On 12/29/08 3:18 PM, jonas ulrich of [email protected] sent
> I have heard that there are two types of quicksilvers, the 2001 and the 2002.
> I heard that the 2002 didn't have the 128GB hard drive limit and the 2001 did?
> is this true? how do i know which is the 2002?
> -Jonas
>
Hi Jonas,
That is correct, the most significant advantage to having a 2002 version is
that it natively supported large drive capacity straight from the OEM design
(no need for hacks or Unix-line adjustments). Here is EveryMac.Com¹s
description of this series of QuickSilvers:
(quote)
The Power Macintosh G4 (Quicksilver 2002) series is very similar to the
"Quicksilver" series that it replaced -- both share an identical case
design, for example -- but the Power Macintosh G4/933 (Quicksilver 2002) and
Power Macintosh G4/1.0 DP (Quicksilver 2002) -- have faster processors with
faster DDR SDRAM level 3 caches. Additionally, all Quicksilver 2002 models
add support for hard drives larger than 128 GB, add support for dual
displays, and have slightly faster optical drives.
(end quote)
Be sure to obtain one of the three specified original CPU ³intentions² (read
Apple¹s model description in the back) - you know how we Mac-sters like to
swap around ;-) I say this because I had a QS 867MHz single CPU model, which
would be of the 2001 family, and even though the board was stamped ©2002, I
knew it performed as a 2001 board.
Best regards,
Dana
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