Re: 540c With 88MHz PPC Upgrade and a Problem

[macnifico]

Hi again, everyone!

Can somebody e-mail me the enabler for the PB 540c with PPC upgrade?
Somebody sent me the enabler for the 040, but no dice.
Or if somebody has the Newer ext. and CP?
Thanks in advance!
Hugo Diaz
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Re: 540c With 88MHz PPC Upgrade and a Problem

[victoria . duggan]

Hi i have a pr5xx enabeler in a file on my desktop external hdd i will try
to send it as an attachment if you send your address.



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Re: 540c With 88MHz PPC Upgrade and a Problem

[macnifico]

> The 520, 520c, 540 and 540c motherboards are identical.
>
> The processor board, which is replaced when the PPC upgrade is installed, has
> the processor's master oscillator.
>
> But your theory sounds good, otherwise.
>

Oh, well, it sounded good, but it is not true.
Just checking any possibilities...
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Re: 540c With 88MHz PPC Upgrade and a Problem

[macnifico]

> BTW, do you have at least 7.5.3?  It isn't supposed to
> run without it, plus the Nupower.
> Paul
>
Hi, Paul!

Thank you for your kind offer. Yes, I installed Mac OS 7.6, it is the
only OS CD that it makes it start up.
Everything looks fine in the System Folder. I deleted the usual junk
that it is installed and it is not used by the 540c with PPC upgrade.
I re-installed it twice, w/o deleting anything, on the chance that I did
something wrong. No luck...
Maybe it needs some enabler? Although they should be rolled into the
system by then.
Oh, well... I'll open it up later, just to check that everything is
properly seated. And I have a spare 540 w/o screen, which I use as a
desktop from time to time. I'll exchange the HD's, just in case...
Best regards.
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Re: 540c With 88MHz PPC Upgrade and a Problem

[Paul Nelson]

At 8:26 PM -0500 8/26/01, macnifico wrote:
>This PowerBook, although it has the 540c screen, must have a 520
>motherboard, which has a 25 MHz bus.
>That would give us:

Nice try, but there is no such thing as a 520 motherboard.  All the
5XX's have the same mb, with different 040 or PPC daughtercards.  All
speeds are a product of the daughtercard processor.
I have the installation of 7.5.3 and 7.5.5, Fax modem, and Nupower
v1.2 from one of my PPC 5XX's.  E-mail me off list, and I'll see if I can
get them to you.  BTW, do you have at least 7.5.3?  It isn't supposed to
run without it, plus the Nupower.
Paul



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Re: 540c With 88MHz PPC Upgrade and a Problem

[Tom & Lisa P]

>  > Sounds like yours is plugged for a 2.5 clock multiplier, as follows:
>>
>>  33. * 2.0 = 66.
>>  33. * 2.5 = 83.
>>  33. * 3.0 = 99.
>>  33. * 3.5 = 116.6665
>>  33. * 4.0 = 133.3332
>>  33. * 4.5 = 149.9998
>>  33. * 5.0 = 166.6665
>>
>>  Mine is plugged for a 3.5 clock multiplier.
>>
>
>I think I got it.
>This PowerBook, although it has the 540c screen, must have a 520
>motherboard, which has a 25 MHz bus.
>That would give us:
>
>25.15  *  3.5  =  88.025
>25   *  3.5  =  87.500
>
>I have not opened the little beast yet, but will do so tomorrow.
>Then I'll check if it is a 520.

The speed is normally set on the CPU card.  I can take a 540 CPU (33 
MHz) and use it to replace a 520 CPU (25 MHz), and it works fine at 
33 MHz.

>But in the meantime, Can someone suggest if changing the HD would help?
>The PB will be opened anyway, so maybe if I find a small 2.5" HD
>somewhere...
>Any suggestions?

Maybe the newertech sw is corrupted ?

>Best regards.
>Hugo Diaz
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Re: 540c With 88MHz PPC Upgrade and a Problem

[Tom & Lisa P]

>  > It just breaks my heart to see a CPU running at less that its rated speed.
>>
>
>Mine too, but what can I do?

Change the resistor settings and increase the speed.  I saw how to do 
this once, and I have to find it again.

>I just want some info or suggestions about why it does not start...
>Why it rejects the OS 8 but accepts OS 8.1?
>Why it stops just after the smiling face and stays there?
>This is a strange beast...

Those, I do not know.  Sorry.

>Best regards.
>Hugo Diaz
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Re: 540c With 88MHz PPC Upgrade and a Problem

[PeterH5322]

In a message dated 8/26/01 6:36:01 PM, [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes:

<<
> Mine is plugged for a 3.5 clock multiplier.

I think I got it.

This PowerBook, although it has the 540c screen, must have a 520 motherboard, 
which has a 25 MHz bus.

That would give us:

25   *  3.5  =  87.500

I have not opened the little beast yet, but will do so tomorrow. Then I'll 
check if it is a 520.
>>

The 520, 520c, 540 and 540c motherboards are identical.

The processor board, which is replaced when the PPC upgrade is installed, has 
the processor's master oscillator.

But your theory sounds good, otherwise.


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Re: 540c With 88MHz PPC Upgrade and a Problem

[macnifico]

> It just breaks my heart to see a CPU running at less that its rated speed.
>

Mine too, but what can I do?
I just want some info or suggestions about why it does not start...
Why it rejects the OS 8 but accepts OS 8.1?
Why it stops just after the smiling face and stays there?
This is a strange beast...

Best regards.
Hugo Diaz
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Re: 540c With 88MHz PPC Upgrade and a Problem

[Tom & Lisa P]

>Tom & Lisa P on 8/25/01 10:33 AM wrote:
>
>>>  I have the NewerTech 117 MHz PPC upgrade in one of my 540cs, but it was
>>>  manufactured with a 166 MHz chip (I looked)
>>
>>  You know, there should be a way to increase the clock multiplier.
>>
>>  Mad Dog
>
>Ever the Mad Scientist ;^)
>
>-makmac

I cant help it anymore.  Im OUT OF CONTROL !

It just breaks my heart to see a CPU running at less that its rated speed.

Heck, it breaks my heart to see a CPU running at its rated speed. : )

Mad Dog

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Re: 540c With 88MHz PPC Upgrade and a Problem

[makmac]

Tom & Lisa P on 8/25/01 10:33 AM wrote:

>> I have the NewerTech 117 MHz PPC upgrade in one of my 540cs, but it was
>> manufactured with a 166 MHz chip (I looked)
> 
> You know, there should be a way to increase the clock multiplier.
> 
> Mad Dog

Ever the Mad Scientist ;^)

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Re: 540c With 88MHz PPC Upgrade and a Problem

[macnifico]

> 88 MHz ?  Sounds like all the programs are not reading the speed
> correctly.  83 MHz might be possible (33 x 2.5).  Do you have the
> NewerTech Guages  ?  These are usually spot on for reporting CPU
> speeds and such.
>

 Hi again!

I just checked and yes, it says:

Processor:  PowerPC 603e at 88 MHz

Another thing:
It does not start with my Mac OS 8 CD, but it starts with the NAV v5.0,
which has Mac OS 8.1.
Maybe the Hard Disk is not doing well...?
I have never heard of a 88 MHz, too.
How can I send a screenshot to the list?
Any useful suggestion, anyone?

Best regards.
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Re: 540c With 88MHz PPC Upgrade and a Problem

[Tom & Lisa P]

>In a message dated 8/24/01 11:58:42 PM, [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes:
>
><<
>I'm afraid I deleted some special extension that the upgrade needs. Has
>anyone ever heard about this 88 MHz upgrade? Does it needs a special
>extension?
>>>
>
>I have the NewerTech 117 MHz PPC upgrade in one of my 540cs, but it was
>manufactured with a 166 MHz chip (I looked)

You know, there should be a way to increase the clock multiplier.


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Re: 540c With 88MHz PPC Upgrade and a Problem

[Tom & Lisa P]

>Hi!
>
>A  few months ago I bought an upgraded 540c from a guy in eBay. I
>thought that it was the common 100 or 117 MHz PPC upgrade, but no.
>It has a 88 MHz upgrade. All my tech programs report a 88 MHz PPC. And
>this thing is sloowww.
>So I sold it to a friend of a friend.
>Problem is, now, a few months later, he bought it again so I can help
>him with the little beast. The classic Diskette with a question mark.
>So i reformatted the drive, installed MacOS 7.6 and power it on.
>The smiling mac appears and it stays there, no icons parading on the
>bottom of the screen, no nothing.
>I'm afraid I deleted some special extension that the upgrade needs. Has
>anyone ever heard about this 88 MHz upgrade? Does it needs a special
>extension? Can anyone help me?
>
>Best regards.
>Hugo Diaz
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>Saludos desde Reynosa, Tamaulipas, Mexico!

88 MHz ?  Sounds like all the programs are not reading the speed 
correctly.  83 MHz might be possible (33 x 2.5).  Do you have the 
NewerTech Guages  ?  These are usually spot on for reporting CPU 
speeds and such.

Mad Dog

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