I didn't think you had to trade in for Sonnet's card. If not, how do they get around the proprietary card?
On Wednesday, September 11, 2002, at 10:02 AM, David M. Ensteness wrote: > The way the "trade in" CPU upgrades work is that they unsolder the G3 > processor from the daughter card and solder on a G4. This is because > there is a propriety chip on the daughter card that can not be obtained > outside of Apple, so if you want to have a working processor card you > must use an existing one for the upgrade. I would love to find a cheap > source of daughter cards for Pismos because I want to upgrade mine to a > G4 but am afraid of not having a fall back. > > On Wednesday, September 11, 2002, at 04:19 AM, Ben Brown wrote: > >> Hi fellow G-Bookers, >> Where do the CPU cards go when buyers have upgraded to >> the BlueChip or similar G4 cards for Lombard/Wallstreets? >> From memory, WS & Lombard use different connectors & so aren't >> interchangeable. Is that correct? >> >> I'm asking because sometimes CPU cards go bad, and I'm >> covering a possibility of needing one for a naughty Lombard Pbk. >> >> Any info is welcome. >> >> I just joined this useful list, so apologies if I'm covering an old >> issue. Please list specific useful info pages on this issue! >> Many thanks in advance >> >> Ben in Sydney > > > -- > G-Books is sponsored by <http://lowendmac.com/> and... > > Small Dog Electronics http://www.smalldog.com | Refurbished > Drives | > -- Check our web site for refurbished PowerBooks | & CDRWs on > Sale! | > > Support Low End Mac <http://lowendmac.com/lists/support.html> > > G-Books list info: <http://lowendmac.com/lists/g-books.html> > --> AOL users, remove "mailto:"; > Send list messages to: <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > To unsubscribe, email: <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > For digest mode, email: <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > Subscription questions: <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > Archive: <http://www.mail-archive.com/g-books%40mail.maclaunch.com/> > > Using a Mac? Free email & more at Applelinks! http://www.applelinks.com > > John Slavin Kirksville, MO [EMAIL PROTECTED] -- G-Books is sponsored by <http://lowendmac.com/> and... Small Dog Electronics http://www.smalldog.com | Refurbished Drives | -- Check our web site for refurbished PowerBooks | & CDRWs on Sale! | Support Low End Mac <http://lowendmac.com/lists/support.html> G-Books list info: <http://lowendmac.com/lists/g-books.html> --> AOL users, remove "mailto:"; Send list messages to: <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To unsubscribe, email: <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> For digest mode, email: <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Subscription questions: <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Archive: <http://www.mail-archive.com/g-books%40mail.maclaunch.com/> Using a Mac? Free email & more at Applelinks! http://www.applelinks.com
