Glen I have done some digging and the Sawtooth is quite hard to upgrade processor wise.
I think maxxing it to its 2GB RAM limit is a better way to get better performance. I have already installed a 7200RPM hard drive replacing the original drive. Simon --- www.simonroyal.co.uk and www.nmug.org.uk (sent using Nokia E71) -original message- Subject: Re: Sawtooth Processor Upgrade From: glen <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Date: 09/10/2008 00:06 ----- Original Message ---- > From: Simon Royal <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > To: [email protected] > Sent: Wednesday, October 8, 2008 5:09:31 PM > Subject: Sawtooth Processor Upgrade > > > Hi > > I haven't had much dealings with upgrading PowerMac G4s so need a little > help. > > I have a 400Mhz AGP Sawtooth and would like some with what processors I > could add to it. > > Would this work? > > http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/APPLE-820-1175-A-POWER-MAC-G4-533MHZ-PROCESSOR_W0QQitemZ260288808075QQcmdZViewItem?hash=item260288808075&_trkparms=39%3A1|66%3A2|65%3A10|240%3A1318&_trksid=p3286.c0.m14 > This is not a definitive answer but the P/N listed in the eBay link is the same as P/N stenciled on the process board I recently pulled from a G4 Digital Audio. *IF* there is a way to install such processor in a Sawtooth, It would most likely run at 400 MHz unless you can hack the bus speed of the Sawtooth from 100 MHz to 133 MHz. Apparently the the 533 MHz processor runs at 4X the bus speed ( 4 x 133 equals approx 533 Mhz). in a Sawtooth 4 x 100 bus speed = 400 Mhz. Many eBay sellers either don't know or won't say which Macs the processors they are selling come from. --glen --~--~---------~--~----~------------~-------~--~----~ You received this message because you are subscribed Low End Mac's G3-5 List, a group for those using G3, G4, and G5 desktop Macs - with a particular focus on Power Macs. The list FAQ is at http://lowendmac.com/lists/g-list.shtml and our netiquette guide is at http://www.lowendmac.com/lists/netiquette.shtml To post to this group, send email to [email protected] To unsubscribe from this group, send email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/g3-5-list?hl=en Low End Mac RSS feed at feed://lowendmac.com/feed.xml -~----------~----~----~----~------~----~------~--~---
