Thanks for the information, ron and nathan ... :) Well, for your information, I bought this used Performa 6400/180 from a local auction site for about US$ 25 (I converted the currency) ... It comes with a 14"/15" Apple monitor, it is still with my sister currently so I don't have more information about it ... Anyway, I would like to know whether the nVidia GeForce FX 5200 PCI is flashable or not (is Radeon 7000 the best 6400 can take?) ... By the way, I bought this baby mainly because of its price as well as to add it to my network and serve as a server (maybe?) ... Thanks for any further advice! :)
Best regards from, pmg4lktan > > On Tuesday, July 27, 2004, at 09:58 AM, nathan wrote: > >> >> >> Well first off: >> >> Replace the 6400 board with a 6500 series. > > The 5500/6500 has a faster bus speed (50MHz compared to the 54/6400's > 40 MHz) > > PPC 5500 logic board is the same as the 6500 and easier to find. But.... > The 6500 goes up to 300MHz where the 5500 stops at 250MHz. But.... > If you add an L2 G3 card it doesn't matter what the CPU MHz is because > it will be bypassed. > >> L2/G3 processor upgrade >> Radeon 7000 PCI video card. >> But remember the ram ceiling when weighing the costs of upgrading >> this >> machine... I have a 6500/250 w/maxed out ram and onboard video and it >> is a >> real nice machine for everyday use.. Even next to my G3's, it's still >> nice >> to use.. > > > The 128MB RAM limit isn't that much of an issue if your planning on > using it for basic tasks. There's a lot of iMacs out there still using > 64MB of RAM. > The used L2 G3 upgrades are getting more reasonable starting at around > $50.00 > > > Here's a couple of sites to check out: > > http://www.zone6400.com/index.html > > > And my site which has a tutorial on putting a 5500 board in an LC580 > but the process is the same for swapping the board on your 6400. > (Project Black Mac) > > http://krowmagnum.4mg.com/ > > > Ron > -- 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
