At 7:27 AM -0500 5/31/02, Carolyn Shere wrote: >Is this true of all Macs and all RAM and all upgrades? I had some guy >in a store tell me that if I upgraded my 9600/233, I'd have to get >all new RAM. I think he was really trying to sell me a new computer. >I went in to buy a cable or something like that.
A processor upgrade SHOULD not require any new RAM. If it does it's because the existing RAM is marginal. Whether you use a 100MHz 601 or a 500MHz G4 the bus is still accessing memory at a maximum of 50MHz on the 7500 through 9600 PCI Power Macs. He was trying to sell you a bill of goods. -- Clark Martin Redwood City, CA, USA Macintosh / Internet Consulting [EMAIL PROTECTED] "I'm a designated driver on the Information Super Highway" -- 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! | Support Low End Mac <http://lowendmac.com/lists/support.html> PCI-PowerMacs list info: <http://lowendmac.com/lists/pci-powermacs.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/pci-powermacs%40mail.maclaunch.com/> Using a Mac? Free email & more at Applelinks! http://www.applelinks.com
