Hello. I have a 7500/200 which was originally a 7200/120.
Garcia-Sibley wrote: > MY MS Word documents slow to a crawl when I insert photos and various > graphics (this is what I use the computer for mainly, i.e. not videos or > sound). > Should I try to buy a G3 ZIF Daughterboard? Is that the latest upgrade? You will first need a ZIF carrier card to use a ZIF daughterboard. ZIFs aren't native to old world Macs. The main advantage to to a ZIF carrier is that you can later upgrade to a faster g3 or g4 ZIF without changing the entire card. The cheapest upgrade is to look for a 200 or 233MHz 604e processor card. I found a 200 on eBay for $12. The speed difference from the old 601 processor is quite noticeable, especially with games. Cache is problemetic with the 7500, though. I was not able to use the cache card from the 7200. If you plan on upgrading with a g3 or g4, this problem will be take care of itself since the cache is on the card itself. > What's my maximum RAM capability, and how does one describe it in order to > search for it on the net? How many pins of DIMMs or whatever? There are 8 DIMM slots in the 7500, each of which can accept up to a 128MB 5-volt, EDO or FPM DIMM for a total of 1 gig of memory. Try to use 60ns or faster. For best performance use matched pairs in A1 and B1, A2 and B2, etc. This is called interleaving and it will speed up the memory, significantly in many cases. Some upgrade cards don't like interleaving. The xlr8 ZIF Carrier g4/450 in my 9600 works fine with it. > I've tried to understand the internet articles, even bought a copy of > Upgrading MACs for Dummies, but I'm left with a brain swimming with > alternatives from which I cannot discern a clear course of action! Tell me about it. Up until a year ago I was using a 16-year-old Apple IIc as my primary computer. Took a bunch of reading and trial-and-error to catch up. Spend some time around here and you will learn plenty. Good luck. -+-+-+- RPM -- 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
