On Dec 6, 2008, at 7:52 PM, jonas ulrich wrote:
> I just got a Digital Audio single 533MHZ powermac for $25 on > craigslist. I know that Apple made a dual processor version of this > same powermac. Can i put dual 533MHZ processors in it? > -Jonas Yes, the dual 533 card will plug straight in, along with the 667 and 733 single processors from other DAs. With a very easy mod you can also put a processor from a Quick Silver into your DA. I have used single processors from QS's into DAs with no problem. Meanwhile, I have had no luck with trying to get dual 1GHz processors working in my DA, but others on the list have had no problems. If you go the QS processor route, avoid the 733 and single 800. These do not have a level 3 cache and will run barely faster than your single 533. There was a single 867 on the swap list (either yesterday or today) for $30, and that would be almost as fast as a dual 533. Remember that 10.4 will run on that Mac with any processor, but to run 10.5 without a relatively easy software hack you need to have at least a 867 in it. As far as I have heard, 10.6 will be Intel Mac only, so don't count on there even being a decent hack to get it to work on a G series Mac. Len --~--~---------~--~----~------------~-------~--~----~ 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 -~----------~----~----~----~------~----~------~--~---
