At 11:37 PM -0500 1/29/2003, [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: >But would the P/N for the 8500 and 7500 be the same given there are different >chips on the both boards?
The p/n for the PCB (the fiberglass) would be the same. The p/n for the PC Assembly would be different. The PCB p/n would likely be silkscreened in, the PCA would likely be stamped, labeled or otherwise added after board manufacture. This is standard electronics manufacturing practice. > >I have several 7500's the P/N on the one I bought new (way back then) is the >same, 820-0564-09 TNT VAL-4. So I would assume R.A. has one of the infamous >VAL-4 boards from a 7500. This is just an assumption. > >As far as the VAL-4 problems I believe the original VAL-4 motherboard was >ultimately identified as the common thread for L2 cache problems. Only >Apple's cache seemed to work reliably in the original VAL-4 boards according >to some sources. In my experience I have had no problems with the board >running an XLR8 466 MHz/1GB G3 with 512 MB interleaved RAM --glen (digest >mode) I tried a Sonnet L2 card in my VAL-4 7500, no go. A PowerLogix G3 works great though. -- Clark Martin Redwood City, CA, USA Macintosh / Internet Consulting "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
