On Feb 13, 2010, at 11:03 AM, DLC wrote: > Greetings, colleagues. > I have a lovely Pismo in excellent condition; the one upgrade it needs > is a CPU upgrade (I would like to upgrade from its OEM G3 400MHz to a > G3 500MHz). I have a chance to purchase one, but it does not include > an accompanying heat sink. Can I use the current one, or are the heat > sinks different for the 500 MHz CPUs?
I did exactly what you are contemplating doing -- exchanging a 400 for a 500 daughtercard. I simply reused the original 400's heat sink and have not had any problems whatsoever in the last 4 years. Jim Scott -- You received this message because you are a member of G-Books, a group for those using G3 iBooks and PowerBooks (we run a separate list for G4 'Books). The list FAQ is at http://lowendmac.com/lists/g-books.html and our netiquette guide is at http://www.lowendmac.com/lists/netiquette.shtml To post to this group, send email to [email protected] To leave this group, send email to [email protected] For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/g-books Support for older Macs: http://lowendmac.com/services/
