pamark wrote: >If I plug a bad processor into a good working motherboard will it hurt >anything? I want to test the g3 processor but I don't want to risk a >good motherboard. Would really appreciate your input....... >Thanks,
It shouldn't harm the board - if the processor itself is bad it won't boot. But if its backside cache is faulty you can still use the processor by disabling its cache and use the motherboard's cache if it is designed to work with bus speeds faster than 40 mHz on your NuBus Power Mac. (I have one 300 mHz G3 bundled with an XLR8 ZIF card with a bad 1 MB cache but works off the 7600 motherboard's 512k L2 cache.) Charlie -- 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
