Hmmm, this is the first I've heard of the NewerTech NUPowr 167 needing an extension to run at its full speed. Those that I've had only ever ran at 167mhz, no matter the OS, extensions, type or quantity of ram, etc. I was under the impression the processor speed is set in hardware. I'm not sure what (if anything) the NewerTech CP and extension do for PPC upgrades without L2 cache.
The NUPowr series was available as 117, 133 and 167 with 0MB RAM or with 8MB RAM on the processor card and none of those had an L2 cache. The 183MHz model was the only model with a 128K cache and 24MB onboard RAM allowing a possible maximum of 56MB. I'll again mention my web page about running MacOSes 8.5/6 and 9.1 on PPC upgraded Macs: http://members.aol.com/dankephoto/ppc_upgrade I've been running 9.1 for some time now and it works fine. It feels a bit snappier than 8.6 did, which I atribute to the greater amount of PPC-native code in OS9. The RAM footprint on my 540c with VM enabled is around 15MB, perfectly acceptable for my 40MB PowerBook. Think of it as a faster, better-looking 5300 with less RAM. One more item, I just bought 2 IDE-SCSI adapters for 2.5" ATA HDs and I also just got a 30GB Travelstar . . . yep, I'm gonna max my PPC540c's storage space. No, I have no real need for 30GBs in my old PPC BlackBird, but now I've got the stuff, and I'm gonna use it! : >) Dan K On 6/7/02 [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: > >In a message dated 6/7/02 7:29:20 AM, [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes: > ><< >I'm trying to upgrade my 540c to downdoad mp3 files and run other power mac >applications. Could I use the same 604ev and is it easy to install? (os >7.5.3, 36mb, 320mb hd). >>> > >I'm running 8.1 on that 540c (the one with the 166.67 MHz processor card). I >have two other 540cs with Apple PPC upgrade cards (100 MHz). > >The processor card is a NewerTech. These were made in 116.67 MHz (3.5 X >clock >multiplier), 133.33 MHz (4 X clock multiplier) and 166.67 MHz (5 X clock >multiplier) models, and I would guess that these could also have been made >in >100.00 MHz (3 X clock multiplier) and 150.00 MHz (4.5 X clock multiplier) >models. > >My 166.67 MHz model was made without any on-card RAM. There are unstuffed >pads for 4, 8 and possibly 16 MB of RAM. This means my machine has only 32 >MB >of RAM. > >The cards are designed so that they default to 116.67 MHz unless and until >the NewerTech control panel is installed and activated, after which time the >processor will run at full speed. > >These NewerTech cards install just like any other processor upgrade would be. > >I would go with MacOS 7.6.1 or later on all PB5xx machines. -- PowerBooks is sponsored by <http://lowendmac.com/> and... Small Dog Electronics http://www.smalldog.com | Enter To Win A | -- Canon PowerShot Digital Cameras start at $299 | Free iBook! | Support Low End Mac <http://lowendmac.com/lists/support.html> PowerBooks list info: <http://lowendmac.com/lists/powerbooks.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/powerbooks%40mail.maclaunch.com/> Using a Mac? Free email & more at Applelinks! http://www.applelinks.com
