> Subject: Re: G4 MDD Dual 1.42 upgrade
> From: carmo...@aol.com
> Date: Sat, 29 May 2010 06:15:48 -0700
> To: g3-5-list@googlegroups.com
>
>
> >
> > Mine was a MDD Dual-1 GHz and now is a Dual-1.42 GHz. Works like a charm.
> >
> > Even though Mac OS 9 should still be bootable (has nothing to do with the
> > processors, rather with the firmware on the logic board) – I was not able
> > to
> > test it. I had a version of Mac OS 9 that was incompatible with the MDD – I
> > got my MDD used without the original discs…
> >
> >
> I found that the booting problem on the MDD was fixed with a special system
> ROM that came in the original machine, just swap it out and it boots.
>
> John Carmonne
I have a dual 1.42 that was upgraded from a dual 1.0 GHz but I also changed the
original logicboard to the FW800 one as well.
You're saying that if I swap the ROM file for one like yours, I would be able
to boot OS9 on my machine as well ?
Stewie
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