video upgrades, faster YouTube with older Flash, and more, Charles W Moore, Miscellaneous Ramblings, 2010.01.20. Got a faithful old Power Mac that’s reliable but feeling sluggish? A fast dual-processor upgrade can make a world of difference. Boosting a ‘Digital Audio’ Power Mac with a 1.53 GHz dual G4 upgrade, Dan Knight, Low End Mac Reviews, 2009.03.11.USB, ethernet, PCI, and other wireless hardware compatible with the Classic Mac OS. WiFi Adapters for Desktop Macs Running Mac OS 9, MetaPhyzx, Mac Daniel, 2009.02.10.USB, ethernet, PCI, and other wireless hardware compatible with Mac OS X. WiFi Hardware Compatible with Desktop Macs Running OS X, MetaPhyzx, Mac Daniel, 2009.03.11.Any Mac can be upgraded, but it’s a question of what can be upgraded – RAM, hard drive, video, CPU – and how far it can be upgraded. Know Your Mac’s Upgrade Options, Phil Herlihy, The Usefulness Equation, 2008.08.26.Which Macs support OS 9, where to buy it, and how to update to 9.2.2. Mac OS 9 remains fast and stable, but Classic software hasn’t kept up with the changing internet. Low End Mac’s Compleat Guide to Mac OS 9, Charles W Moore, Miscellaneous Ramblings, 2008.05.12.Which version of Mac OS X is best for your hardware depends on several factors. What’s the Best Version of OS X for My Mac?, Ian R Campbell, The Sensible Mac, 2008.02.28.You don’t have to hack the installer to make the Mac OS X 10.5 installer run on sub-867 MHz G4 Macs by using this simple Open Firmware trick. Faking out the Leopard installer with Open Firmware, Dylan McDermond, Unsupported Leopard, 2007.12.06.How to install Mac OS X 10.5 on unsupported hardware – plus field reports. Unsupported Leopard installation, Dan Knight, 2007.10.31.In some cases, shipping can cost more than the computer itself. Picking Up a Used Power Mac G3 Or G4: Is It Worth It?, Dan Knight, Mac Musings, 2008.12.18.for CPU upgrades, see our Guide to Power Mac G4 Upgrades.8x SuperDrive DVD±RW upgrade, MCE Technologies, $99.upgrade path: none yet, although CPU upgrades are likely.Microphone: no input jack, requires use of USB device.CD-RW (32x CD, 12x CD-R, 10x CD-RW) on base model SuperDrive CD-RW/DVD-R drive (2x DVD-R, 4x DVD, 8x CD-R, 4x CD-RW, 24x CD) on faster models.元 cache: 2 MB per processor on 800 dual and 867 MHz models, runs at 1/4 CPU speed.Video: AGP 4x Nvidia GeForce2 MX, dual processor model has VGA and ADC video outputs and can support a VGA monitor (no DVI).RAM: 128 MB standard (256 MB dual processor model), expandable to 1.5 GB using PC133 SDRAM (3.3V, unbuffered, 64-bit, 168-pin, 133 MHz) in 3 DIMM slots.shipped with Mac OS 9.2 and OS X 10.0.4 requires Mac OS 9.2 through OS X 10.4 Tiger 10.5 Leopard not officially supported on 733 MHz model but will run.Our Leopard Group is for those using Mac OS X 10.5 and 10.6. Our Tiger Group is for those using Mac OS X 10.4.Our Panther Group is for those using Mac OS X 10.3.Our Jaguar Group is for those using Mac OS X 10.2.Our Mac OS 9 Group is for those using Mac OS 9, either natively or in Classic Mode.Got a G4 or want to know more? Join our G4 Group.Got a G3, G4, or G5 Power Mac? Join G-List.These were replaced by faster Quicksilver 2002 models on 2002.01.28. You’ll need to look inside your Quicksilver to see whether it supports big drives or not.Īs with the Digital Audio Power Mac G4, Quicksilver only supports up to 1.5 GB of RAM. If your Quicksilver has logic board 820-1342-B, it will support “big drives”. If your Quicksilver has logic board 820-1276-A, it tops out at 128 GB drive capacity. According to the Mac OS 9 Lives website, it’s a matter of logic boards. Apple does not list it as one of the Macs that supports large volumes (over 128 GB) on the internal hard drive bus, but quite a few readers have reported successfully using 160 GB and larger hard drives on that bus. There is conflicting information about “big drive” support for the 2001 Quicksilver. The top of the line was a dual 800 MHz machine that first shipped in August 2001. Code named Quicksilver, this was the fiftth computer to share the name Power Mac G4, but the first to be housed in an obviously different case. With processor speeds ranging from 733 to 867 MHz, the G4 had the power to outperform any Pentium 4 machine made at the time.
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