On Feb 14, 2009, at 5:07 PM, James E. Therrault wrote:
> Gigabyte G4s have four slots that can accommodate four 512KB Dimms. > Later models only had three slots. A definite step backwards by > Apple IMO. It's GIGA-BIT. Giga-BYTE is the manufacturer of Intel-based motherboards which make, perhaps the very most compatible Hackintoshes. (Ask me how I know ... offline). OK, the reason for the differences between the Giga-BIT E-net and the DAs (and QSes) are these: 1) Giga-BIT: four RAM slots, with 512 MB, max, for each slot, PROVIDED the RAM is density, and three PCI slots plus the one AGP slot, and 2) DA and QS: three RAM slots (same density requirement), and four PCI slots, plus the one AGP slot. It all comes down the bus loading, and by changing from 4 (RAM) + 3 (PCI) + 1 (AGP) to 3 (RAM) + 4 (PCI) + 1 (AGP) the loading on the "Grand Central" chip stays the same ... eight loads, total. --~--~---------~--~----~------------~-------~--~----~ You received this message because you are subscribed Low End Mac's G3-5 List, a group for those using G3, G4, and G5 desktop Macs - with a particular focus on Power Macs. The list FAQ is at http://lowendmac.com/lists/g-list.shtml and our netiquette guide is at http://www.lowendmac.com/lists/netiquette.shtml To post to this group, send email to g3-5-list@googlegroups.com To unsubscribe from this group, send email to g3-5-list-unsubscr...@googlegroups.com For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/g3-5-list?hl=en Low End Mac RSS feed at feed://lowendmac.com/feed.xml -~----------~----~----~----~------~----~------~--~---
