No, MDD is a completely different setup. On Dec 6, 2008, at 8:12 PM, jonas ulrich wrote:
> How do you get the quicksilvers processors to work? Will and MDD > processor work? > -Jonas > > On Sat, Dec 6, 2008 at 5:03 PM, Len Gerstel <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > wrote: > > > 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 -~----------~----~----~----~------~----~------~--~---
