I kind of fell out of this thread, so sorry if I don't remember somethings.....
The Sonnet Crescendo card will replace the L2 cache (IIRC you were looking for a CacheDoubler80 vs. 1MB L2 cache?). The L2 cache slot is basically a PDS (processor direct slot), Sonnet and a few others took advantage of this to allow the "non-upgradeable" machines to accept a G3 chip. Despite the name, the Sonnet L2 G3 is not an L2 cache card, but a full G3 upgrade. A regular cache card (or the CacheDoubler80) don't change anything with the processor, they just give the processor faster memory so it doesn't have to wait as long. If the price is about the same, opt for the G3 card over the straight L2 card. If the price is drastically different, the ball is in your court, it is your bank account after all ;) Just for future enlightenment, if you go the G3 route, don't expect to be able to load OSX on it. So far no one has been able to get OSX to work with L2 G3 upgrades. -Rob <quote who="Bill Spencer"> > much of a hardware guy)...It seems that for my c500 with the 240 > processor that I installed, there's also a "Sonnet Crescendo L2 > G3/400mhz with 1MB Cache upgrade" that I could get? Is this still part > of the same thing I've been muddling through? Found a couple on eBay > (searched for "c500" in the Apple section) and wonder if that might be a > route to go, though they look a little pricier than I was anticipating. > (Of course, a new one is $200.) -- 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 ---------------------------------------------------------------
