Thanks...you've answered everything.
On 12/12/02 10:01 AM, "Chrisso" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > >> 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 ---------------------------------------------------------------
