> Subject: Upgrading a Mac's L2 cache?
>
> Hello:
>
> This question is for any PCI Mac with a L2 Cache slot. The Mac I have, is a
> 8500.
>
> Now, I know people who buy memory upgrade for their Macs.
>
> For example, I would like to buy eight (8) 128MB DIMMs and put them in this
> machine.
>
> My first question is:
> 1. Does this Mac recognize 1024MB of RAM??
As an owner of an 8500 I can say yes it does.
> Now, the L2 cache this machine came with is 256K. I would like to put in a
> 1Meg L2 cache.
>
> My second question is:
>
> 2. How come nobody out there upgrades their cache like the way their DIMMs
> do??
The one meg L2cache dimms are hard to find but yes you can find them as
well.
> My third question is:
>
> 3. Are there 1Meg cache modules out there for this box??
See above.
> Comments, criticisms, are appreciated.
>
> Phil Wong
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