> I have read everything I can find on this particular model...including > problems with G4 card upgrades (which until then I was considering) but > cannot find the information I need on one particular area.
Most older 6-slot Macs have problems with G4 upgrades, resulting in losing the 3 lower PCI slots. XLR8 created the MachCarrier SSE cards for these machines, but, nevertheless, the S900 is NOT affected, due to it's different PCI slot architecture. Most modern G4 cards (Sonnet, etc) will work flawlessly in your machine. > My motherboard is > the type with 2 processor slots. One is empty. Unless I misunderstand, in > order to take advantage of the S900's Dual Processor, the second one has to > be a UMAX processor. > 1. Is this correct? Correct. It was a special CPU card, designed "upside down". No other cards will fit. > 2. Will it even benefit me to add a 2nd one? No, because the Umax cards were only 604e processor cards, and a single G3 is much faster than two 604s. > 3. If so, where do I get one? See above. > 4. If it doesn't have to be UMAX processor, does it have to be the same > speed as the processor in slot 1? See above, but FYI: No, you could mix two cards with different speeds. But the faster card was operating at the speed of the slower card, far as I know. Hope this helps. Chrisso -- SuperMacs is sponsored by <http://lowendmac.com/> and... Small Dog Electronics http://www.smalldog.com | Refurbished Drives | Service & Replacement Parts [EMAIL PROTECTED] | & CDRWs on Sale! | Support Low End Mac <http://lowendmac.com/lists/support.html> SuperMacs list info: <http://lowendmac.com/supermacs/list.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/supermacs%40mail.maclaunch.com/> --------------------------------------------------------------- >The Think Different Store http://www.ThinkDifferentStore.com ---------------------------------------------------------------
