# A06 hardware modification

**URL:** <https://forum.clockworkpi.com/t/a06-hardware-modification/16940>\
**Category:** uConsole\
**Created:** [April 21, 2025, 7:09pm UTC](https://forum.clockworkpi.com/t/a06-hardware-modification/16940 "2025-04-21T19:09:34Z")\
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**Author:** ![fe8769](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/f/858c86/32.png) [@fe8769](https://forum.clockworkpi.com/u/fe8769)\
**Post date:** [April 21, 2025, 7:09pm UTC](https://forum.clockworkpi.com/t/a06-hardware-modification/16940/1 "2025-04-21T19:09:34Z")

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A06 hardware modification . Can someone could explain in simplest words if it is possible to transform an A06 into a CM5 board . What I need to replace ?  
Is after that a raspi Dragon OS distribution could run ?  
My A06 has not been used for more than a year because of impossible to run apt-get update , upgrade with error

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**Author:** ![Rex](https://yyz1.discourse-cdn.com/flex029/user_avatar/forum.clockworkpi.com/rex/32/16852_2.png) [@Rex](https://forum.clockworkpi.com/u/Rex)\
**Post date:** [April 21, 2025, 7:14pm UTC](https://forum.clockworkpi.com/t/a06-hardware-modification/16940/2 "2025-04-21T19:14:29Z")

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You would just need to buy the adapter board from clockwork and source a CM5.

> **[RPI CM4 Adapter for DevTerm & CPI v3.14 | ClockworkPi](https://www.clockworkpi.com/product-page/rpi-cm4-adapter-for-devterm-cpi-v3-14)**
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> This adapter board allows you to use the RaspberryPi CM4 computing module with the DevTerm and the ClockworkPI v3.14 mainboard. For the CM4 details, please see this link:https://www.raspberrypi.com/products/compute-module-4/ Please note:	You will...