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> From: Aaron <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > Subject: Mach V cards and motherboards > > Somebody correct this if I am not entirely correct, but... > > An Apple 604e CPU card is a Mach V if and only if its speed is 250 MHz or > greater, the fastest being 350 MHz. Motherboards that came with slower cards > are incompatible with Mach V cards, and vice versa. > > What's different about the Mach V is that it has an "inline cache". I�m not > sure how such a cache differs from the backside cache on the G3�s/G4�s, but it > is on the CPU card rather than the motherboard. > This is from Accelerate Your Mac pages: http://www.xlr8yourmac.com/tips/mach5.html The Mach 5 is a name given to the 250-350mhz 604E CPUs that are used in 1MB inline cache CPU cards of the 8600/250, 8600/300, 9600/300 and 9600/350 Mac models. These CPU cards do not work in any other Mac models. For more info on the Mach5 see Motorola's 604e page which has thermal, power and performance data and a close-up picture of the Mach5 die ( beware - 114K image!). Regards, Pete -- PCI-PowerMacs is sponsored by <http://lowendmac.com/> and... Small Dog Electronics http://www.smalldog.com | Refurbished Drives | -- Sonnet & PowerLogix Upgrades - start at $169 | & CDRWs on Sale! | PowerON Computer Services <http://www.poweron.com> REPLACEMENT PARTS in STOCK Drives, CD-ROMs, RAM, Mac OS SW, Power Supply <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Support Low End Mac <http://lowendmac.com/lists/support.html> PCI-PowerMacs list info: <http://lowendmac.com/lists/pci-powermacs.shtml> 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/pci-powermacs%40mail.maclaunch.com/> Using a Mac? Free email & more at Applelinks! http://www.applelinks.com
