emul8 wrote:
>So, does the 8200 have the same EDO RAM restriction as the 7200 ?!
>Or are you saying that the 120MHz version of the 7200 (and therefore
>the 8200/120) doesn't have the EDO restriction ?
Curioser and curioser...
GURU, Newertech's (RIP) guide to ram upgrading doesn't mention the same
restriction against EDO ram for the 8200 as it does for the 7200 although
the two
are supposed to have identical MB's
>Shit case design incidentally. I am moving the 8200/120 MB into the
>7200/75's case and then I'm sticking my 2nd PC guts into the 8200's
>tower case. The best way to make a PC look good...
Smart idea...the 800/8100/8200/8500 case design is a nightmare for ram
upgrading
compared to the 7200/7500 which is a dream.
(COMPLETE disassembly of the case v pull the case top and flip the flaps)
>> The cache dimm from the PowerTower MAY work in the 7300~8600
>> (pre kansas) Macs, however PowerComputing used 3.3v cache in
>> some models of the PT and PCP which will not work.
>How do I know if it's 5V or 3.3V ?
Try it out...I once installed a 1M cache dimm from my PCP into a Mac 7500...no
go...put it back in the PCP and it worked perfectly...which led me to find
out why.
OTOH
a 1MB cache dimm from my PTP DID work...unfortunately, the case
wouldn't close because the PTP used a workgroup server cache dimm which was
too tall for
the 7500 case...
>---
>> OTOH the 'dead' PowerTower may spring to life upon removal of
>> the cache dimm!!
>
>Nope, I strongly suspect the PSU, I just haven't laid my hands on
>an ATX PSU yet.
Keep an eye on eBay...I picked one up (PowerComputing
branded) for $19.95 (new)
>
>What if I have a G3 upgrade card (Formac) with 1MB on board ?
>Does the external cache still count ?
An onboard cache dimm is useless with a G3 card installed as the G3's use
a cache module attached to the card itself (aka 'backside cache).
Cheers...Michael
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