Not true. I direct your attention to: http://lowendmac.com/musings/07/0522.html
an article titled "3 CPU Upgrades for Mirror Drive Door G4 Power Macs" where Dan Knight wrote: "I sent emails to Sonnet Technology, Newer Technology, FastMac, and Daystar Technology asking: "'I've wondered myself for some time, as the owner of a Mirror Drive Door Power Mac G4 (the original OS 9-bootable dual 1 GHz one) why there seem to be no CPU upgrades for the last two generations of G4 Power Macs ...' "Martin Muggee, Marketing Communications Manager at Sonnet Technologies, wrote: "'At this time ... we have offered dual 7447A processor-based upgrades, available in 1.6 and 1.8 GHz upgrades (Encore/MDX G4 Duet) since October last year ...' "The 1.6 GHz ... and the 1.8 GHz ... both use the PowerPC 7447A CPU, which has a 512 MB level 2 cache - twice as large as in the PowerPC 7455 used in my Power Mac. At a minimum, the 1.6 GHz one should provide 60% more processing power than my dual 1 GHz Power Mac already has ..." At the time he was writing this, Dan had the exact same model MDD I now have. Also, I should note that the ebay auction stated: "Applies to Following Computers: Power Macintosh G3 (Blue & White) and Power Mac G4 (all models)" not that I would put a lot of faith in what an ebay ad description says ... PS - At this point, both of the units offered in the auction have been sold - but not to me. Bruce - in Orlando On Feb 22, 12:56�pm, [email protected] wrote: > > I believe that the upgrade which the original poster linked to does > > not support the MDD. �At least, the item description seemed to list > > all the G4s except the MDD. > > That board is specifically for 133 MHz bus machines ... DAs or QSes. > > Giga-Designs had a board which was specifically designed for either 100 > MHz or 133 MHz bus machines. The fan unit could be moved to accommodate > the different mounting requirements found on the two different models (100 > MHz and 133 MHz). -- 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
