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:mac-uk@;mail.maclaunch.com> To unsubscribe, email: <mailto:mac-uk-off@;mail.maclaunch.com> For digest mode, email: <mailto:mac-uk-digest@;mail.maclaunch.com> Subscription questions: <mailto:listmom@;lowendmac.com> Archive: <http://www.mail-archive.com/mac-uk%40mail.maclaunch.com/> Using a Mac? Free email & more at Applelinks! http://www.applelinks.com
