-----Original Message----- From: Quadlist [mailto:quadlist@;mail.maclaunch.com] On Behalf Of J Sand Sent: Thursday, November 07, 2002 1:00 PM To: Quadlist Subject: Centris 610
> I have recently accquierd two Centris 610's. I am new to Macs and wish to > upgrade one of them and save the other one for spare parts as needed. > > 1) How much RAM can a 610 handle, is 68MB correct as the book says? 2x32+4 > on board? What is a good name brand that has been a proven work horse. I > understand that composite SIMMS I should stay away from? Based on the info on LEM, this seems correct. Some Quadras can use 64 meg chips, but it mentions some Centrises being unable to. > 2) Is it better to upgrade to a seperate video card for graphics or just > get more VRAM, I assume that is what the other two slots are for to bring it > up to 1 meg. What would be a good choice for the 610 considering it's > restrictions? Depends on your needs. The on-board video will likely be sufficient for general usage. Otherwise, go read the Nubus Video Card article on Low End Mac. It'll tell you everything you need to know. > 3) At present is has a LC040 processor, would it be worth it to upgrade to a > straight 040? Probably not, if you don't plan on doing anything FPU intensive. But, see next: > 4) Is upgrading the clock crystal worth the improvement in speed? I'd say yes to this. I've clock chipped several Macs and it does make a difference. If you're going to clock chip it, it's better to replace the processor with one rated closer to the clock chipped speed. If you're going to do that, you might as well get a full 68040. Although 33mhz 68LC040s can be had for nothing or next to nothing, which might influence things. The main reason you might want an FPU is if you ever decide to get into any of the Linuxes or BSDs. They're not required anymore, but they smooth things out. Also, I think A/UX runs on a 610, I might be mistaken. > 5) Is there a way to increse the cache RAM? Which cache? The disk cache you can increase from the Memory control panel. The L1 and L2 caches, no. > 6) I am on 7.1. What is the highest level OS that this system can handle? 8.1. But I'd leave it at 7.1 unless there's an overwhelming need for something later. With a bit of work adding things in, it will run most things compatible on up to 8.1. Even stuff like Netscape 4.08 that claims to need 7.6.1. 7.1 is noticeably faster than even 7.5 and takes less memory with only very minimal sacrifice. 8.1 would run but probably not very well on the stock machine. I'd consider it on a 33mhz 68040 with enough memory, but again if there's not an overwhelming need there's not much reason. Head over to http://home.earthlink.net/~gamba2 and look at the 7.1 addon section. I'm working on a 7.1-specific site, but it's going slowly :) Scott Holder -- Quadlist 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> Quadlist info: <http://lowendmac.com/lists/quadlist.shtml> The FAQ: <http://macfaq.org/> Send list messages to: <mailto:quadlist@;mail.maclaunch.com> To unsubscribe, email: <mailto:quadlist-off@;mail.maclaunch.com> For digest mode, email: <mailto:quadlist-digest@;mail.maclaunch.com> Subscription questions: <mailto:listmom@;lowendmac.com> Archive: <http://www.mail-archive.com/quadlist%40mail.maclaunch.com/> --------------------------------------------------------------- >The Think Different Store http://www.ThinkDifferentStore.com ---------------------------------------------------------------
