Paul Stamsen wrote: > At 16:06 -0800, 12/6/02, (Robert P. McAllister) observed: > >> It all depends on what machine you're upgrading. There's a lot out >> there. Most of what you can upgrade a new computer with you can add to >> the older PCI Macs > > (snip) > > And, > At 16:52 -0700, 12/6/02, (Bruce Johnson) observed: > >> You can get: >> Video upgrades: ATI makes the Radeon 7000, you can hack old VooDoo >> cards, and there are a variety of older video cards made for them. > > (snip) > >> USB 1.1 cards: Any OHCI-compliant USB card will work on a Mac. > > (snip) > >> Firewire card: there are a bunch of PCI firewire adapters on the market, > > (snip) > >> There are video capture cards you can put in there; I just set up an old >> 7300 last week here interfacing a camera and a gel reader. > > > > Thank all of you (there were others), however, one of the things I > "wanted," was to know what all the above _are_ and what they are _good_ for. > > I think (after perusing the previously-cited sites) I understand what a > ZIF carrier and card is, and how they allow for a variety of G3 and G4 > upgrades. > > To answer Robert McAllister's cogent query, I have an 8500. and it has > three PCI and one DAV slot(s).. > Since the G3-G4 upgrades go into the microprocessor slot (AITIU), then > what three things can go into the PCI slots, USB/ATI/Firewire? > Is the DAV slot for a video (as in television) card, then? > > With my appreciation, > I remain,
Paul, Most upgrade cards have the processors soldered on rather than using ZIFs and tend to be more economical unless you have a cheap supply of ZIFs. I have xlr8 ZIF carriers installed in both my PCI machines and would highly recommend them except that xlr8 went out of business so no more support. I believe the other maker of ZIF carriers is gone as well. I'm not sure if anything was ever developed for the DAV socket, though the PC Compatibility card in my 9600 has one and I've read that it's possible to feed A/V through it. The manual for the PC card doesn't mention anything about it, and the 9600 lacks the DAV socket anyway. I'd like to know if anything was specifically made for it. -+-+-+- 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
