Thanks for the info. I have decided to put the 6400 board back in its original case, and stick a Quadra 630 board in the 5200 case. The Q630 isn't frustrated by the 5200 shortcomings and runs 8.1 quite happily. It has the mpeg card in its PDS, has the complete video/telly sub system and has a ethernet card fitted. I have installed a 40mhz 68k CPU, and will upgrade the board in the future.
After checking the "6400 zone" site I have decided to slowly upgrade this excellent piece of hardware. I installed 9.1 on it yesterday and was surprised that it feels as fast as my Pulsar 250 (probably isn't). I intend to network all three machines with 10/100 ethernet and set them up to run Marathon with my mates. Regards Ed ----- Original Message ----- From: bell4349 <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: Mac UK <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent: Sunday, October 13, 2002 12:23 AM Subject: Re: Ancient video card? > Hi Ed > > The following may be of some interest, it's a follow-up in my current > search for another one slot riser card: > > Subject: Re: Question from eBay Member > Date: 11/10/2002 12:13 am > To: Robert Peckham, [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > Hi Robert > > The machine in question started life as a stock 5260 - 603 processor at > 100 mHz, 800 mb hard drive and 8 mb of RAM. > > I was off work for 4 months at the beginning of the year, had long been > aware of the machine's shortcomings, and was looking for something to > occupy myself with. I'd bought a few bits and pieces through eBay before, > as the fancy took me, but started looking in earnest. I read somewhere > that a L2 cache card would make big difference, but discovered that the > likelihood of getting one of these was nil. Instead, I got hold of a 5500 > logic board, swapped two spare 32 mb 72 pin RAM chips I already had for > the same sized 168 pin chips with the seller, and the project was under > way. Changing the logic boards took all of 5 minutes - most of the time > being taken up with putting on the 5260 fence. Pressed the button, heard > a different chime, and away it went. > > Over time, I've added a few more things - a 6 gig hard drive out of an > iMac, more RAM which I was able to buy from a fellow MUG member whose > mother had brought too much for him back from the states, a PCI ethernet > card, complete with a one slot riser, which I bought for �4.99 - the > riser being the real find! One recent addition was a 256k L2 cache. This > has really improved an already quite fast machine. One thing I found > almost beyond belief was that when I stuck the PCI ethernet card into the > 5500 board, the back cover plate of the 5260 case had a slot in exactly > the right place to accommodate the ninety degree turnover bit where you'd > normally put in a screw - I'd had visions of trying to saw it off! > > I've simply added these bits over time to the stock machine and have > never - touch wood - had any power supply issues or any other problems. > The stuff I took out has been used for other things - the 5260 board is > now inside an LC 630, giving me another PowerPC for no outlay at all. The > kids use it for homework, it's running 8.1 and isn't fitted with a modem > so there are no real problems with the crippled 5260 board. It actually > runs better than the 5260 ever did. The 800 mb drive I gave to another > MUG member to put in a 6200 he'd been given. > > Sure, I've spent some time and money, but I've really enjoyed myself. > I've learned a lot, nothing has been wasted and I've ended up with a > cracker of a machine. Am presently toying with the idea of replacing the > cd-rom drive with a cd-rw. Will see how it goes. Bear in mind that the > 5260 kit cost me �2000 in 1996, and I'm now getting lots more mileage. > > Anyway, thanks for asking - hope the monologue isn't too boring! > > Regards > > David > > Fairly sure there are parallels with your situation - what particular > difficulties are you having with the 6400 board? > > David > > > -- > Mac UK is sponsored by <http://lowendmac.com/> and... > > 123Inkjets.com <http://lowendmac.com/ad/123inkjets.html> > > Support Low End Mac <http://lowendmac.com/lists/support.html> > > Mac UK list info: <http://lowendmac.com/lists/mac-uk.shtml> > --> AOL users, remove "mailto:"; > Send list messages to: <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > To unsubscribe, email: <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > For digest mode, email: <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > Subscription questions: <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > Archive: <http://www.mail-archive.com/mac-uk%40mail.maclaunch.com/> > > Using a Mac? Free email & more at Applelinks! http://www.applelinks.com > -- Mac UK is sponsored by <http://lowendmac.com/> and... 123Inkjets.com <http://lowendmac.com/ad/123inkjets.html> Support Low End Mac <http://lowendmac.com/lists/support.html> Mac UK list info: <http://lowendmac.com/lists/mac-uk.shtml> --> AOL users, remove "mailto:"; Send list messages to: <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To unsubscribe, email: <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> For digest mode, email: <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Subscription questions: <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Archive: <http://www.mail-archive.com/mac-uk%40mail.maclaunch.com/> Using a Mac? Free email & more at Applelinks! http://www.applelinks.com
