OK, I have a couple of older LC type machines kicking around and until I read this post and the LC580 project page below I was at a loss as to what to do with them. Now I'm wondering if I can put a 6500/250 board into the LC575. Any issues? I asked on the LEM swap list for a board and it was mentioned that there's the issue that the LC575 is SCSI and the 6500/250 board is IDE. I hadn't realized that initially. So now my questions are:
Will a 6500/250 fit in an LC575? I'm guessing I'd actually need to swap out the HD for an IDE apple drive, yes? Any recommendations? What about the CD drive and the floppy? I'm becoming suspicious that this might not warranty the effort and expense. Any comment? Thanks for any input, David Bilenkey Ottawa, Ontario, Canada > -----Original Message----- > From: PCI PowerMacs [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Behalf > Of Ron > Sent: September 16, 2004 10:46 PM > To: PCI PowerMacs > Subject: Re: [PCI] Power Macintosh 5400/120 > > > Correct, the 6360 will upgrade with a 55/6500 board up to 300MHz from > the 6500's. > I think the 6360 is basically a 54/6400 in a desktop case. > > Actually the 62/6300 series of Macs can use a 64/6500 & 54/5500 logic > boards but there is a power problem when using PCI slot cards. > If you don't add a PCI card you can upgrade alot of the old Power Macs > with the 55/6500 boards. I have a Performa 638CD with a 5500 board in > it and an > LC580 all-in-one with a 5500 board in it. > > Check out this link for details on the LC580 project: > > http://krowmagnum.4mg.com/photo6.html > > Ron > > > On Thursday, September 16, 2004, at 10:17 PM, Stephen wrote: > > > Am I right in guessing that upgrading a 6360 would be about the same? > > > > Stephen in Massachusetts > > > > Phil Marlow wrote: > > > >>> I have a Power Macintosh 5400/120, and was wondering > >>> what I can upgrade this machine to (besides RAM - > >>> 136MB). I have 8.0 on it (going to upgrade to either > >>> 8.1 or .6, not sure which). > >>> > >> > >> Hard Disk for a start, it's standard IDE so you can attach any cheap > >> drive > >> that you pick up from your local computing store, provided that it's > >> less > >> than or up to about 120GB. I'd look on eBay for cheap 10GB or so > >> drives. > >> > >> Logic Board? It slides right out the back - look for a board from a > >> 5500/6500 which will give you speed of up to 300MHz and that extra > >> 1MB of > >> video RAM which helps the 5xxx display hugely. > >> > >> CD-Rom drive... Yours is probably 4x or 8x... This can be upgraded, > >> just > >> make sure you get a 50-pin SCSI one! I have no idea why the HDD is > >> IDE and > >> the CD-Rom is SCSI but it is, lol, eBay again! > >> > >> TV Card? FM Card? > >> > >> Oh the possibilities! Upgrade to 8.6 BTW, IMHO it's better and run's > >> fine on > >> your machine. > >> > >> HTH, > >> > >> Phil -- 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
