>Someone mentioned that PowerTowerPro's are a bit twitchy compared with >95-9600 >Macs. That's not really the case (so to speak). The PTP shows up in the >Apple >System Profiler as a 9650 (Server level), and is many times easier to >work on >than the 9500. >The 9600 is a magnificent case design, and has 12 ram slots, but has the >original 512k L2 cache soldered onto the mobo whereas the PTP has a >removable >1 mB module...one less complication when upgrading with a G3/4 CPU.
A PTP is a 9500 with only eight RAM slots (down from twelve), but with a 40 MHz bus (down from 50 MHz). ATX connections for all internal connections (excepting the floppy); Mac connections for all external connections. Thw PSU is at the very top of the case, and the PTP's case design prevents use of any PSU which has projections above the PSU's housing (but not below and behind the PSU), and any PSU which is taller than a standard ATX PSU. The replacement PSU should have precisely one power connector on the rear: the power input, which is at the bottom of the PSU's housing. In all other respects, the PTP's PSU is an ATX PSU. Fry's routinely sells 350-400 W PSUs which would be suitable replacements for the PTP. Sometimes on sale for $9.95 (after mail-in rebate). All ATX PSUs being sold these days have extra cables for the latest Intel and AMD processors. These can be turned into an extra drive power cable and a 12 volt fan cable, or any of a number of alternatives. -- Power Computing is sponsored by <http://lowendmac.com/> and... 123Inkjets.com <http://lowendmac.com/ad/123inkjets.html> Support Low End Mac <http://lowendmac.com/lists/support.html> Power Computing list info: <http://lowendmac.com/power/list.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]> List archive: <http://www.mail-archive.com/powercomputing%40mail.maclaunch.com/> Using a Mac? Free email & more at Applelinks! http://www.applelinks.com
