[G4] QuickSilver or QuickSilver 2002?

[A2L1]

Hi,
This is where to go to breakdown the serial number as to date built
and what originally came with that particular unit. Hope it helps.

http://www.chipmunk.nl/klantenservice/applemodel.html

A J





On 7/14/06, Richard Klein <rich at richardklein.org> wrote:
> James Asherman wrote:
> >
> > On Jul 14, 2006, at 9:33 PM, Richard Klein wrote:
> >
> >> My new G4 was billed as a QuickSilver (eBay item #110004450795 if
> >> you're curious).  Checking Apple's site I saw that I'd be getting a
> >> GeForce or a Radeon video card; a step up from my GigE's Rage 128
> >> Pro.  When it arrived, though, it had a Rage 128 Pro inside.  It also
> >> has a single 800MHz CPU.  The CPU suggests that it's a QuickSilver
> >> 2002, but it wasn't sold as a 2002, and there's no guarantee that it's
> >> even the original CPU.  So, how do I tell the difference between a QS
> >> and a QS2002?
> >>
> >> I haven't even plugged it in yet to see if it boots, though...
> >>
> >> -- Rich
> >
> >
> > http://docs.info.apple.com/article.html?artnum=42739
> >
> > I think you got hosed on the display card.
> > Jim
>
> Thanks Jim.  I had looked at that page, but it shows the only
> differences being the video card and the CPU.  The video card obviously
> isn't what came in it, so I don't know if the CPU is, either, and I'd
> like another way to verify what model it is.
>
> I definitely got hosed on the video card, but I'm okay with that.
> Incidentally, I have now tried it out, and it seems to work fine.
>
> -- Rich
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