That unfortuantly I have no experiance with! I'm actually trying to flash a Lite-On CDRW right now.. And it already sucks...
on 2/19/04 11:07 PM, Rad Craig at [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: > Cool, thanks for the info. So I'll plan on a RAM upgrade first, then a CPU > upgrade later. > > About the AGP card, what do I have to do in order to use it in a mac? I've > seen people talk about flashing, firmware upgrades, etc. What do I need to > do and how is it accomplished? For instance, how do you get a firmware > upgrade? > > Or is nothing needed? (never my luck) > > > Rad... > > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "Nathan" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > To: "G-List" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > Sent: Thursday, August 19, 2004 1:09 PM > Subject: Re: AGP Video Card? > > >> >> Well anyone will tell you that X is a ram hog, no matter what you want to >> do with it.. A G4/450 should not have any problems what so ever with >> anything from Jaguar to Panther.. >> But if you plan to run large Photoshop, Illustrator, Final Cut... etc, >> files.. then you should look atleast in the 512mb+ ram range.. 128 is > pretty >> bottom of the line. My G3/300 running jag with 384mgs does alright.. But I >> still to all my photoshop work under 9.2 with a dual boot setup.. Untill I >> put more ram in this beast it's just way too slow. >> >> FWIW, >> >> >> -- >> Nathan Templeton >> G3/300, 8600/300, 7200/120, 6400/180 >> OS 7.1 -10.1, Win 3.1 - XP, SuSE, YDL, Mandrake, MKLinux, Debian >> Hotel - Tango - Hotel >> >> >> >> on 2/19/04 10:57 PM, Rad Craig at [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: >> >>> Will OS X run OK on a Sawtooth G4/450? The one model I'm looking at > only >>> has 128MB of RAM, but I could put my AGP card in it and I would think > that >>> would help. With the information given, what do you think would be the > best >>> performance upgrade for the money, RAM or processor? >>> >>> Rad... >>> >>> ----- Original Message ----- >>> From: "Nathan" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> >>> To: "G-List" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> >>> Sent: Thursday, August 19, 2004 12:57 PM >>> Subject: Re: AGP Video Card? >>> >>> >>>> >>>> AFAIK, That would be the G4 AGP Graphics otherwise known as Sawtooth. >>>> >>>> >>>> -- >>>> Nathan Templeton >>>> G3/300, 8600/300, 7200/120, 6400/180 >>>> OS 7.1 -10.1, Win 3.1 - XP, SuSE, YDL, Mandrake, MKLinux, Debian >>>> Hotel - Tango - Hotel >>>> >>>> >>>> on 2/19/04 10:40 PM, Rad Craig at [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: >>>> >>>>> I currently have a beige G3/233 desktop. I am going to be trading it > in >>> on >>>>> a little newer version, probably a lower level G4. Which model first >>>>> offered AGP? The goal is that I want to run OS X and it will NOT >>> install on >>>>> the beige G3...I've tried it. >>>>> >>>>> Anyway, I want to know what you guys suggest for a decent G4 (which >>> model) >>>>> that I can either upgrade with USB and Firewire or that already has > USB >>> and >>>>> that will allow me to use an AGP video card. Funds are extremely > tight, >>> so >>>>> I'm looking for the best bargain I can get right now. I'm trading two >>> of >>>>> these beige boxes and one iMac in on the G4. >>>>> >>>>> I have a GeForce 2 card in another PC right now, what do I need to do > in >>>>> order to get that to work in the G4 I get? >>>>> >>>>> I plan to upgrade the processor in the G4 after I get it, probably to >>> 700mhz >>>>> or higher. >>>>> >>>>> >>>>> >>>>> Rad... >>>>> >>>>> >>>>> >>>> >>>> >>>> -- >>>> 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:[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-list%40mail.maclaunch.com/> >>>> >>>> Using a Mac? 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