Note that the QS won't support a G4 pulled from a MDD system, you need to look for a G4 pulled specifically from a QS or earlier (or an upgrade card, but for the most part I find them overpriced; you can buy a 1.6ghz G4 upgrade card for $199, or a dual G4 1.25 ghz MDD off ebay for $209...)
Check the lemswap group, that's been my best source for cheap upgrades. -sri On Apr 8, 10:02 pm, "Keith Proctor" <[email protected]> wrote: > You correct Clark. It is an early Quicksilver and not a DA. I tried a 250 > gig HD but it only saw 128 gig of it. Hated to waste all that drive space so > I just used a smaller drive on hand. I will look for a dual processor now > and beef this machine up a bit. > > > > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "Clark Martin" <[email protected]> > To: <[email protected]> > Sent: Thursday, April 08, 2010 6:22 PM > Subject: Re: G4 Quicksilver question > > > On 4/8/10 10:28 AM, Keith Proctor wrote: > >> I just revived a dead Quicksilver and returned it to service. Had to > >> replace a logic board. It is currently running OS 10.3.9. > >> This is my first attempt at reviving a dead Mac so bare with my > >> ignorance here. Done many PCs before, but this is the first Mac I worked > >> with in this state. > >> Machine is running beautifully with a 40 gig HD and 1.5 gig of RAM. Very > >> stable and surprisingly fast for its age. > >> Question is, just how far can I take this upgrade wise? > >> I like how this thing runs and would love to put my Adobe CS software on > >> it. > >> As it sits now it is configured with: > >> 800mhz processor > >> 1.5 gig Ram > >> 40 gig HD > >> DVD Read/Write > >> This is the model they call the Digital Audio version with the audio > >> connections near the top section of the back panel. > >> Any advice welcome! > >> Keith > > > QuickSilver and Digital Audio are two distinct models of Power Mac G4. > > QuickSilver have a light gray (silver) front panel. The DA has a dark > > front panel, same as the Yikes, Sawtooth and Gigabit Ethernet. > > > If it is a QuickSilver you can upgrade the processor to a dual, at least > > 1GHz. The memory maxed out already. A video card upgrade is a > > possiblity. If this is a QS 2002 then you could put in a PATA harddrive > > as big as you can. The earlier QS was limited to 128Gb. -- You received this message because you are a member of G-Group, 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] For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/g3-5-list To unsubscribe, reply using "remove me" as the subject.
