[G4] Upgrading a Sawtooth

[Miller, Rich]

i couldn't agree LESS. i have found that even the MEEKEST mac has utility. i
bought a "discarded" b&w g3/400 rev 1. (100$) For ~500$ i updated the
proccessor, the ram, cdrw, and video card. it's now a 600$ 600mhz g4. not
the fastest out there, but more than adequate foralmost all the tasks i
throw at it. would i have spent the 1500$ to pick up a "new machine"? or a
refurb? nope. not everyone has the $$ to drop all at once. so you do the
updates piecemeal. 
the idea of "throwing away " a perfectly useful machine just because it's a
little slow is ludicrous. 

-----Original Message-----
From: alberto de leon [mailto:adeleonc at axtel.net]
Sent: Monday, April 14, 2003 12:53 PM
To: Power Macintosh G4 List
Subject: Re: [G4] Upgrading a Sawtooth


on 4/14/03 10:49 AM, lavode at attbi.com at lavode at attbi.com wrote:

> Hi all,
> 
> I was wondering how upgradable the Sawtooth is.  I am in particular
wondering
> about motherboard upgrades, and also if you can put a Superdrive in one.
> Also, 
> if I want to install a Radeon 7000 in it, do I have to unplug the AGP, or
will
> the Mac run with two video cards (and their respective extensions)
installed?
> 
> My last question (for now) is regarding the hard drive.  Does anyone know
what
> the specs are for it?  When I upgraded my wife's iMac, I learned that her
> computer ran on an IDE 5400 rpm.  I would want to make sure I get at least
the
> same speed hard drive.  What is the maximum speed the Sawtooth mobo can
use?
> 
> Thanks!
> -Lavode
> 
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Hi!... for years many people had upgrade old machines; (Even Me) and my
advice (and about a hundred more people) is do not do it!!!

I was in love of my old machines now all of them are dumped in the back yard
its better to invest your money in a refurbish machine and stay
technologically ahead not to invest in a machine that you are going to trow
awy next year...

Best regards...     Alberto de León

Check this link...

http://www.powermax.com/cpus/refurb.html


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