So the G4 upgrades for 400mhz Pismos doesn't involve soldering? They open them and lift out the daughtercards? And then attach a new CPU to the motherboard? I know some people like to hack their Clamshells...that would explain why they stop at the processor. Donald On Tuesday, July 23, 2002, at 09:38 PM, makmac wrote:
> Donald Keenan on 7/23/02 8:00 PM wrote: > >> Do you think the FireWire iBooks (Clamshell and iceBooks) would ever be >> candidates for G4 upgrades like the 400mhz Pismo? > > It's highly unlikely. The early G3 PowerBooks have their processors on > daughtercards, which is why they can be upgraded so easily. It's just a > basic swap. The iBooks and TiBooks have their processors permanently > soldered in so there's no way to swap them out. > > -makmac -- G-Books is sponsored by <http://lowendmac.com/> and... Small Dog Electronics http://www.smalldog.com | Refurbished Drives | -- Check our web site for refurbished PowerBooks | & CDRWs on Sale! | Support Low End Mac <http://lowendmac.com/lists/support.html> G-Books list info: <http://lowendmac.com/lists/g-books.html> --> 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/g-books%40mail.maclaunch.com/> Using a Mac? Free email & more at Applelinks! http://www.applelinks.com
