My Reply follows quote. On 29/09/2004 17:27 [EMAIL PROTECTED] said: > >On Sep 29, 2004, at 8:11 PM, Ken wrote: >> Well, if it is a ZIF type cpu, you might hunt eBay for an >> XLR8 ZIF Carrier card. >> >> I have one with an Apple 300MHz G3 ZIF in an 8500. Works >> like a champ. >> >> Ken >> > >What exactly would a Mac ZIF CPU look like? I know what a PC one looks >like, but all the Mac CPU's I have dealt with have been part of some >sort of card. The one from my G4 pops on to the mother board and is >then held on with 3 screws. >Thanks-- > >Kevin --------- Well, I don't know what a "modern" Mac ZIF CPU might look like, but the one I have in the 8500 came from a "Blue & White" and is a smaller circuit board with the CPU and a few other chips (I think cache and a few others) that mounts to the ZIF socket much like PC cpu chips fit onto their boards. The heat sink then clips over the combination with a couple of retainer clips. That way, you can upgrade the machine by buying new cpu modules.
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