Re: digital audio processor upgrade
Absolutely. However, I wouldn't get one off of eBay. I just recently bought one from OWC. It is a 1.6Ghz. It required an installation program which ran off a CD which required booting off the CD, pressing the programmer switch and then booting up and running a program which modified the boot rom, It modifies the rom so you can boot into OS X, then you run another routine so you can run System 9 under OS X and another routine so you can boot into System 9. There maybe a couple of other routines to run, I'd have to dig out the manual to see. This runs fine now. If you were to buy a processor off of eBay you probably could just plug it in, but I don't know for sure. A processor off of eBay would be cheap and wouldn't give you much of a speed boost. Personally, my rule of thumb on upgrading processors is to go 4X faster or get a new computer. This thing cost me about $240 and if you need to you can talk to OWC tech support. smac0031 On Jun 21, 7:50 pm, jomac eoj...@gmail.com wrote: is it possible to put a faster apple processor in a digital audio 466mhz power mac? apple processors are available on ebay pretty cheap, and i'd like to know if this is a viable alternative to a non- apple upgrade? if it can be done, what is the fastest apple processor that will work in my model. thanks --~--~-~--~~~---~--~~ You received this message because you are subscribed Low End Mac's G3-5 List, a group for those using G3, G4, and G5 desktop Macs - with a particular focus on Power Macs. The list FAQ is at http://lowendmac.com/lists/g-list.shtml and our netiquette guide is at http://www.lowendmac.com/lists/netiquette.shtml To post to this group, send email to g3-5-list@googlegroups.com To unsubscribe from this group, send email to g3-5-list-unsubscr...@googlegroups.com For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/g3-5-list?hl=en Low End Mac RSS feed at feed://lowendmac.com/feed.xml -~--~~~~--~~--~--~---
digital audio processor upgrade
is it possible to put a faster apple processor in a digital audio 466mhz power mac? apple processors are available on ebay pretty cheap, and i'd like to know if this is a viable alternative to a non- apple upgrade? if it can be done, what is the fastest apple processor that will work in my model. thanks --~--~-~--~~~---~--~~ You received this message because you are subscribed Low End Mac's G3-5 List, a group for those using G3, G4, and G5 desktop Macs - with a particular focus on Power Macs. The list FAQ is at http://lowendmac.com/lists/g-list.shtml and our netiquette guide is at http://www.lowendmac.com/lists/netiquette.shtml To post to this group, send email to g3-5-list@googlegroups.com To unsubscribe from this group, send email to g3-5-list-unsubscr...@googlegroups.com For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/g3-5-list?hl=en Low End Mac RSS feed at feed://lowendmac.com/feed.xml -~--~~~~--~~--~--~---
Re: digital audio processor upgrade
On 6/21/09 7:50 PM, jomac of eoj...@gmail.com sent is it possible to put a faster apple processor in a digital audio 466mhz power mac? apple processors are available on ebay pretty cheap, and i'd like to know if this is a viable alternative to a non- apple upgrade? if it can be done, what is the fastest apple processor that will work in my model. thanks Hello Jonas, Others with more experience than I will most likely chime in, but I know this: you're simplest no fuss CPU swap is to look for a Dig. Audio 733 MHz unit, the highest and latest offered for that particular model. It is really a very nice CPU, having a built-in Level 3 cache as part of the CPU's design (this actually makes it an even better CPU than the 733 MHz QuickSilver, which came later, and did away with the L3 cache). AFAIK, all Dig. Audio CPUs are interchangeable, and (perhaps) even use the same heat sink and shroud/fan. With a little hacking, you can even use QuickSilver CPUs in a Dig. Audio (netting you say, an 800+ MHz CPU), but these do require physical modification to be able to get them onto the motherboard - the socket, however, is the same. HTH, Dana --~--~-~--~~~---~--~~ You received this message because you are subscribed Low End Mac's G3-5 List, a group for those using G3, G4, and G5 desktop Macs - with a particular focus on Power Macs. The list FAQ is at http://lowendmac.com/lists/g-list.shtml and our netiquette guide is at http://www.lowendmac.com/lists/netiquette.shtml To post to this group, send email to g3-5-list@googlegroups.com To unsubscribe from this group, send email to g3-5-list-unsubscr...@googlegroups.com For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/g3-5-list?hl=en Low End Mac RSS feed at feed://lowendmac.com/feed.xml -~--~~~~--~~--~--~---
Re: digital audio processor upgrade
On Jun 21, 7:50 pm, jomac eoj...@gmail.com wrote: is it possible to put a faster apple processor in a digital audio 466mhz power mac? if it can be done, what is the fastest apple processor that will work in my model. I put a QS 933 MHz in a DA and it's now running Leopard nicely. Investigate carefully before you buy, many 933's for sale at auction are overclocked 733's with no L3 cache. You'll pay a little more for a QS 933 with an L3 cache but I think it's worth it. The wiring modification needed to make a QS processor work in a DA is very easy to do. --~--~-~--~~~---~--~~ You received this message because you are subscribed Low End Mac's G3-5 List, a group for those using G3, G4, and G5 desktop Macs - with a particular focus on Power Macs. The list FAQ is at http://lowendmac.com/lists/g-list.shtml and our netiquette guide is at http://www.lowendmac.com/lists/netiquette.shtml To post to this group, send email to g3-5-list@googlegroups.com To unsubscribe from this group, send email to g3-5-list-unsubscr...@googlegroups.com For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/g3-5-list?hl=en Low End Mac RSS feed at feed://lowendmac.com/feed.xml -~--~~~~--~~--~--~---
Re: digital audio processor upgrade
This is exactly what I'm wanting to do. Does anyone have a dual 1ghz chip (w/ the complete set) for sell. I'd love to bump my DA's speed with this kind of upgrade. Thanks, Matt On 6/21/09, PeterH peterh5...@rattlebrain.com wrote: On Jun 21, 2009, at 4:50 PM, jomac wrote: if it can be done, what is the fastest apple processor that will work in my model. Dual 1.0 Ghz. Be sure and get the complete kit, though, as that processor is for a Quicksilver 2002, and to install in a Digital Audio you will also need the matching heatsink and the fan unit from a Quicksilver. Also, you will need a simple power cable as the Quicksilver powers the processor differently than a Digital Audio. http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v390/peterh5322/DAwQS2002Proc.jpg This example shows a modified Digital Audio fan unit, but a Quicksilver fan unit is the preferred way to go. The Dual 800 MHz from a Quicksilver 2001 will also work, but the Dual 1.0 GHz is really the best upgrade. --~--~-~--~~~---~--~~ You received this message because you are subscribed Low End Mac's G3-5 List, a group for those using G3, G4, and G5 desktop Macs - with a particular focus on Power Macs. The list FAQ is at http://lowendmac.com/lists/g-list.shtml and our netiquette guide is at http://www.lowendmac.com/lists/netiquette.shtml To post to this group, send email to g3-5-list@googlegroups.com To unsubscribe from this group, send email to g3-5-list-unsubscr...@googlegroups.com For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/g3-5-list?hl=en Low End Mac RSS feed at feed://lowendmac.com/feed.xml -~--~~~~--~~--~--~---
