Rich,

Sorry for causing confusion about that "M5183"--this turns out to be
the model number on most all of the G4 PowerMacs...
(I had been confusing it with the "Order Number" all the time; a post
in another thread "G4 identity" brought the light today.)

So, it’s definitely a Digital Audio with a 466MHz processor.
Processors can be upgraded through a daughterboard, you can read here:
http://www.everymac.com/upgrade_cards/by_system/powermac_g4_st.html
How much they cost is a different matter: they start at about 200$ for
a new one (1.6 GHz).

However, there are other ways: I just bought a "broken PowerMac, for
parts" with a Sonnet 1GHz processor inside, on ebay for about 50$.
I’m now crossing my fingers that that processor will work in my
Digital Audio.

On 30 jul, 17:25, Richard Gerome <[email protected]> wrote:
>    Can you swap out just the processor without changing the mother board??? 
> Maybe after I get this up and running we'll see how much faster it is and go 
> from there, if it is still too slow for her I will change out the processor 
> then???
>

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