on 9/29/04 5:27 PM, Kevin Willis at [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: > > 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 >
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Just about like the PC ones, except the Mac ZIF CPU is on a green perf-board card and its cache, usually two chips, are/is there too. On the underside, it's all pins. No central bare area as in PC CPUs. Jeff G -- 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
