to LoongArch, by getting a Loongson motherboard from a Chinese scrap market.
https://www.leadedsolder.com/2026/04/14/loongson-ls3a5000-debian-linux.html
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Loonies for Loongsons
Although we usually deal with old computers around these parts, today’s project comes to us from the futuristic year of 2021. What makes it interesting? You can’t buy it at your local store. Or any store, really. Today, we’re going to be getting a salvaged Loongson 3A5000-based motherboard up and running, and figuring out how good Linux is on a domestic Chinese CPU.
BPI-3A5000 Mini PC with Loongson 3th-generation 3A5000 processor + Loongson 7A1000 bridge chip.
https://www.banana-pi.org/en/banana-pi-ai-iot/189.html#minipc #Loongson #3A5000 #Industry40 #bananapiBPI-3A5000 Mini PC with Loongson 3th-generation 3A5000 processor + Loongson 7A1000 bridge chip.-Banana Pi open source hardware community,Single board computer, Router,IoT,STEM education
BPI-3A5000 is a Mini PC developed by Banana Pi open source community Loongson 3th-generation 3A5000 processor + Loongson 7A1000 bridge chip.BPI-3A5000 can be applied to enterprise office, personal minicomputs, high-performance industrial computer, as well as education, medical, finance, edge computing and other fields. It has the advantages of high performance computing, portability, low energy consumption and easy management. The Loongson BPI-3A5000 MINIPC supports two DDR4 SODIMM slots, the memory rate is 3200M, a single memory supports 8GB/16GB/32GB, and the maximum memory capacity is 16GB. Storage Supports one M.2 2280-size NVME SSD slot and one 2.5-inch SATA disk expansion.
BPI-3A5000 is a Mini PC developed by Banana Pi open source community Loongson 3th-generation 3A5000 processor + Loongson 7A1000 bridge chip.
https://docs.banana-pi.org/en/BPI-3A5000/BananaPi_BPI-3A5000#bananapi #minipc #industrial #iot #Loongson #3A5000Banana Pi BPI-3A5000 Mini PC design with Loongson 3A5000 chip
Banana Pi BPI-3A5000 Mini PC design with Loongson 3A5000 chip
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