[G4] power supply upgrade

[Charles Robles]

Thanks for the link. I am still not absolutely sure why the upgrade  
doesn't work but I thought the power issue made some sense as my  
configuration is similar to yours. I will check out the link. If it  
sounds too complicated for my level, I might just send it back.
On Nov 12, 2006, at 9:06 PM, Thomas Brooks wrote:

> Probably not nearly as simple as he makes it seem. Check here for  
> information on issues with replacing one power supply with another.
>
> <http://www.xlr8yourmac.com/tips/MDD_ps_mods/MDD_PS_Mods.html>
>
> My G4 Sawtooth with 1.2 GHz upgrade, 2 hard disks 80gb & 160gb, ati  
> 8500 video card running just fine with original power supply.
>
> My only bad experience was when I originally installed a faulty OWC  
> upgrade card everything crashed and I was out of business for two  
> weeks. When I returned original for a PowerLogix processor it was  
> truly plug and play.
>
>
> Tom
>
> ###
>
> On Nov 12, 2006, at 8:07 PM, Charles Robles wrote:
>
>> Hi guys, I am new here but i think i might be in the right place.  
>> I recently purchased a mercury extreme 1.5 GHz processor upgrade  
>> for my g4 originally 400MHz machine. I also previously installed  
>> an extra hard drive and ati 9000 pro video card. The previous  
>> processor upgrade was 800Mhz. Well, the new processor did not  
>> work- no startup chime and no picture so i put back the old  
>> processor and everything works fine. I received a replacement and  
>> got the same results so i spoke to a tech guy where I bought it  
>> and he suggested that I am probably right over the line powerwise.  
>> I suspect that he might be right. He suggested I can get more  
>> power by buying a pc power supply and just splice some wires and  
>> such to install it. I don't know the details yet. I guess my  
>> question is do you think the tech guy is correct as I suspect he  
>> is and what kind of pc alien part should fit into the space and  
>> how big volt wise would be too much for my g4 or should I just  
>> forget the whole thing?
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