I am running an xlr8 carrier zif on a Power Center 150 Low Profile. The 450 G4 ran fine, but I use the G4 in Beige machines, and put the G3 in the PC 150.
Rick :) On Monday, July 15, 2002, at 07:21 PM, Chuck Stinnett wrote: > on 7/15/02 3:53 PM, Carl Sheperd at [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: > >> I would like to purchase the new Crescendo/PCI G4 PCI card for my Power >> Computing PowerBase 200. I read in the August issue of MacHome >> magazine, >> p.20, "Yesteryear" about upgrading a Mac 6400 and with the maximum >> RAM being >> just barely enough to run system OSX. Does this mean that even if I >> upgrade >> with this new card that I won't be able to run any programs after I >> get it >> started up? I have my PowerBase 200 maxed out with RAM now. I spent >> some >> bucks upgrading my modem from 28 to 56K only to discover that my land >> line >> won't give me more than 26.4K so it was a waste. I don't want to >> waste $400 >> if it won't do me any good. Thanks in advance for any advice. --Carl >> Sheperd > > I thought I had read that G4 processor upgrades would work only in > PowerTowerPro machines among the Power Computing family. > > It's always dangerous to talk about another man's computer (car, dog, > wife, > girlfriend or barbecue ribs). But personally, I would hesitate to invest > $400 upgrading the PowerBase; that was a machine "targeted at the entry > level market segment" (PowerComputing's words). > > Your PowerBase may be a reliable and beloved machine for you. But given > that > it has only three RAM slots, you're going to be more limited on memory > expansion than you might want or need for OSX. The PowerBase also has > relatively slow SCSI bus speed (40 MHz). > > That $400 investment would take you halfway to a low-end iMac. Or, if > you > enjoy tinkering, you could try to snap up a PowerTowerPro, which as > mentioned is quite capable of running OSX; has 8 RAM slots; has 6 PCI > slots, > etc. My next-door-neighbor stole one on eBay that included Zip and Jaz > drives for about $150 (I've not seen a comparable bargain since, > however). > > While the PTP box isn't as easy to work on as some PowerComputing > machines, > it would afford one many hours of tinkering pleasure. > > Just my ��. > > > -- Power Computing is sponsored by <http://lowendmac.com/> and... 123Inkjets.com <http://lowendmac.com/ad/123inkjets.html> Support Low End Mac <http://lowendmac.com/lists/support.html> Power Computing list info: <http://lowendmac.com/power/list.html> 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]> List archive: <http://www.mail-archive.com/powercomputing%40mail.maclaunch.com/> Using a Macintosh? Get free email and more at Applelinks! <http://www.applelinks.com>
