OWC has one.. heard it was better than other.. I never tried any of
them so I can't say
http://eshop.macsales.com/Tech/FTP/newertech/BWG4Enabler.hqx
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At 4:05 PM -0700 5/22/2010, Gus wrote:
Why did the bus Speed have to be reduced? I thought the yikes had a
100 mhz bus speed???
Bus speed is a ratio of processor speed.
An 800 MHz G4 would leave the bus at 100 MHz, I believe.
For normal work flow, the faster processor is better - even tho
On May 21, 2010, at 6:06 PM, Gus wrote:
I am considering putting a G4 zif into my G3 BW. I saw on some
upgrade sites that a software patch (ROM Patch) was needed. Depending
on which card was installed each vendor had its own patch.
If I happen to find a zif from a G4 Yikes, would I still
Reducing the bus speed is only required for some of the higher speed (i.e.,
800mhz) third-party upgrades. It's actually the same for G3 and G4 upgrades
at those speeds. Look at something like a 1Ghz G3 upgrade for for
information.
Now... For a simple upgrade like swapping in a Yikes! G4 into a
Previously, at 8:36 am -0700 5/23/10, Bruce Johnson wrote:
On May 21, 2010, at 6:06 PM, Gus wrote:
I am considering putting a G4 zif into my G3 BW. I saw on some
upgrade sites that a software patch (ROM Patch) was needed. Depending
on which card was installed each vendor had its own
You need a patch, even with the Zif from a Yikes! You do not need any
additional software, however.
The patch from any Vendor should work... Personally I prefer the NewerTech
one (found it off a link from OWC's support page) which worked well for me
when I did the same upgrade.
John
On 5/21/10
On May 22, 2010, at 9:23 AM, John Ruschmeyer wrote:
The patch from any Vendor should work... Personally I prefer the
NewerTech
one (found it off a link from OWC's support page) which worked well
for me
when I did the same upgrade.
I also used the patch from OWC in order to transplant
Why did the bus Speed have to be reduced? I thought the yikes had a
100 mhz bus speed???
This is disconcerting.
On May 22, 12:15 pm, Peter Haas peterh...@cruzio.com wrote:
On May 22, 2010, at 9:23 AM, John Ruschmeyer wrote:
The patch from any Vendor should work... Personally I prefer the
I am considering putting a G4 zif into my G3 BW. I saw on some
upgrade sites that a software patch (ROM Patch) was needed. Depending
on which card was installed each vendor had its own patch.
If I happen to find a zif from a G4 Yikes, would I still need a rom
patch? Would one from the third
