[G4] G4 800MHz MP level 3 cache?

[Daniel Brieck Jr.]

Yeah your right the L3 cache is on the CPU daughter card .

http://developer.apple.com/documentation/Hardware/Developer_Notes/ 
Macintosh_CPUs-G4/PowerMacG4/2Architecture/chapter_3_section_2.html#// 
apple_ref/doc/uid/TP40000928-TP30000304-TPXREF102

Turning it on might not be possible, without some kind of a hack.  
Make sure that your computer has the latest firmware as well.


Daniel J. Brieck Jr.




On Jun 10, 2006, at 11:02 AM, Till Wimmer wrote:

> Hi Daniel,
>
> Daniel Brieck Jr. wrote:
>
>> Yes the level 3 cache is on the mother board on those systems.  
>> Level  1 and 2 is on the CPU chip.
>>
> You're sure of that? I read on a forum that the MPC7450 has L1 and  
> L2 cache included. So in wonder what the memory chips (samsung, 4  
> pieces) on the processor board are for. Maybe i somehow have to  
> switch on the L3 cache?
>
> bg
> Till