On May 21, 2010, at 6:06 PM, Gus wrote: > I am considering putting a G4 zif into my G3 B&W. I saw on some > upgrade sites that a software patch (ROM Patch) was needed. Depending > on which card was installed each vendor had its own patch. > > If I happen to find a zif from a G4 Yikes, would I still need a rom > patch? Would one from the third party sites work? > > Any advice from anyone that has done this type of upgrade would be > appreciated.
Yes. All of them do the same thing, so you could use any one. Apple patched the G3 ROM to explicitly prevent G4 zif's from working. The patch undoes that. -- Bruce Johnson "Wherever you go, there you are" B. Banzai, PhD -- 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
