I know that's true for aftermarket G4 upgrades, but I don't think it is for the Yikes! CPU. The Yikes! uses exactly the same motherboard only without an ADB port so there's no logical reason why the bus speed should be affected.
On May 18, 10:02 pm, "ah...clem" <[email protected]> wrote: > IIRC, something else to consider is that installing a G4 in the B&W > will reduce the clockspeed of the mobo from 100MHz to 66MHz, and the > processor which gets its clockspeed from the mobo will likewise be > reduced by a factor of 2/3. so f'rinstance, a 450 G4 pulled from a > yikes would actually run at 300 in a B&W. my memory is fuzzy on the > details, but if you want to read more about it, look on the powerlogix > website, and check the page for their 1GHz G3 ZIF upgrade. FWIW, i > have one of those 1gig G3s in a B&W (because i have an old app runs > under OS9 and requires a native ADB port for a dongle) and it screams. > > ah...clem > > On May 18, 12:24 pm, "John Ruschmeyer" <[email protected]> wrote: > > > A minor caveat on installing a G4 in a B&W. Before installing the G4, you > > also have to install a firmware patch which removes the block on G4s. Also, > > based on a bad personal experience, I'd be wary of installing a G4 from a > > Yikes in a Rev. 1 B&W. > > -- > 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 athttp://lowendmac.com/lists/g-list.shtmland our netiquette > guide is athttp://www.lowendmac.com/lists/netiquette.shtml > To post to this group, send email to [email protected] > For more options, visit this group athttp://groups.google.com/group/g3-5-list -- 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
