Re: Anyone Overclocked a Yikes! Recently?

2008-11-27 Thread insightinmind
On Nov 24, 2008, at 6:47 PM, glen wrote: Now from your post, I 'm thinking the jumper shunts I used may not have been connecting properly. They are so tiny, aren't they? The one I put into slot 4 was bent slightly too tight on the inside middle area ... so after looking at the others that

Re: Anyone Overclocked a Yikes! Recently?

2008-11-27 Thread glen
I would suggest finding a source for new jumpers ... Exactly my thinking as well. t will do that when time permits. Thanks for your reply. --glen I read in another G3-G5 thread that someone suggests switching to individual jumpers (like the ones found on the ATA and older

Re: Anyone Overclocked a Yikes! Recently?

2008-11-24 Thread insightinmind
On Nov 24, 2008, at 11:38 AM, Mel wrote: How do you obtain the temperature reading? Mel XLR8 MACh Speed Control 3.4.2 provides thermal monitoring for certain brands of (Motorola) PowerPC G4s (750-7410), and provides a temperature reading (currently at 24°C). I'm looking for more

Re: Anyone Overclocked a Yikes! Recently?

2008-11-24 Thread glen
Someone pointed this out to me awhile ago ... when you simply replace a PCI card, push the CUDA ... sometimes the PCI Graphics won't power up ... then you need to read this: http://docs.info.apple.com/article.html?artnum=95066 OK, now I know what you mean and I did that. Now

Re: Anyone Overclocked a Yikes! Recently?

2008-11-23 Thread insightinmind
On Nov 23, 2008, at 9:06 PM, glen wrote: Bill, you got my interest. Could you elaborate on the jumper problem and the solution. Also what PCI Graphics won't power up technique are you referring to. Of course. Someone pointed this out to me awhile ago ... when you simply replace a PCI

Re: Anyone Overclocked a Yikes! Recently?

2008-11-22 Thread Larry Stotler
On Nov 22, 1:30 am, insightinmind [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Well .. I tool the plunge (or stick pin) and changed my Yikes! G4/400   to a G4/450. Still testing, but seems smooth thus far. Wish me luck ... temp rose from 24C to 28C. Forgot to mention that I put fans on those chips I

Re: Anyone Overclocked a Yikes! Recently?

2008-11-22 Thread insightinmind
On Nov 22, 2008, at 4:58 PM, Larry Stotler wrote: On Nov 22, 1:30 am, insightinmind [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Well .. I tool the plunge (or stick pin) and changed my Yikes! G4/400 to a G4/450. Still testing, but seems smooth thus far. Wish me luck ... temp rose from 24C to 28C. Forgot to

Re: Anyone Overclocked a Yikes! Recently?

2008-11-21 Thread jonas ulrich
I have a friend that has successfully over-clocked her beige g3, but with the beige g3's there are pins you can move around to change the speed. With a Yikes! i think that if you are only going to have to mess with the processor and not the motherboard than go for it. But be prepared to replace

Re: Anyone Overclocked a Yikes! Recently?

2008-11-21 Thread insightinmind
On Nov 21, 2008, at 2:03 PM, jonas ulrich wrote: I have a friend that has successfully over-clocked her beige g3, but with the beige g3's there are pins you can move around to change the speed. With a Yikes! i think that if you are only going to have to mess with the processor and not

Re: Anyone Overclocked a Yikes! Recently?

2008-11-21 Thread jonas ulrich
http://www.xlr8yourmac.com/G4ZONE/G4YIKESOC/ read this it tells how do oc a Yikes! there have been reported failures... On Fri, Nov 21, 2008 at 11:55 AM, jonas ulrich [EMAIL PROTECTED]wrote: Oh i didn't know there is a jumper block I thought you had to remove resisters like on the newer

Re: Anyone Overclocked a Yikes! Recently?

2008-11-21 Thread Larry Stotler
On Nov 21, 1:38 pm, insightinmind [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: I've read up on OCing, and it seems to be easy enough on a Yikes!,   but maybe just too dangerous relative to overheating and data   corruption. Anyone have success on theirs? Yep. Got a G4/350 running stable at 400Mhz. I would

Re: Anyone Overclocked a Yikes! Recently?

2008-11-21 Thread PeterH
On Nov 21, 2008, at 2:05 PM, Larry Stotler wrote: I've read up on OCing, and it seems to be easy enough on a Yikes!, but maybe just too dangerous relative to overheating and data corruption. Anyone have success on theirs? Yep. Got a G4/350 running stable at 400Mhz. Unlike Intels, which

Re: Anyone Overclocked a Yikes! Recently?

2008-11-21 Thread insightinmind
On Nov 21, 2008, at 5:13 PM, PeterH wrote: Unlike Intels, which are eminently overclockable, early PPCs are usually overclockable by one step, only. Certain G4s are just plain not overclockable, or at least not without running so hot that the heatsinks are too hot to touch. I have XLR8

Re: Anyone Overclocked a Yikes! Recently?

2008-11-21 Thread insightinmind
Well .. I tool the plunge (or stick pin) and changed my Yikes! G4/400 to a G4/450. Still testing, but seems smooth thus far. Man ... those jumpers are tiny! and at first, it didn't work ... had to go back in and adjust the jumper so it would match the others more closely ... needed to