Thanks Jeff. I remember OE. The last time I emailed them, I did receive a reponse... but that was 1999, LOL! I'll try them again, they're only one town over from me. And, I'll check out that page.
On Thu, 24 Feb 2005 00:51:28 -0600, Jeff Walther <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > At 22:35 -0800 02/23/2005, Tony Michaels wrote: > >When the Crescendo 800 G4 hit the market, an individual in Japan found > >a way to overclock it to 960mhz, by overclocking the computer's bus to > >60mhz. I know it was done on the upgrade, as the CPU daughtercard > >determines the machine's bus speed, however, the original page has > >been taken off the 'net... > > > >Does anyone here have an archive of the instructions? > >I'm purchasing this upgrade on Friday, for my latest Frankintosh�, and > >would love to attempt this hack. > > A buddy of mine loaned me his G4/800 for a couple of weeks. I > examined it. Overclocking it is the easiest thing in the world. > The oscillator is on the back in (IIRC) a half-size metal can. All > you need to do is to remove the 50 MHz oscillator and replace it with > the speed that you wish. Of course, if you remove the original > oscillator, I recommend replacing it with a socket to make > experimentation easier. > > You can read up on this type of overclocking here: > <http://homepage.mac.com/schrier/mhz.html>. This kind of clock > chipping goes all the way back to the IIsi. > > Output Enablers, who is linked on that page, used to sell a little > clip-on gizmo which would disable the existing oscillator and allow > you to install a replacement without any soldering or other fun. I > don't know if they still sell stuff or not. I think that the last > time that I emailed them I received no reply, but that is no > dispositive. > > Jeff Walther > > -- > 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/> > > --------------------------------------------------------------- > iPod Accessories for Less > at 1-800-iPOD.COM > Fast Delivery, Low Price, Good Deal > www.1800ipod.com > --------------------------------------------------------------- > > -- 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/> --------------------------------------------------------------- iPod Accessories for Less at 1-800-iPOD.COM Fast Delivery, Low Price, Good Deal www.1800ipod.com ---------------------------------------------------------------
