> > FYI PowerLogix tech support says 550 but yeh it's a proprietary chip > controller, that's 2 things they employed to barrier G4 upgrades - > a$$holes ;). I suppose it made lots of sense at the time (and still > does).
I think Apple did that because of their plans at the time to put out the PCI G4 model....which as far as I can tell is the exact same as a B&W in a dif case and with a G4 chip. Ive read roumors that powerlogix is working on a work-around for that as was the case with the firmware so that they can market their new 800mhz to B&W owners =) > >> Thats what I toyed with for awhile, but to be honest I havent much >> use for >> a manufacturers warrenty when it came down to it. If something goes >> wrong >> with my B&W I doubt my mac is still under warranty anyway > > Not by a country mile. However if you ever wanted it services for cash > by an Apple dealer they would spit in your face if you mod'd it. > >> whether it is or isnt, Ive always troubleshooted or replaced what I >> needed to. > > Which is nice if you can afford to ;). The only way I can afford it is to do things myself =) > >> with the 4 macs Ive owned sending something to Apple has never >> really been an option, >> now if I bought a NEW mac at any point in my life - voiding the >> warranty >> would be kinda foolish =) (unril the warranty is up) also if you ever >> add >> anything faster in MHZ to your B&W you will have to adjust the MB to >> accept >> it > > Yes but there is still a warranty on the G4 upgrade. was =) its an Xlr8 G4/400 zif lol they shouldnt care anyway =) they were caught selling overclocked 466 Zif as 500's for awhile ( or maybe it was 500's overclocked as 550's - cant remember exaclty ) little buggers! >> as a rule of thumb most any Zif can be overclocked 50mhz over without >> any need of a cooling fan-and on a 350mhz thats a 20% processor speed >> increase for $0 =) > > > Hmm... I tried on a rev. 1 B&W to get the speed up to 450MHz. It > diddn't work. I now have a Rev. 2. Is there any chance the CPU is > copper not Aluminum based as that was what stopped the G3s going over > 400MHz IIRC. They had to re-jig the production line to do the faster > chips in copper. Not certian...I do remember that the Zif I took out of it and sold had copper pins though. I also have a rev 2.... as far as I know <which is just enough to get by =)> the ONLY way to increase the speed over the stock setting is to remove the warranty seal <white tape near the processor> and flick a couple swithces on the jumper box.... even if replacing a G3/350 zif with a g3/400 Zif from another identical B&W, the MB has to be adjusted in order to run at the higher Processor speed. which in this case, since you have to adjust it to add the 400 zif one should just do the adjustment alone and leave the 350 in there. making it an overclocked 350 -> 400. -- G-List is sponsored by <http://lowendmac.com/> and... Small Dog Electronics http://www.smalldog.com | Refurbished Drives | -- We have Apple Refurbished Monitors in stock! | & CDRWs on Sale! | Support Low End Mac <http://lowendmac.com/lists/support.html> G-List list info: <http://lowendmac.com/lists/g-list.shtml> --> AOL users, remove "mailto:"; Send list messages to: <mailto:g-list@;mail.maclaunch.com> To unsubscribe, email: <mailto:g-list-off@;mail.maclaunch.com> For digest mode, email: <mailto:g-list-digest@;mail.maclaunch.com> Subscription questions: <mailto:listmom@;lemlists.com> Archive: <http://www.mail-archive.com/g-list%40mail.maclaunch.com/> Using a Mac? Free email & more at Applelinks! http://www.applelinks.com
