On Sep 13, 2012, at 8:45 AM, spilrules wrote: > While looking at used machines, I also found a 1.25ghz Dual Processor G4 MDD > machine for a bit more money and was thinking that this would be a much > faster machine for him. If we just swap out his HD from the now dead 500mhz > DP (running OS 10.4.11), will it work ok in this 1.25ghz DP model without > having to do anything else? My limited experience with these machines tells > me it would, but I would prefer an expert opinion before I send him out to > buy a used machine with the hopes of quickly getting him back up and running. > He lives in a small town in AZ and his computer guy is PC only and will not > be of much help with a Mac, so I will have to help out with the HD changes > which I am sure he will have no problem doing, but if programming is involved > we may all be out of luck. Thanks to all for any help given!
Yeah that should work without a problem, I've done that kind of swap several times. -- Bruce Johnson University of Arizona College of Pharmacy Information Technology Group Institutions do not have opinions, merely customs -- You received this message because you are a member of G-Group, 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 For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/g3-5-list
