Mark Besnon wrote: > I dunno if everyone is aware here but the 1GHz (and maybe 900MHz??) > Sonnet G4 ZIFs actually clock the main bus back from 100MHz to 66MHz, > slowing it by 1/3rd, to get around a limitation of one of the > controller chips on the B&W/Yikes Logic Board. This significantly > impacts the effectiveness of the upgrade as speed gains on the CPU side > are countered by relatively poor RAM performance and a slow main bus. > Just thought I'd mention it - it made me forget the idea and look for a > cheap G4/500 instead.
Yes indeed, Sonnet lowered the bus speed from 100MHz to 66MHz for the 1GHz G4 ZIF to run reliably in a B&W G3. The 800MHz G4 seems to run @ 100MHz bus BTW. FYI: this is from a report @ xlr8yourmac (1GHz in B&W G3): "When I opened QuarkXpress and Illustrator I was quite dissatisfied because it took 3 times as long as with the previous G4-500 card. After that I consulted the xlr8yourmac.com site and I found out that the bus speed is reduced to 66 MHz. I didn't know that and it wasn't written anywhere." Also there seems to be a problem with the firmware if you already had a G4 ZIF in your B&W, especially an XLR8 G4, and try to install this new Sonnet G4 1GHz ZIF: See this URL (scroll down a bit): http://www.xlr8yourmac.com/archives/jan04/012904.html -- 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? Free email & more at Applelinks! http://www.applelinks.com
