on 11/12/2002 1:38, David Allen at [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: > I've never seen a factory 8500 with faster than a 50 MHZ bus, but have heard > of people swapping chips(?) to overclock. Some of the 8500s/7500s/7600s and > even a few 8600s wouldn't run with any stability even at 50 MHZ. Some would > only run properly at 40-45 MHZ or so.
I have a CPU card from a different computer, it is 604/166MHz, supposedly taken from Umax clone (it was already there when I bought this Mac)... Does this make the difference? > Grzegorz Pawlik wrote: > >> Hi, >> I have a PM8500 w/ 604 (166MHz). I have noticed that on >> http://www.apple-history.com/ they say 8500s had 40/45/50MHz bus speeds - >> but *my* 8500 has 55.3MHz! It is reported this way both by GaugePRO and >> TattleTech. Is it normal? Is it OK for PM8500? I am asking, because I >> randomly get certain stability problems with QuickTime (4.2, 5.0, 6.0, >> 6.0.2...) and as I did everything I could to solve them (apart from low >> level HDD format) I wonder if that might be the issue...? >> >> -- >> Grzegorz Pawlik >> http://gregory.atari.pl/ > -- 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
